The Last Strawberry Wit
Fuggles Beer

 

 

Cloudy brown-tan color. Poured a small head that collapsed into a skiff covering most of the surface. Too cloudy to see the carbonation level. No lacing. There is a lot of sediment that does not blend into the fluid, turning into pale pink-tan colored strawberry seed sized blobs that sink to the bottom of the glass.

Sweet funk with a light strawberry scent. A light malt scent also shows up. Swirling the glass boosts mostly the funk, but not to the level of a barnyard smell. There is also a bit more strawberry.

The flavor starts out with a lightly sweet cake malt (shortcake perhaps). After a few seconds some strawberry blends in and it turns a bit more tart. The malt dominates. The aftertaste is tart strawberry with a bit of mint all underneath a light malt.

Turns into a light creamy foam. Medium body. Slightly astringent.

Very light touch of strawberry over the wit base. Like a strawberry shortcake. The only negative is the appearance. The color is a little odd. The blobby bits look like the remains of ground up strawberry. A coarse filter to get rid of most of the strawberry would help. This has been in regular rotation at my home for several years now. It has become a family celebration beer. I find the light touch with the strawberry much nicer than Fruli.

Medium: Canned, Weizen glass.
Opacity: Moderately hazy and cloudy.
Color: Light gold with potent activity.
Head: Slightly foamy and creamy 1-2 finger.
Legs: Decent with mediocre swirl reaction.
Smell: Strawberries/Wheat.
Taste: Tart/Lactose/Belgian yeast.
Feel: Fruity/Bready/Light sourness.
Body: Medium oily and slick.
Carbonation: Good crisp, but fades easy.
Overall: Good quality Witbier, gets a bit dull. Would call this more like a fruit ale.

Visual 6/10 - Flavors 7/10 - Sensations 6/10 - Balance 6.5/10 -
Freshness 6/10 - Intensity 4/10 - Complexity 6/10 - Appreciation 6.5/10

I don’t like beers but this one is tasty.

 

 

 

Poured from a bomber Aroma slightly sweet vanilla and strawberry Mouthfeel is surprisingly creamy and properly carbonated tastes slightly creamy slightly sweet pleasant strawberry but nowhere overdone as others a very good beer albeit not a classic style (wit)