Red Sumac Wit
Brooklyn Brewery
- From:
- Brooklyn Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 9.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 22, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
In ancient times, the treasure values of ships were often largely made up not by precious metals or gems, but spices. Among the most prized was sumac, picked for its antioxidant-rich red berries. The berries were used medicinally in salves and tonic-like teas, and brought their lemony tang to many foods and even smoking tobacco blends.
For Brooklyn Red Sumac Wit, our friend Lior Lev Sercarz, the famed spice blender, brought us the world’s finest sumac all the way from Turkey. The tart spice replaces the coriander most often used in Belgian wheat beers and joins barley malt and raw wheat to create a zingy and refreshing libation. Red Sumac Wit is unparalleled with your favorite warm weather foods, from hummus and salads to fish tacos and grilled meats to all sorts of spicy dishes.
For Brooklyn Red Sumac Wit, our friend Lior Lev Sercarz, the famed spice blender, brought us the world’s finest sumac all the way from Turkey. The tart spice replaces the coriander most often used in Belgian wheat beers and joins barley malt and raw wheat to create a zingy and refreshing libation. Red Sumac Wit is unparalleled with your favorite warm weather foods, from hummus and salads to fish tacos and grilled meats to all sorts of spicy dishes.
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.77/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 10/30/2015 at Doherty’s Ale House, in Warwick, RI, served in a tapered pint glass.
A: The beer is a light amber color, with a short white head that fades slowly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains wheat, Belgian yeast, caramelized malts, some fruit and some hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with flavors of wheat, Belgian yeast and a hearty but not too heavy malt character. Then some mildly sweet flavors of fruit and caramel come in. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body but heavy for the style, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, decent variation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
Oct 31, 2015A: The beer is a light amber color, with a short white head that fades slowly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains wheat, Belgian yeast, caramelized malts, some fruit and some hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with flavors of wheat, Belgian yeast and a hearty but not too heavy malt character. Then some mildly sweet flavors of fruit and caramel come in. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body but heavy for the style, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, decent variation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
3.51/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
From 10/01/15 notes. 16 oz. pour in a pint glass at The Amsterdam Alehouse in NYC.
Pours a clear amber-red color with one inch of off white head and moderate carbonation evident. Bready malts, fruity malts, dough, wheat, floral notes, and light oak. Thin body and low carbonation.
Overall not a lot going on here and thin in the moutfeel...not their best beer. Wouldn't seek it out again.
Oct 02, 2015Pours a clear amber-red color with one inch of off white head and moderate carbonation evident. Bready malts, fruity malts, dough, wheat, floral notes, and light oak. Thin body and low carbonation.
Overall not a lot going on here and thin in the moutfeel...not their best beer. Wouldn't seek it out again.
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