Classic Wit
Blacklist Brewing Co.

 

 

This beer pours slightly hazy yellow with a moderate head. The aroma features light notes of orange and lemon peel, lavender, bubblegum, and wheat. The flavor buzzes with coriander, clove, and banana upfront, with crisp orange and lemon peel on the finish. the mouthfeel is medium to full with subtle carbonation. Overall this is a nice, citrus forward take on a wit beer.

 

Poured from a sixteen ounce can into a wheat beer glass

Pours hazy gold and effervescent with a three finger rocky head proper for the style. Maybe a bit clear for the style.

Wheat and esters (citrus and banana) are very forward with the yeast aromas fairly hidden. There is a little spice but not much on the nose. Fairly muted aroma overall. The flavor meets many of the usual expectations of the style (esters and yeasts forward) but has an odd medicinal flavor. The mouthfeel is actually a little heavy for the style.

Overall, not a bad wit, but the medicinal flavor in the background is a little offputting.

Hazy golden with a thin white head, almost no retention. Smells slightly sour with notes of orange and coriander, and the sharp wheat aroma is strong. Taste is spicier than a typical wit, with a lot of citrus too. Wheat provides a solid backbone. Feel is medium and very carbonated. Another solid beer from Blacklist.

 

They call this Classic Wit but I would not call it traditional. Looks good in the glass. The aroma is muted but I am picking up citrus and mild yeast aromas. The yeast character of more traditional wits are more in the forefront in the flavor, here it is playing backup. There is a lot of citrus though but it works well with the wheat and yeast. Solid body but it falls off quickly in the finish. Sort of watery. It is a fine beer. If one was to judge it to style, it would be about average but I will give it some breaks as the flavors do work together.

Nice aroma - slightly banana yeast, spices. Hazy dirty yellow, a vigorous pour give a tall white head, but it reduces quickly to a ring. Good flavor, banana, spice, slightly bitter initially, but the middle and finish are very mild with the wheat and yeast flavors coming through nicely. Good finish, flavorful, but perhaps a bit tiring -- not well balanced. Almost astringent. What I am trying to say is that it is much more enjoyable at the beginning of the pint than at the end.