Honky
The Alchemist

On tap at the brewpub.

Pours a cloudy yellow, some straw, very thick and bubbly white head forms and settles down to a thick layer and big lace ring on the glass, chunky spirals, looks nice.

Smell is real nice, oranges, cinnamon, cloves, some vanilla, wheat, very spicy and earthy, honey sweetness, a bit of sulfur, some banana, toast, really neat.

Taste is great too, sweet and malty up front, honey, bananas, orange peel, lightly spicy, oats and toast, a bit of cinnamon and clove, vanilla, coriander, nice finish.

Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. I'm not usually a big fan of witbiers but this one was great.

sampled on tap at the brewpub may 31/2010. listed at 5.4% and 4 IBU.

pours hazy pale yellow with a small fine white head. the head drops fairly fast and leaves spotty lace.

aroma is good. orange and coriander and a bit of clove. white bread. light alcohol. bit of cracker and grain. bit of other yeasty spice.

taste is good. candied orange and tangerine. coriander and light belgian yeasty spice. white bread. cracker. bit of grain. caramel and light honey sweetness.

mouthfeel is great. medium-light body. just under medium carbonation level.

drinkability is great. nice balance. good amount of depth yet still light and refreshing. this is a damn tasty wit!

"American white beer is very light and refreshing. Brewed with curacao orange and organic corriander. Fermented with our house ale strain at higher temperatures to bring out an interesting yeast profile."
Served in a pint glass at the brewpub.

Pours a cloudy straw color with golden hues and a two finger white cloudy head with good retention and light lacing. Huge sweet orange aromas, very floral. Sweet orange and bitter orange rind are the dominant flavors with some mellow corriander and some herbal compliments. Light body, high carbonation, mouth cleansing with a very dry finish with no aftertaste.
This beer is a little to sweet for me and lacks the balance I have come to expect from this brewer.

Description at the bar is of a witbier, not a wild ale.

Pours a whitish orange color with a one-finger head.

Aroma has hints of orange peel and spice in the nose with some breadiness as well.

The taste is smooth with orange and spices. Subtle and bready.
Taste: smooth with the taste of orange and spice. Subtle and bready. Smooth.

Mouthfeel still has lingering hints of breadiness, orange peel and spice.

Highly drinkable. If this is meant to be a witbier, it's more drinkable than a few others I've had.

this beer happened to be the beer on the cask system, which by the way, has a very nice blown glass handle, this week. the beer pours a rather cloudy straw color with a creamy white head that sticks around for a good part of the pint. the aroma is very nice, although, I think they were calling it a belgian wit at the pub, it has a very nice arrangement or coriander, orange and wheat with a touch of spiciness at the back. the taste follows suit, the fruity esters going well with the spice. i thought the mouthfeel and carbonation were a little lacking, I wish I had caught it on tap. all in all though with an ABV of 5.0% it a very drinkable beer.