Grey Lady | Cisco Brewers Inc.
Brewed by:
Cisco Brewers Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
ciscobrewers.com
Style: Witbier
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
The name "Grey Lady" comes from the nickname for the often-foggy island on which it is brewed. This hazy, Belgian-style Wit emits a complex nose with sophisticated notes.
Added by jamie2dope on 01-09-2008
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Ratings: 734 | Reviews: 182
3.55/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
4.6/5 rDev +30.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I love this: ever so slightly effervescent with hints of orange complementing a subtle, but lingering body of soft wheat
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I love this: ever so slightly effervescent with hints of orange complementing a subtle, but lingering body of soft wheat
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4.16/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
At the time of writing I'm a relatively young beer drinker. Lovely taste and relatively low expense make it a recommendation for those new to the game
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
At the time of writing I'm a relatively young beer drinker. Lovely taste and relatively low expense make it a recommendation for those new to the game
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4.28/5 rDev +21.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.81/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A pleasant wit that I would like to try again.... when it was warmer. Had on a dreary, foggy day in the 4th week of September. And didn't have it with food, which is how I prefer drinking a wit and its primary test.
But this should be said, it passes the secondary test: A nice Belgian yeast clearly is at work here; giving both aromas and tastes we associate with the style. I found it a bit thin; but that is excusable if it makes the food taste better (back to the primary test.)
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A pleasant wit that I would like to try again.... when it was warmer. Had on a dreary, foggy day in the 4th week of September. And didn't have it with food, which is how I prefer drinking a wit and its primary test.
But this should be said, it passes the secondary test: A nice Belgian yeast clearly is at work here; giving both aromas and tastes we associate with the style. I found it a bit thin; but that is excusable if it makes the food taste better (back to the primary test.)
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3.69/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2.72/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A mild belgian all the way, a bit sour, pear/apple/corriander...not quite clear in appearance. The beer was poured from a can into a pint glass.
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look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A mild belgian all the way, a bit sour, pear/apple/corriander...not quite clear in appearance. The beer was poured from a can into a pint glass.
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3.48/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.92/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.52/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a nice looking hazy golden yellow color with a soft one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving barely any lacing. Light carbonation is seen rising at a moderate pace. The smell had a nice sweet to spicy arrangement of peppercorn, slightly floral and a fresh cut grassiness wrapping it up nicely. The taste had a sweet bready with a light Belgian candied yeastiness arranging itself tightly with the sweet floral and grassy qualities. As it warms, sweet lemon runs in to blend nicely. A quick lemon aftertaste runs in to the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. Definitely a Summer pounder as the carbonation is fairly subdued. Overall, I say this was a light version of a witbier, flavorful but nothing remotely overbearing.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a nice looking hazy golden yellow color with a soft one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving barely any lacing. Light carbonation is seen rising at a moderate pace. The smell had a nice sweet to spicy arrangement of peppercorn, slightly floral and a fresh cut grassiness wrapping it up nicely. The taste had a sweet bready with a light Belgian candied yeastiness arranging itself tightly with the sweet floral and grassy qualities. As it warms, sweet lemon runs in to blend nicely. A quick lemon aftertaste runs in to the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. Definitely a Summer pounder as the carbonation is fairly subdued. Overall, I say this was a light version of a witbier, flavorful but nothing remotely overbearing.
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Grey Lady from Cisco Brewers Inc.
Beer rating:
3.52 out of
5 with
734 ratings
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