Icelandic White Ale
Einstök Ölgerð (Einstök Beer Company)
- From:
- Einstök Ölgerð (Einstök Beer Company)
- Iceland
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #77 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #26,994 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 12.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 172
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 31, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 10, 2012
- Wants:
- 65
- Gots:
- 296
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Our quest was to make the best white ale we ever tasted, with the complex flavors of a classic witbier, all brewed with pure Icelandic water for a cool smoothness that is deliciously refreshing.
Wheat malt, pilsner malt, oats, bavarian noble hops spiced with coriander and orange peel.
Wheat malt, pilsner malt, oats, bavarian noble hops spiced with coriander and orange peel.
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Ratings by Mac_Cheesin:
Rated by Mac_Cheesin from Maryland
4.21/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 18, 2025
4.21/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 18, 2025
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by aeranu from California
4.44/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I was surprised when I found a 6 pack of this at a local spirits store. I’ve never seen it before so it intrigued me and I bought it. And boy am I happy I did! This beer is great, it’s so smooth and flavorful, it’s an easy drink where the taste starts out very mild and refreshing before a plateau of wheat and malty flavors hit you like a brick. A couple of these and you’re sure to get to Valhalla.
Feb 11, 2026
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
3.54/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12/27/25 (Monk’s Pub, Chicago, Illinois) Pub Notes: $8.94 16 oz draft. ICELANDIC WHITE ALE WHEAT BEER - WITBIER
5.2% ABV Einstök Ölgerð Akureyri, Akureyrarbær. Pure Icelandic glacier water and a classic witbier recipe combine to create our Icelandic White Ale. Crafted clean and crisp, the balanced addition of orange peel, coriander, and rolled oats ensure this beer remains incredibly flavorful and refreshingly drinkable.
Appearance: Shaker pint glass draft pour yields an unfiltered golden yellow base, light sustained carbonation with an egg white head leaving a thin cover over most the base and thicker cover around the rim. 3.75
Aroma: Faint wheat and citrus after multiple attempts, no issues. 2.75
Taste: Stronger flavors, wheat, pepper, coriander. All blend well. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Light body, faint gentle carbonation. Lightly sweet, easy drinking, citrus finish. 4.0
Overall: More of a light Summer beer, but enjoying the light easy beer to start the day. 3.75
Dec 27, 20255.2% ABV Einstök Ölgerð Akureyri, Akureyrarbær. Pure Icelandic glacier water and a classic witbier recipe combine to create our Icelandic White Ale. Crafted clean and crisp, the balanced addition of orange peel, coriander, and rolled oats ensure this beer remains incredibly flavorful and refreshingly drinkable.
Appearance: Shaker pint glass draft pour yields an unfiltered golden yellow base, light sustained carbonation with an egg white head leaving a thin cover over most the base and thicker cover around the rim. 3.75
Aroma: Faint wheat and citrus after multiple attempts, no issues. 2.75
Taste: Stronger flavors, wheat, pepper, coriander. All blend well. 3.75
Mouthfeel: Light body, faint gentle carbonation. Lightly sweet, easy drinking, citrus finish. 4.0
Overall: More of a light Summer beer, but enjoying the light easy beer to start the day. 3.75
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
2.95/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
2.95/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
Copenhagen 15/3 2019. White version of Einstöks usual design with the bearded Viking in profile.
Pours unclear, pale yellow with a medium-sized white head. Settles as thin, but frothy layer of foam barely covering the surface of the beer. Clinging to the side of the glass. Very moderate lacing.
Aroma is spicy and citric. Coriander, ginger, white sugar. A bit nauseating without being oppressive. Stronger citric notes rummaging in the background.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery and lively texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed y a slightly stronger tart bitterness. Aftertaste is sourly bitter. Lingers for a while but quickly becomes thin.
An Witbier from the spicy side of the bench. Watery and herbal at the same time.
Oct 29, 2025Pours unclear, pale yellow with a medium-sized white head. Settles as thin, but frothy layer of foam barely covering the surface of the beer. Clinging to the side of the glass. Very moderate lacing.
Aroma is spicy and citric. Coriander, ginger, white sugar. A bit nauseating without being oppressive. Stronger citric notes rummaging in the background.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery and lively texture.
Flavor is medium sweet followed y a slightly stronger tart bitterness. Aftertaste is sourly bitter. Lingers for a while but quickly becomes thin.
An Witbier from the spicy side of the bench. Watery and herbal at the same time.
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.6/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Sep 22, 2025
Rated by buckthehog from Texas
4.13/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Clean, with tamped down white ale flavors of orange and fresh grass. Really refreshing and tightly built.
Apr 18, 2025Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.43/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy, yellow color. The aroma of spices, wheat malt, and lemon zest. Yeasts, spices, citrus, and light tartness in taste. Dry finish. Decent beer, but I didn't like that light acidity in taste.
Feb 18, 2025
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