Scratch Beer 99 - 2013 (Witbier)
Tröegs Brewing Company
- From:
- Tröegs Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 13.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 18, 2014
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
For Scratch #99, we’re revisiting the blissful world of the Belgian-style Witbier, or white ale. This beer typically features a blend of wheat and barley along with spices and Belgian yeast to create a refreshing and complex flavor. With a dense haze from the red wheat and a foamy white head, Scratch #99 incorporates subtle tartness and a delicate orange aroma that complements the spices and the LaChouffe yeast. The finish is dry and crisp.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Reviewed by thecheapies from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Pale banana color with a cloud of yeast visible and uniform. Eggy white cap with lumps. Looks good.
Sweet lemon, coriander, and herbal spices. Bright and zesty with a minty aromatic vibe. Cut back with chalky yeast clumpiness and a daily serving of wheat malts.
Milky wheat and creamed yeast with evolving spice patterns that stay close to coriander, dried lemon peel, and light clove. Lots of wheatiness, but witte yeast spares the tang. Has orange notes that are not that sweet, by themselves. Refreshingly bright. Has a delightful creaminess in that wet body. Carbonation feels dry, but finely carved in. Immense mouth on this.
Nice simple Scratch beer. I'd move forward with this one.
Sep 25, 2013Sweet lemon, coriander, and herbal spices. Bright and zesty with a minty aromatic vibe. Cut back with chalky yeast clumpiness and a daily serving of wheat malts.
Milky wheat and creamed yeast with evolving spice patterns that stay close to coriander, dried lemon peel, and light clove. Lots of wheatiness, but witte yeast spares the tang. Has orange notes that are not that sweet, by themselves. Refreshingly bright. Has a delightful creaminess in that wet body. Carbonation feels dry, but finely carved in. Immense mouth on this.
Nice simple Scratch beer. I'd move forward with this one.
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.72/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 7/20/13 at the Troegs Brewery Tasting Room in Hershey, PA, served in a tulip glass.
A: The beer is a cloudy yellow color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains a lot of spice, some Belgian yeast, light caramelized malts and a touch of hops.
T: The taste starts out strong spice flavors followed by some citrus sweetness. Then some mild breadiness comes in from Belgian yeast and a light malt character. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly spicy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a solid sessionable beer to drink for a while.
Jul 30, 2013A: The beer is a cloudy yellow color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains a lot of spice, some Belgian yeast, light caramelized malts and a touch of hops.
T: The taste starts out strong spice flavors followed by some citrus sweetness. Then some mild breadiness comes in from Belgian yeast and a light malt character. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly spicy and slightly bready.
M: Crisp and smooth, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a solid sessionable beer to drink for a while.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.59/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The bee is served a cloudy yellow color with a one finger small white head. The head fades rather fast leaving some light lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a wheaty and yeasty smell mixed with a strong lemongrass smell. Along with these aromas comes a coriander and a pepper smell mixed with a little bit of a bubblegum. There are furthermore notes of a banana sweetness as well as a little bit of bread rounding out the smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a wheaty and yeasty taste upfront with a moderate showing of lemongrass. The lemongrass and wheat grow stronger as the taste advances with some spice flavors of coriander and clove coming to the tongue as well. Toward the end some banana comes into the taste with a little bit of a surge in the lemongrass and a bit of a grassy and peppery taste to leave an overall lemony wheat flavor on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is on the more average side. The medium body and moderate carbonation are a good compromise for the wheat, spicy, and yeast flavors of the brew all while keeping it a very easy drinking brew.
Overall –An easy drinking wit with a good flavor profile and worth a try, but arguable nothing that is all that amazing for Troegs to make it a regular.
Jul 20, 2013Appearance – The bee is served a cloudy yellow color with a one finger small white head. The head fades rather fast leaving some light lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a wheaty and yeasty smell mixed with a strong lemongrass smell. Along with these aromas comes a coriander and a pepper smell mixed with a little bit of a bubblegum. There are furthermore notes of a banana sweetness as well as a little bit of bread rounding out the smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a wheaty and yeasty taste upfront with a moderate showing of lemongrass. The lemongrass and wheat grow stronger as the taste advances with some spice flavors of coriander and clove coming to the tongue as well. Toward the end some banana comes into the taste with a little bit of a surge in the lemongrass and a bit of a grassy and peppery taste to leave an overall lemony wheat flavor on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is on the more average side. The medium body and moderate carbonation are a good compromise for the wheat, spicy, and yeast flavors of the brew all while keeping it a very easy drinking brew.
Overall –An easy drinking wit with a good flavor profile and worth a try, but arguable nothing that is all that amazing for Troegs to make it a regular.
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