Hibiscus Wit
2nd Shift Brewing

Hibiscus WitHibiscus Wit
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From:
2nd Shift Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 8.06%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
95
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 21, 2022
Added:
Feb 07, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  14
Here's what I've been goofin' around with for a while. I love Belgian wits on hot summer days (or freezin' your butt off days). Anyway I took a witbier and threw in a bunch of hibiscus flowers in it and made the stuff even better.
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Ratings by JordanHageman:
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Rated by JordanHageman from Missouri

4.05/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Aug 16, 2016
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Rated: 3.27 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

May 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3.93 by craigbelly from Iowa

Aug 23, 2020
 
Rated: 3.49 by bpkrippner from Missouri

May 20, 2020
 
Rated: 3.07 by SaveWaterDrinkBeers from Maine

Mar 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.62 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Sep 26, 2019
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.44/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: POurs a beautiful orange-red with a heavy pinkish-hibiscus tint. Completely cloudy with a massive head.
Aroma: Strong floral and perfume aromas with a rubbery funk. Some Belgian yeast of clove and some coriander. A little pear or grape. No banana.
Taste: Tongue follows the nose. Strong floral hibiscus flavors upfront that dominate. After that fades you get more Belgian yeast. Clove and Coriander on the back end. A slight light rubbery funk. Oddly, no pepper, but tons of pale malts to make it finish rather sweet. I would have expected more pepper or carbonation to dry the palate.
Feel: Lighter to medium bodied as expected. Not very carbonated. Finishes slightly sweet on the palate.

Overall: The hibiscus adds an interesting twist to the beer, but it doesn't blend as it should. The hibiscus is all upfront and then fades into the rest of the wit. The wit is sweeter as it should be. (I assume to balance the hibiscus). However, once the hibiscus fades the rest of the wit and pale malts are left to leave it sweet. Could use more carbonation, or Belgian spice to pepper and clean the palate. It's sort of a sandwich between hibiscus upfront and pale malts in the back, with the witbier sandwiched in the middle. Unfortunately, that middle witbier is lost between the other two.

Edit: As the beer warms the flavors meld together and it becomes much more enjoyable as it should.
Jun 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Dec 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.12 by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

Dec 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.87 by Dillinger from Mississippi

Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.98 by TomT2 from Maryland

Sep 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.46 by hophugger from Virginia

Sep 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Livyatan1996 from Missouri

3.85/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned just over a month ago, this is hazy and a pretty pink/red color, and I guess I'm a sucker for a good color in my beers. A decent pour turned up a finger and a half of pearly head that sizzled up and slowly down to a small rim and some small floating suds. A few drops of lacing cling to the sides. The nose picks up yeast/wheat and a subtle hint of spices and hibiscus. Went in expecting the tart, herbal scent of the hibiscus flowers but it takes the backseat and just plays as an addition to the wheat. Taste goes along the same, with a smooth wheat flavor that is balanced and enhanced by a slight floral flavor. Very smooth, very quiet. Would love to compare with the base witbier.
Jun 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jun 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.53 by brocktune from Virginia

Jun 08, 2018
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.31/5  rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Received in a trade with @gibgink – Thanks Dennis!
Undated 16 oz can, stored at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 3.
Body – Dirty pinkish-orange, opaque, slight effervescence.
Head – Average (Maximum 2.8 cm, aggressive center pour), off white, medium density, short retention, diminishing to a two mm ring fed by effervescence and a thin complete layer.
Lacing – Virtually none.
First pour – Light pink, hazy.
Aroma – 3.25 – Some yeast and flower – I don’t know if it is hibiscus or not – it doesn’t smell like my hibiscus bush. If you really horn it, a trace of coriander can be found.
Flavor – 3.5 - A bit of yeast and some coriander. Ends with a flash of an oddly sweet aftertaste. No hops, no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3 - Thin, watery, lively carbonation.
Impression and summation – 3.25 – The appearance is not particularly appealing, looking like vomitus (sans chunks) after eating pizza. The aroma is weak but not unpleasing. The flavor isn’t bad, a bit weak in the yeast department, but otherwise decent. The palate is typical of most witbiers, if a bit on the thin side. Overall, a pretty average take on a witbier, one I would drink before a BMC brew but not one that I’d seek out.
Mar 12, 2018
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Rated by Beerucee from Texas

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reddish wheat
Jan 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Beerbuddha from Florida

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by CSO from Illinois

Dec 29, 2017
Hibiscus Wit from 2nd Shift Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 95 ratings