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Bière Blanche
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #1 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,710 - Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 5.81%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 19, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2016
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 12
Bière Blanche is inspired by the witbiers of Belgium brewed with large amounts of wheat and spiced with coriander and orange peel. The soft palate and low bitterness of this witbier is perfect for aging in Chardonnay barrels with our local microflora, which added a ripe, citrus acidity to this vibrant beer. This refreshing witbier aged in wine barrels for several months before it was naturally conditioned in this bottle
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.24/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is the number one witbier? Ok, well here we go. Murky orange body with almost two fingers of white foam, thin bands of lacing. Funk, big citrus, and grainy flowers in the nose with white wine must finishing. Taste is more funky than wheaty, not sure if I would have guess witbier at first, big playfully sour lemon and general citrus tones bring along flowers and honeycomb before the vinous oak finishes. Feel is mildly sour but more so barnyard funky, light but not as bright as expected. It is a well made wild wit, but not the best witbier I have had, wouldn't have guessed that it was rated as such but saw when uploaded these notes are was perplexed
Mar 19, 2024Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.21/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle. No dating information found. Label has this as 'Blend #4'.
Clear, straw colored body. One finger of white head doesn't last long, followed by isolated island and thin bubble fed ring.
Aroma is orange peel and coriander, with horse blanket funk.
Taste is mildly acidic. Lemon, orange, coriander flavors. Wheat malt tanginess is confronted by barnyard funk. Fruit in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Very drying. Good carbonation.
This is a wheat beer with complexity. Subtle but full of flavors.
Jul 04, 2023Clear, straw colored body. One finger of white head doesn't last long, followed by isolated island and thin bubble fed ring.
Aroma is orange peel and coriander, with horse blanket funk.
Taste is mildly acidic. Lemon, orange, coriander flavors. Wheat malt tanginess is confronted by barnyard funk. Fruit in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel. Very drying. Good carbonation.
This is a wheat beer with complexity. Subtle but full of flavors.
Reviewed by pants678 from California
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Blend #4
Translucent yellow, just a ring of foam.
Not much to smell, IMO. Bread, slightly herbal hops.
Spot on for tart lemon. Acidic but I didn't pucker, rather it's a good acidic. Lemon poppy muffin.
High carb.
Apr 14, 2023Translucent yellow, just a ring of foam.
Not much to smell, IMO. Bread, slightly herbal hops.
Spot on for tart lemon. Acidic but I didn't pucker, rather it's a good acidic. Lemon poppy muffin.
High carb.
Reviewed by augustgarage from California
4.1/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Batch #4, 5% ABV. Poured from a capped 750mL bottle into my Hoegaard tumbler.
Light citrine body, clearer than expected on first pour, capped by a hefty stand of ivory soft peaks receding slowly to a faint collar. Vague lacing; unimpressive retention.
Fruity/floral/spicy aromatics with wonderful synergy between the citrus/coriander and the yeast character. White wine elements intensify as the ale warms.
Bright palate entry, tart orange and sour milk, with a long evolving finish. Funk builds in the finish with some musty flavors intermingling with dry barrel notes. Low bitterness with a unique yeast signature, almost salty minerality, and some vague tropical flavors (pineapple vinegar; star-fruit). Faint soapy quality.
Not quite medium bodied, adequate carbonation, some pith-y/oak-y astringency, though nothing overwhelming.
The product of a strong vision and craft, but I am not getting much of the base beer vs. the orange and barrel/funk.
Mar 31, 2023Light citrine body, clearer than expected on first pour, capped by a hefty stand of ivory soft peaks receding slowly to a faint collar. Vague lacing; unimpressive retention.
Fruity/floral/spicy aromatics with wonderful synergy between the citrus/coriander and the yeast character. White wine elements intensify as the ale warms.
Bright palate entry, tart orange and sour milk, with a long evolving finish. Funk builds in the finish with some musty flavors intermingling with dry barrel notes. Low bitterness with a unique yeast signature, almost salty minerality, and some vague tropical flavors (pineapple vinegar; star-fruit). Faint soapy quality.
Not quite medium bodied, adequate carbonation, some pith-y/oak-y astringency, though nothing overwhelming.
The product of a strong vision and craft, but I am not getting much of the base beer vs. the orange and barrel/funk.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.13/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look -slight haze pale yellow great white head rimming and lacing
Smell - funky grainy citrus
Taste -floral grainy funky citrus spice slight wood
Feel - lighter body with a easy carb
Overall - really fantastic funky complex wit
Sep 08, 2022Smell - funky grainy citrus
Taste -floral grainy funky citrus spice slight wood
Feel - lighter body with a easy carb
Overall - really fantastic funky complex wit
Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
4.06/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Hazy gold with a dense white head
S: Coriander, wheat, lemon
T: Drinks more like a lambic than a wit. Bright lemon with hints of orange peel and spice.
F: Effervescent, light, dry finish
O: Really enjoy this take on a witbier.
Aug 13, 2022S: Coriander, wheat, lemon
T: Drinks more like a lambic than a wit. Bright lemon with hints of orange peel and spice.
F: Effervescent, light, dry finish
O: Really enjoy this take on a witbier.
Reviewed by UrbanCaveman from Ohio
4.79/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Large bomber bottle, poured into a tulip at ~40 degrees F.
L: Pours a bright hazy-opaque burnished straw gold, and forms several fingers of dense white foam with good retention.
S: Wonderfully funky. It's almost like smelling a gueuze opened inside a bakery. Wheaten backbone, with sharp soured melon and a hybrid of ergot and mildew.
T: That is again more akin to a gueuze than any other witbier I've had. Sharp white wine grape presence hits up front, overlaying a bill of ripe wheat. Some bitter orange and tart persimmon manifest, with hints of the soured melon. By the finish, there is a musty, mildewed hay quality present. This finishes with a dry bite, and the tartness lingers along the sides of the tongue long after the swallow.
F: Light to medium in body, and sharp with tartness. Goes down easily, but lingers.
O: A delight of a beverage, if a bit funkier than the average witbier.
Mar 05, 2022L: Pours a bright hazy-opaque burnished straw gold, and forms several fingers of dense white foam with good retention.
S: Wonderfully funky. It's almost like smelling a gueuze opened inside a bakery. Wheaten backbone, with sharp soured melon and a hybrid of ergot and mildew.
T: That is again more akin to a gueuze than any other witbier I've had. Sharp white wine grape presence hits up front, overlaying a bill of ripe wheat. Some bitter orange and tart persimmon manifest, with hints of the soured melon. By the finish, there is a musty, mildewed hay quality present. This finishes with a dry bite, and the tartness lingers along the sides of the tongue long after the swallow.
F: Light to medium in body, and sharp with tartness. Goes down easily, but lingers.
O: A delight of a beverage, if a bit funkier than the average witbier.
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Blend #3 bottle.
White grape must & lemon peel on the nose; lightly fruity, subtly funky & sweet. The palate is very crisp and refreshing, while retaining good acid & subtle tannins. Hits initially w/ white grape & citrus, and tails off with a touch of wet hay.
Apr 05, 2021White grape must & lemon peel on the nose; lightly fruity, subtly funky & sweet. The palate is very crisp and refreshing, while retaining good acid & subtle tannins. Hits initially w/ white grape & citrus, and tails off with a touch of wet hay.
Bière Blanche from Side Project Brewing
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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