Powerboat
Roak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Roak Brewing Co.
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #239 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #32,449 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 12.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
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Rated by dd53grif from Michigan
3.68/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Unsalted wheat adds to the bready flavour and cloudy appearance of this Belgian style white ale. Brewed with orange zest and coriander.
Jun 19, 2023Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan
3/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is esters, medium/light body, little carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is esters, grainy, and some crackers. This one had a weird after taste to it. I found it on an off chance and this one it just alright.
May 09, 2019
Reviewed by Jim67 from Michigan
3.42/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: clear blonde, nice white head 2” thick in pint glass
S: sweet, malty
T: not much there but malt
F: light on palle
O: just ok. Think blue moon without orange or clove
Jan 30, 2018S: sweet, malty
T: not much there but malt
F: light on palle
O: just ok. Think blue moon without orange or clove
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
3.59/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pour is a vivid, golden yellow color, with the cloudy appearance associated with the style, and a white head. Aroma has coriander and the slightly funky yeast I love in witbiers.
The taste and feel, though are a bit thin, to the point of being a smidge watery. Still pretty refreshing, but could’ve been much more.
Dec 18, 2017The taste and feel, though are a bit thin, to the point of being a smidge watery. Still pretty refreshing, but could’ve been much more.
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.79/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served on tap at the first annual Red, White, and BBQ fest in Farmington Hills. Roak was the only local beer with a presence which is surprising, usually there's a handful. Luckily, Roak makes some pretty decent brew.
This one was no exception. Served in a semi-clear plastic cup on tap, Powerboat is still an attractive wit, hazy straw yellow in color with steams of carbonation bubbling to the surface. Nice, spicy aromas of coriander, clove, banana, pear, and wheat. Aromas carry through to the flavor, with banana, biscuit, clove, coriander, pear, lenkn, and white pepper making appearances. A little on the thin side. Nice wit bier.
Jul 08, 2017This one was no exception. Served in a semi-clear plastic cup on tap, Powerboat is still an attractive wit, hazy straw yellow in color with steams of carbonation bubbling to the surface. Nice, spicy aromas of coriander, clove, banana, pear, and wheat. Aromas carry through to the flavor, with banana, biscuit, clove, coriander, pear, lenkn, and white pepper making appearances. A little on the thin side. Nice wit bier.
Rated by 412drinking from Pennsylvania
4.43/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
great taste out of the bottle. Easy to drink. Great beer for any season.
Oct 08, 2016
Reviewed by charlzm from California
3.44/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.44/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Consumed on August 23rd, 2016 from an undated 12 ounce bottle. Poured into a hybrid tulip/goblet glass.
Pour is a slightly darker yellow than standard for a witbier thought the cloudiness is on target. The white head starts off less than a finger tall and succumbs rapidly, leaving only a tiny ring around the glass.
Aroma is full of coriander, black pepper, clove, banana and wheat, but the mix is... off, somehow. I can't nail it down, but it's more pungent than most beers of this style I have had.
Flavor is likewise stronger and more assertive than I'm used to in this style. Some wheaty tang up front with a pinch of coriander, a fleeting blink-and-you-ll-miss-it midtaste of bready malt then black pepper and bitterness on the finish. Almost harsh at the end. Certainly not refreshing or easy to drink.
Mouthfeel is a touch hot, strangely, but otherwise medium-bodied and a touch under-carbonated for the style.
Overall, it's like someone's idea of an EXTREME witbier. It's just too much; subtlety is a good quality in this style, as is easy drinkability and a refreshing drinking experience. I'm not getting much of that here.
Aug 24, 2016Pour is a slightly darker yellow than standard for a witbier thought the cloudiness is on target. The white head starts off less than a finger tall and succumbs rapidly, leaving only a tiny ring around the glass.
Aroma is full of coriander, black pepper, clove, banana and wheat, but the mix is... off, somehow. I can't nail it down, but it's more pungent than most beers of this style I have had.
Flavor is likewise stronger and more assertive than I'm used to in this style. Some wheaty tang up front with a pinch of coriander, a fleeting blink-and-you-ll-miss-it midtaste of bready malt then black pepper and bitterness on the finish. Almost harsh at the end. Certainly not refreshing or easy to drink.
Mouthfeel is a touch hot, strangely, but otherwise medium-bodied and a touch under-carbonated for the style.
Overall, it's like someone's idea of an EXTREME witbier. It's just too much; subtlety is a good quality in this style, as is easy drinkability and a refreshing drinking experience. I'm not getting much of that here.
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