White Rascal
Avery Brewing Company

It is hazy golden/orange with a thick white head. The aroma is coriander and orange, yeast. It has a creamy mouthfeel, and the flavor is wheat bread, coriander, some orange, and some yeast.

Revisited May 28th, 2023

Bright orange body, hazy; thick, white head, dense and spongy. The smell and taste are rather similar to my original scores, perhaps a touch fresher but not enough to warrant a higher score. The mouthfeel also remains the same.

This is remains a fine beer overall.

Pouring temperature: 43 °F: canning info: 10/26/22 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYDEN & NOLAN
Source: local purchase
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Original April 20th 2023 scores and ratings: 3.5 4.0 3.75 4.0 3.75; overall: 3.82; rDev: +4.4%

Crystal clear, pale yellow body; very sparse carbonation; fair head, white and loosely sudsy that soon degrades to thin patches floating atop the beer . Faded yet spicy nose; strong coriander; very little sense of orange peel. Dull overall sweetness with some minor zesty spiciness; mild phenolic bitterness. Medium-heavy body; sticky.

Pretty good for an old beer. I will certainly have to try a fresher version. I'm confident my scores will go up accordingly.

Pouring temperature: 51.8 ℉; canning info: 12/01/21 ITS RASCAL TIME
Source: unknown

 

Poured out of a can into a tulip glass.

Look - (4) Hazy golden appearance. About a 3/4 inch head. Almost no lacing.

Nose - (3.5) Alcohol up front with citrus a little farther back. Some very quiet sourdough and green apple notes in the background.

Taste - (3.5) The beer had enough carbonation that, at first, I only tasted the soda-water like CO2. As the bubbles died down, a pleasant bitter-orange came to the forefront. It finished with hops bitterness and a citrus zing. Aftertaste was pepper-y and tannic, like a good cup of black tea.

I let it warm for a few minutes and went in for some more sips. The sweetness of the beer really comes forward as it warms and the bitterness of the orange fades. Some new mango, honey, and lemon notes.

Mouthfeel - (3) Seltzer-like carbonation at first. Almost overwhelmed the flavor for me. It would come down to your personal preference on carbonation whether this is a drawback or a selling point!

Overall - (3.5) Not quite as complex as I had hoped (which comes down more to my expectations than the beer itself) but very refreshing! This would be a lovely beer to pair with a summer barbecue.

 

 

 

Had on tap at Arvada pub and grub

On arrival, 1 finger of fine creamy white head was present on top of a hazy golden straw body. Head retention is decent, and after a few minutes settles out as a fine white cap.

Aroma is very bright, and orange aromatics immediately jump out with a light yeasty wheat aroma propping everything up nicely. Coriander is here, but blends very well. Smells very attenuated.

Taste is nicer than the aroma, with a full rich wheat and malt flavor throughout, while maintaining the brightness of everything. Once the initial orangey brightness settles, the coriander transitions from the orange to a malty character seamlessly. With a nice soft but bright flavor.

Feel is full bodied, but nicely attenuated with a dryness that balances the wheat feel well. This is a nice all rounder beer with something for everyone. Easy drinking, but more mouthfeel than most lagers.

Comes in a clear straw color--though not quite crystal clear, as there are some fine particles in suspension. However, it remains translucent. Small head. A little lacing.

Smells like banana, pear, green apple, coriander, and hay.

Tastes of green banana, pear, green apple, sweet lemon, ice tea, coriander, crackery malt, and hay.

Medium-light body, well carbonated, crisp, leans slightly sweet but doesn't linger.

A solid American take on witbier. Pretty enjoyable; can't go wrong with it.

 

Aroma has that wonderful fresh cut grass smell from lighter Belgian ales that I love. Taste is light with some sweetness, touch of banana and touch of black pepper. Really good Witbier

12oz canned 6/22/22. Rascal Time. Served in a bulb glass. Cloudy golden in color with loads of thick white foam. Looks like a good white wheat beer. Aroma has the spicy and citrusy character of gains of paradise and coriander. A great smell for a witbier.

Flavor is on the sweeter side, with spice and zest responsible for more of the flavor than hop bitterness. That makes it flavorful and tasty, but not as dry or clean as I'd like. To my palate there's just way more residual sugar than I expect from malted wheat. But in spite of that, the yeast contributes amazing flavors here.

 

 

 

Poured from can to glass at Pullman. Really delicious. Not too strong, Belgian touch.

 

Witbiers are delicious and this one is decent. Would like more orange zest and little better mouth feel but overall and it's a sessionable easy drinking beer. Smell is a bit weak. It's no Allagash White by any means but it's solid.

Canned 10/8/21; drank 3/7/22 @ the Yarchives.

Cloudy orange/yellow appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big, noisy white head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lace.

Wheat, orange peel, fresh flowers & faint clove notes in the nose.

Soft, medium mouthfeel.

Wheat, orange peel & fresh flower flavors up front; mild clove notes on the finish.

A very pleasant witbier; I'd have another!

 

 

 

 

draught
Murky, Medium orange, with some light golden highlights. Subtle, clove, candied toasted wheat, with a little bright floral, yeasty quality, to the aroma. Clove/coriander, subtly blending with a slightly effervescent, yeasty, off-dry, lightly caramelized toasted grains, with a hint of ripe banana, in support, during the taste. Finishes with a spiced fruit and touch of tang.

The pour is pale, almost clear with a hint of gold. It has a nice white head that lingers a bit with laces. Getting notes of nothing on the nose. Not much here to rate, drinkable but not notable.

True to style. All the right parts of wit are there, nothing seems to be missing or out of place. Very nice summer beer. May be, just may be, a bit thin, or may be it's me drinking it out of the season.

Wheat beer, clove, and easy drinking, this is now underrated for being widely available.

 

 

 

 

L: Straw yellow. Hazy. Glossy.

S: Wheat--Banana+Bubblegum. Coriander. Orange peel.

T: Very much a wheat ale. Like a standard hefeweizen with a bitter finish instead of a savory one. Contains spices, but it's not particularly spicy or anything. An Ayinger Brauweisse is spicier.

F: Nothing remarkable.

O: It doesn't stand out. That could be good or bad. I'm pretty sure the branding and labeling are the most compelling reasons to have it. Maybe the brewery just wanted an in-house Blue Moon?

12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV not mentioned on the label. Hazy straw coloured beer, big to low white head. Typical witbier aroma of coriander and Curacao orange peel, also notes of cloves. The flavour has moderate notes of coriander and cloves, but the usual witbier citric notes are not coming through as strongly as desired. Bland finish.

 

 

 

Appearance: Pours a slightly clouded (35%) light golden color with a large white head. SRM of 7-8. (3.75)

Aroma: Strong aromas of white citrus, wheat, coriander, and Belgians spices. Hints of clove. Some more white lemon citrus and white grape lingers. (4.25)

Flavor: The flavor follows here with more white white wheat, white lemon citrus, coriander, and Belgian spice. Finishes with a lemon citrus flavor. Clean and citrusy with a moderate amount of yeast. (4.25)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Strong carbonation. Finishes clean due to the yeast and citrus. Well-balanced. (4.25)

Compared to Bells Brewery White Winter 1/22/21: Pours a similar color with slightly more haze. More citrus/lemon, white wheat aromas/flavors.

Overall: This is a fantastic Belgian-style witbier from Avery out of Coloardo. It has fantastic white wheat, white citrus, and Belgian spice flavors. Nice yeast and citrus pick this beer up and give it a balanced, clean inish. This flavor would make a fantastic soap, candle, cookie, and a beer too. Damn this is a good Witbier. (Final Rating: 4.27)
*If found again, compare to the best witbier*

 

 

pours a hazy straw yellow gold body with excited, billowing frothy chalk white head with low retention that leaves strews of sticky lacing as it settles to a rocky halo before fading nearly completely

spice: barley, coriander, orange peel, slight clove. Belgian yeasty funk blends well with barley and wet citrus wheat. faint grass hop in the background bitters well with fruit peel.

taste follows the nose, with a lush citrus sweetness leaning in first, followed by spice and funk notes, ending with faint hop

high carbonation, light body. smooth, wet, finishing dry.

overall:
fancy Blue Moon/Shock Top with a nice minorly complex flavor profile that leans into its Belgian inspirations. nothing wildly special but certainly wildly enjoyable.