Spire
Counter Weight Brewing Company
- From:
- Counter Weight Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 5.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 08, 2025
- Added:
- May 21, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Delicate yeast driven spice, reminiscent of pepper and cloves, intermingle with a complementing light citrus undertone. Spire is light and refreshing with lots of complex character.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.72/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: hazy; pale gold in color; 1 finger finely pored white head that receded to a wispy cap; nice rings of lace;
S: clove with lemon;
T: clove with a bit of lemon up front; then clove dominates through the finish; mild bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;
O: aroma was better than the flavor;
Nov 08, 2025S: clove with lemon;
T: clove with a bit of lemon up front; then clove dominates through the finish; mild bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;
O: aroma was better than the flavor;
Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York
4.36/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A: Somewhat hazy golden shortbread. Large, rocky, snow white head.
S: A bowl of honey nut cheerios under a lemon tree overlooking a Caribbean cay; bamboo lined shower, citrus musk and bergamot soap; shot of bay rum, and a side dish of vanilla meringue cookies; coriander, honey
M: Light feel. Good contribution from the wheat; creamy to start and brisk, dry finish. Lingering lactic tartness.
T: Bright tangerine and lemon peel quickly surpassed by dry pepper/clove finish, dough lingers...perfume, sweet chamomile, yeasty, coriander...digresses into some sweet cucumber/vegetal after some time on palate. Otherwise, very refreshing summer combo of citrus and spice.
Jul 31, 2021S: A bowl of honey nut cheerios under a lemon tree overlooking a Caribbean cay; bamboo lined shower, citrus musk and bergamot soap; shot of bay rum, and a side dish of vanilla meringue cookies; coriander, honey
M: Light feel. Good contribution from the wheat; creamy to start and brisk, dry finish. Lingering lactic tartness.
T: Bright tangerine and lemon peel quickly surpassed by dry pepper/clove finish, dough lingers...perfume, sweet chamomile, yeasty, coriander...digresses into some sweet cucumber/vegetal after some time on palate. Otherwise, very refreshing summer combo of citrus and spice.
Reviewed by woodchipper from Connecticut
3.84/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16oz can dated 5/15/21 to a Nonic at fridge temp.
Pours light gold with a decent white head of multi-sized bubbles.
Aroma is strong with Belgian yeast and I swear I can smell the wheat.
Taste is sweet, yeasty, mild orange peel and some hop hit at the finish.
Feel is light making it very drinkable.
A pretty good beer. Never had a loser form this brewery.
Jun 20, 2021Pours light gold with a decent white head of multi-sized bubbles.
Aroma is strong with Belgian yeast and I swear I can smell the wheat.
Taste is sweet, yeasty, mild orange peel and some hop hit at the finish.
Feel is light making it very drinkable.
A pretty good beer. Never had a loser form this brewery.
Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut
4.23/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
New beer to be and poured cold from a 16 oz can into my weisse glass. Date stamp of 5/21/21.
The beer pours a light straw color and is slightly cloudy in the glass. A fluffy bleached white head of 2 cm foams up and is fed by several active streams of carbonation. The foam does recede to a sturdy surface layer.
Aroma is some coriander and cloves with hints of lemon and doughy yeast.
Nice scents, not too mild, not dominated by one, well balanced.
First sip is crisp and refreshing on this warm day.
Light crisp body with sort of soft very fine, carbonation.
Flavor is similar to nose, light lemon notes with coriander and some doughy yeast. A little black pepper bite on the finish is a nice surprise. Finish really dries out my palate too.
This is a nice crushable brew with good balanced flavor profile. Another winner from CW!
Jun 19, 2021The beer pours a light straw color and is slightly cloudy in the glass. A fluffy bleached white head of 2 cm foams up and is fed by several active streams of carbonation. The foam does recede to a sturdy surface layer.
Aroma is some coriander and cloves with hints of lemon and doughy yeast.
Nice scents, not too mild, not dominated by one, well balanced.
First sip is crisp and refreshing on this warm day.
Light crisp body with sort of soft very fine, carbonation.
Flavor is similar to nose, light lemon notes with coriander and some doughy yeast. A little black pepper bite on the finish is a nice surprise. Finish really dries out my palate too.
This is a nice crushable brew with good balanced flavor profile. Another winner from CW!
Rated by BAinBK from New York
4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Perfect every summer afternoon beer.
Jun 18, 2021
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