White Dog
Pub Dog Brewing

On draught at the brewery.
This beer isn’t really true to the style.
Tastes like IPA hops were accidentally put in the wrong brew kettle.
They should have named it something else.

This was the first beer of this style that I have had. It is very light in appearance with an aroma and taste of a very hoppy IPA. It is not overly bitter and it is very clean drinking. This beer has become one of this breweries flagships. It is generally clean drinking and a good go to beer.

This is a very good beer. To me, the flavor profile was closer to that of a white IPA. Good head retention, very pale in color. Aroma has a nice hop bouquet and flavor is hoppy with little malt character and a not overly bitter, crisp finish. Good refreshing summer brew.

 

 

Brief write-up. This is a style that's very hard to stand out in: it's usually just wheat, orange peel, esters, and coriander - that's it. Even for the style, it has a mild nose consisting of those 4 elements, but at least it seems well attenuated. Flavor-wise, there are no shocks, though it is slightly heavy on vanilla cream flavors. A wit's hallmark isn't flavor intensity - it's drinkability and delicacy. This pulls off the former with a crisp, dry finish; it doesn't have the flawless flavor cohesion to put it in the latter, though. It's not Allagash White, and I likely won't buy it again; but it gets the job done decently enough. I'd never refuse a free one.

2.96/5: Drinkable but unexciting dog