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Solstice Wit
Adams Street Brewery
- From:
- Adams Street Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 73
- Avg:
- 3.09 | pDev: 20.71%
- Reviews:
- 69
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2021
- Added:
- May 05, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
Solstice is a carefully updated classic that starts with the traditional mix of super-pale 6-row malt and unmalted wheat and oats, giving the classic hazy appearance and rich creaminess on the palate. We use a specially selected coriander and an exotic Asian citrus called calamansi for a bright, tantalizing nose; then add a dash of hops for another layer of aroma. And, as with any good witbier, it is unfiltered.
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.29/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
on tap at the airport in chicago, im sure its the same beer, the tap handle just said witt, yeah with a double t, unique spelling or idiocy? who can ever tell at the airport?! anyway the beer is just okay, ten bucks a glass i dont think so. its pale yellow colored, golden straw as it should look, the head goes away as soon as the guy puts the plastic to go lid on it at the deli counter, nice presentation. the nose is a little oxidized and generically malty oddly enough in this style, but behind that i get a little pop of belgian yeast, a banana note, cotton candy, bubble gum, lemongrass, dill, its all muted and more wheaty than anything else, but its there. some white pepper in the nose, green tea, light on the esters but i can still taste the yeast. kind of wet and earthy overall, even musty, not as bright and alive as the actual belgian stuff, and this ends up almost blonde ale meets american pale wheat with just a little something on the ferment. boring but refreshing enough, it does have good carbonation, and while its a little cheap and unclean, it hits after three hours on an airplane. a low quality standard for sure, but when you are thirsty those come down a bit. not awful, but i wouldnt buy it outside of this context at any price unless i was desperate...
Dec 08, 2021Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
2.55/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.55/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
355ml bottle, 4.9% ABV, at Pizza Brew in Calgary.
This beer pours a vaguely hazy medium golden yellow colour, with two fingers of puffy, weakly foamy, and mostly bubbly dirty white head, which leaves little in the way of persistent lace anywhere near the glass as it quickly recedes.
It smells of sweet purple grape juice, flat orange pith, candied bananas, neutered coriander, a softly grainy wheatiness, and a mild mustiness. The taste is less sweet, but still kind of sugary grape and orange juice esters, subtle coriander and white pepper spice, stale banana chips, plain grainy wheat, and a gentle breadiness.
The bubbles are a bit tight, but generally frothy, the body quite light in weight, and mostly smooth, with a rather blithe smoothness. It finishes well off-dry, the high school chemistry lab fruitiness still predominating.
A witbier for the kiddees, it would seem - sweet, super-simplified, and more banal cream ale in bearing than anything. Once again, however, the skank-o-meter needle sits pretty much idle. Um, good, then?
Feb 25, 2014This beer pours a vaguely hazy medium golden yellow colour, with two fingers of puffy, weakly foamy, and mostly bubbly dirty white head, which leaves little in the way of persistent lace anywhere near the glass as it quickly recedes.
It smells of sweet purple grape juice, flat orange pith, candied bananas, neutered coriander, a softly grainy wheatiness, and a mild mustiness. The taste is less sweet, but still kind of sugary grape and orange juice esters, subtle coriander and white pepper spice, stale banana chips, plain grainy wheat, and a gentle breadiness.
The bubbles are a bit tight, but generally frothy, the body quite light in weight, and mostly smooth, with a rather blithe smoothness. It finishes well off-dry, the high school chemistry lab fruitiness still predominating.
A witbier for the kiddees, it would seem - sweet, super-simplified, and more banal cream ale in bearing than anything. Once again, however, the skank-o-meter needle sits pretty much idle. Um, good, then?
Reviewed by elmore from Wisconsin
3.56/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a snifter.
Poured a golden color with some suspended yeast. 2 finger white head that recedes quickly with some nice lacing. A few shades darker than Hoegaarden. Fruity yeasty smell. Taste similar to smell. A very refreshing beer. Light thin mouthfeel with fine carbonation. A good witbier.
Jan 27, 2014Poured a golden color with some suspended yeast. 2 finger white head that recedes quickly with some nice lacing. A few shades darker than Hoegaarden. Fruity yeasty smell. Taste similar to smell. A very refreshing beer. Light thin mouthfeel with fine carbonation. A good witbier.
Reviewed by imprezawrxsti from Colorado
3.35/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Found in a 12-ounce bottle in a mixed six-pack my dad brought me back from Chicago. Liquor Barn apparently stocks it.
Pours a lovely pale straw yellow, about what I'd expect for a wit. Moderate lacing lasts for while due to its apparently high carbonation.
Smells like an orchard; notes of citrus, spice, hay, and slight maltiness.
Tastes about like it smells, though with less spice and citrus than I had expected. The carbonation makes up most of the mouthfeel, though it fades to leave a nice finish. There's the citrus, hiding right at the very end.
Overall not bad for the new Berghoff...I did expect something with a bit more substance from a beer with 'unfiltered' on the label, but this one went down smooth and I might like another, in fact.
Oct 07, 2013Pours a lovely pale straw yellow, about what I'd expect for a wit. Moderate lacing lasts for while due to its apparently high carbonation.
Smells like an orchard; notes of citrus, spice, hay, and slight maltiness.
Tastes about like it smells, though with less spice and citrus than I had expected. The carbonation makes up most of the mouthfeel, though it fades to leave a nice finish. There's the citrus, hiding right at the very end.
Overall not bad for the new Berghoff...I did expect something with a bit more substance from a beer with 'unfiltered' on the label, but this one went down smooth and I might like another, in fact.
Solstice Wit from Adams Street Brewery
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
98 ratings
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