Christmas Wit
Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Eleventh Avenue
- From:
- Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Eleventh Avenue
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 0.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2007
- Added:
- Dec 23, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)
3.6/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap at the Crowfoot location. Was told by the waitress that since Christmas is over they are now calling it Winter Wit. Table cards have the following brewers description, "This year's Christmas specialty is a Belgian Wit beer. It is brewed true to the Belgian style with a portion of unmalted wheat, bitter Curacao and sweet orange peel and coriander. To give it a more festive note, the brewmaster has added a small amount of cardamon. The beer has been fermented with the Belgian specialty yeast: Forbidden Friut."
Served very cold in a chilled, dimpled mug with an orange wedge. Color is dark yellow, cloudy as expected from a wit. Thin white head, but no real lacing or retention. Nice aroma of spice, banana and coriander. The accompanying orange actually complimented the flavor and aroma of the beer. Refreshing but a little thin mouthfeel. The extra spice flavoring help make it more like a winter warmer, but still more refreshing as a hot summer quencher. Another interesting seasonal.
Jan 28, 2007Served very cold in a chilled, dimpled mug with an orange wedge. Color is dark yellow, cloudy as expected from a wit. Thin white head, but no real lacing or retention. Nice aroma of spice, banana and coriander. The accompanying orange actually complimented the flavor and aroma of the beer. Refreshing but a little thin mouthfeel. The extra spice flavoring help make it more like a winter warmer, but still more refreshing as a hot summer quencher. Another interesting seasonal.
Reviewed by elricorico from Canada (AB)
3.62/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served with a lemon wedge, wasn't warned ahead of time. The beer is hazy yellow with a white head. No real head retention, but that is probably assisted by the lemon.
The smell is reminiscent of a hefe, but a bit more citrus. Faint peppery spice is also notable in there.
The taste is a bit dry and tart up front. Orange citrus flavour first, then lemon-lime in the middle. Cardamon is strong in the finish. Coriander is notable, but overshadowed by the cardamon.
The beer is on the thin side, with lively carbonation. Not bad in the mouthfeel department.
The cardamon taste takes a few sips to get used to, but in the end it is a pretty good beer.
Dec 23, 2006The smell is reminiscent of a hefe, but a bit more citrus. Faint peppery spice is also notable in there.
The taste is a bit dry and tart up front. Orange citrus flavour first, then lemon-lime in the middle. Cardamon is strong in the finish. Coriander is notable, but overshadowed by the cardamon.
The beer is on the thin side, with lively carbonation. Not bad in the mouthfeel department.
The cardamon taste takes a few sips to get used to, but in the end it is a pretty good beer.
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