Little Sister Witbier
Door County Brewing Co.

 

Nose apricots... Color SRM 1 to 2 a little bit cloudy this is all expected for the style...Coriander and orange peel noted
... Well carbonated... The orange finish is bitter... Apricot Ester that was in the nose... presents in the mouth late... A low note goes bitter... But not too much... The yeast is present but there are lots of esters coming forward.. blunting up against the hops... Which gives just a little bit of resistance against the fruity esters... Okay balance I'm going to say we're well balanced... Lots of things going on... Lively carbonation... I don't really know what fresh coriander is supposed to taste like... And orange peel can have a lot of variation as well... This is a constituent of its ingredients: malt, wheat, yeast,hops.. orange and coriander... The burp... Yeah I should have knew it was coming with this style..Everything this lively produces a burp... Let's reflect on that...Aaaah... Delicious... The accumulated orange taste... In the drawing tension from the hops... Yeah... That apricot sweet... I've got an inch left in my mug and I'm like yeah... If I had another one it'd be trouble... Okay enough blabbing under the scoring... Wow that was easy... Comes right out at 4.50 I think... It's unique... It's delicious... It's holding something back... There's a high acid finish... But that's luring me to another... I'm not saying that's bad.. I'll be reviewing this one again to check my score

 

Pours out of the can a slightly cloudy pale tan with about a finger of head. Smells like banana, spices, and grain. Tastes follows the nose well, the sweetness pops though. Good carbonation for the beer type, very well done.

This was surprisingly good. It was honestly one of the better witbiers what I've had. Really well-balanced flavor and great aroma. I really enjoyed the strong spice notes.

Appearance: Pours a clear, light pale champagne color with a moderate white head that lingers. (3.75)

Aroma: Mild aromas of orange citrus, faint wheat and bread. (3.50)

Flavor: Mild flavors of cloves and floral notes upfront. Then a light bread spice. Pale malts and bread on the finish. Some corn adjunct flavors. (3.50)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Strong carbonation. Balanced finish. (3.50)

Compared to Allagash White 8/16/22: Pours slightly darker, similar head. Milder aromas. More pale malts. Less Belgian spices. Sweeter.

Overall: An okay Witbier here. It has some faint Belgian spice notes, but overall leans malty. Not a robust spice profile, but the flavors are decent. Probably not one to seek out, but if you're up at Door County and don't have better options, this one will do. (Rating: 3.52)

 

Good initial taste but a little bitter aftertaste.
Not sure I would buy this one again. Overall a good Witcher but not one of the best. Maybe just prefer hefeweisen and wheat beers.

12oz can, no date. Thanks Mike

Cloudy, not much head. Smells light and sweet, like powdered sugar, banana and clove. Tastes pretty much the same; a powdery feel with a tiny bite of herbal hops hiding amidst the bubblegum wheat

 

 

A tasty refreshing beer with some spiciness. Just like your little sister.

Decent wit but a little too much spice. There is a citrusy bitterness that suggests orange peel. Sometimes the pith makes fir an unpalatable bitterness. No evidence if that here. Some clove or cinnamon spice is a little too prominent. Not obnoxiously so. But I would prefer it to be in the background. I’ve all, u enjoy it. It is somewhat dessert like, with the baking spice character and some residual sweetness.u suspect that some will really enjoy it for this and others may dislike it Firth’s same reason. If you are drinking a few beers in an evening, this could be a nice interlude, but u don’t know they I’d want a second.

 

12 oz can. Pours a cloudy yellow from the bottle with a short lived white head. The scent is of coriander and other spices. Slightly grainy wheat malt up front with a floral hop match. Average example of the style.

Got introduced to this lovely WI Witbeer while in Milwaukee and staying overnight before German Fest. Ordered at the Marriott downtown, who feature a nice tap list of beers brewed exclusively in Wisconsin. For me, beer is very much associated to regions, therefore I appreciate this kind of effort.
The Little Sister paired well with my halibut fish fry. The beer has a bright appearance (with a very subtle greenish hue). Foam was light, beer was semi opaque. It took a couple of sips to gather the full spectrum of flavors. What I liked particularly well is the finish - the Little Sister finishes on what I thought at first was ginger. However, later on I caught up to the fact that it is actually a coriander note. I could also detect some mint, but very slightly. Bought it in cans before heading back home - as usual, the glass poured from the tap usually tastes better. Same in this case.

 

Quality beer. Typically I love witbiers but this one was a little too “spicy” for my taste buds. Very light. Easy to drink as long as you like spicy beer. It kind of reminds me of chai. If you like thst, you’ll like this beer.