Calvinus Blanche
Brauerei Locher AG
- From:
- Brauerei Locher AG
- Switzerland
- Style:
- Witbier
Ranked #365 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,836 - Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 15.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 31, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
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Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drinking in a small tumbler on a Swiss Air flight across this Atlantic.
One of the more interesting beers I ever got on an airplane.
Poured a gauzy medium brown with a very full, frothy head.
Considerable residue in the bottle.
Smells caramel.
Nice chewy mouth feel.
Tastes of toffee, malt.
I thought this was a better beer than its rating.
Jun 30, 2025One of the more interesting beers I ever got on an airplane.
Poured a gauzy medium brown with a very full, frothy head.
Considerable residue in the bottle.
Smells caramel.
Nice chewy mouth feel.
Tastes of toffee, malt.
I thought this was a better beer than its rating.
Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
3.63/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with white head. Smell is fruity with some spice. Medium feel. Sweet wheat flavors with some fruitiness and spice. Not exactly true to style, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
Aug 12, 2019
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
2.65/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.65/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Dark blond, clean. Scarce white foam.
The smell is more that of a weizen than a blanche. Quite phenolic.
In the taste wheat, cloves. Then some coriander, but still, more a weizen.
Strange. Orange peel?
Probably it uses a weizen yeast.
Apr 10, 2017The smell is more that of a weizen than a blanche. Quite phenolic.
In the taste wheat, cloves. Then some coriander, but still, more a weizen.
Strange. Orange peel?
Probably it uses a weizen yeast.
Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland
3.4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On pour a dark yellow colour shows with a very nice creamy frothy head, all of which looks pretty good. The head is damn good, very bubbly, but it does die a little after, with not much lacing. Beer turns to a murky cloudy colour after a while when it settles The smell is strong, a lot of sweet smells, mainly wheat and yeast, and some citrus. A very strong taste, full of sweet grains at the start. This is a very tasty beer, full of taste. A taste of cream, wheat and yeast, with each mouthful nice and smooth, and very light. Even if it was very sweet you do get used to it, and this beer is a bit of a slow burner. In the end I did enjoy drinking a couple of these beers. Wide tasting and pretty refreshing. Not bad.
Feb 08, 2016
Reviewed by mbo from Switzerland
3.73/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.73/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It has the pure, clean, particular white beer taste plus a really natural and original flavor and aftertaste on top of it. You can feel that it’s an artisanal brewed beer.
The smell is also very nice. I would recommend drinking it just a bit cold (10 mins in the fridge).
Jun 15, 2014The smell is also very nice. I would recommend drinking it just a bit cold (10 mins in the fridge).
Reviewed by eduardolinhalis from Switzerland
3.1/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.1/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle poured in a chalice.
A: Beige cloudy color forms a medium fizzy bubbled head when poured. Retention is small but a small layer remains forever. Very few lacings are left
S: Smell is very mild. Smells mainly wheat and yeasts. A bit sweet and a bit spicy too. Not remarkable but not bad at all too
T: Taste is also quite soft. Again, wheat and yeasts. A bit of coriander. Watery and neutral, I mean, not sweet and not bitter too
M: Very light body. Medium to low carbonation
O: Very drinkable beer. Pleasant too
Feb 04, 2012A: Beige cloudy color forms a medium fizzy bubbled head when poured. Retention is small but a small layer remains forever. Very few lacings are left
S: Smell is very mild. Smells mainly wheat and yeasts. A bit sweet and a bit spicy too. Not remarkable but not bad at all too
T: Taste is also quite soft. Again, wheat and yeasts. A bit of coriander. Watery and neutral, I mean, not sweet and not bitter too
M: Very light body. Medium to low carbonation
O: Very drinkable beer. Pleasant too
Reviewed by Nickls from District of Columbia
3.77/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a slightly hazy rusty yellow color with a thinner white head; OK lacing but nothing special...not really looking for that in the style
S - Bright citrus aromas; a hint of yeast; spice and a little sweet banana
T - Kind of like a wit/hefe hybrid; citrus and a little yeast tartness; but the sweet fruit flavors come through mostly. Not bad, just a little off-style
M - Thinner to medium, and substantial; soft carbonation
D - Nice drinking here; not as tart and refreshing as others, but damn fine
I'll be damned, finally the first decent Swiss beer that I've had since arriving in Geneva. Worth a look.
Oct 31, 2009S - Bright citrus aromas; a hint of yeast; spice and a little sweet banana
T - Kind of like a wit/hefe hybrid; citrus and a little yeast tartness; but the sweet fruit flavors come through mostly. Not bad, just a little off-style
M - Thinner to medium, and substantial; soft carbonation
D - Nice drinking here; not as tart and refreshing as others, but damn fine
I'll be damned, finally the first decent Swiss beer that I've had since arriving in Geneva. Worth a look.
Reviewed by engisch from New Jersey
2.4/5 rDev -28.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.4/5 rDev -28.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Pours a yellow straw color with a soapy looking head. It is very cloudy. It has mild lacing. The smell is not very nice, but is still sweet and musty.
The taste is sweet, but not overly inviting. It is alright, but I wouldn't look for this beer. It leaves a slight weird aftertaste. I didn't care for this beer, and will not be having another. You have to love singles shops!
It has decent artwork on the bottle label!
Aug 03, 2009The taste is sweet, but not overly inviting. It is alright, but I wouldn't look for this beer. It leaves a slight weird aftertaste. I didn't care for this beer, and will not be having another. You have to love singles shops!
It has decent artwork on the bottle label!
Reviewed by tred from Colorado
2.89/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.89/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
It pourts a nice misty gold with a head that quickly leaves without lacing. I don't really appreciate the smell - it's both of musty and sweet which, frankly, reminds me of old sweat. But the taste is all sweetness, ending with a trickle of carbonation and a lingering sugary mouthfeel with a hint of something more complex lurking in the background. Maybe it's just the style (it tastes a lot like a Hoegaarten) but to me the sweetness overpowers an otherwise interesting brew.
Jun 18, 2008Reviewed by Daredevil from Switzerland
3.3/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
tastes a bit like a liquid caramel toffee, rather sweet than sour, otherwise in the tradition of some Belgian wheat whites (Hoegaarden and others) .... actually quite a good brew from Switzerland (alas, there are not that many ...)
btw the brewer is not "Locher", but "Les Frères Papinot", and the name of the beer is "Blanche" ....
Jun 03, 2008btw the brewer is not "Locher", but "Les Frères Papinot", and the name of the beer is "Blanche" ....
Reviewed by weeare138 from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brought back from my wife while in Geneva, Switzerland...
Best before 7/3/06
Appears a hazy, light gold with a small white cap that quickly fizzles out into a tiny collar. Tiny spots of lace seem to slide back into the collar.
Smell is of mild citrus, crisp wheat, black pepper, cream, dough, light coriander, and clove.
Taste is of the same aromas with a doughy yeast.
Mouthfeel is light bodied, smooth, lightly carbonated, semi-sweet of candy, and mildly dry.
Drinkability is refreshing with citrus and light doughy yeast smacking around.
Nov 28, 2006Best before 7/3/06
Appears a hazy, light gold with a small white cap that quickly fizzles out into a tiny collar. Tiny spots of lace seem to slide back into the collar.
Smell is of mild citrus, crisp wheat, black pepper, cream, dough, light coriander, and clove.
Taste is of the same aromas with a doughy yeast.
Mouthfeel is light bodied, smooth, lightly carbonated, semi-sweet of candy, and mildly dry.
Drinkability is refreshing with citrus and light doughy yeast smacking around.
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