Ascot Wheatsheaf

Brewed by Ascot
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Camberley, England

Cask at the Brewery Tap, Wimbledon, 12th July 2008 with renffisch. Clear amber with a citrus and sour apple nose. Lemon and peach flavours present but a pretty forgettable ale.

Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. Pale gold with a ring of white head; apricot aroma; bready wheat flavour with some fruit; dry finish.

Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, fair lacing, fully diminishing, head. Aroma is light malty, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finsh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)

Bottle. The colour is amberish golden with almost no head. Citrus hops aroma. Quite bitter flavours with refreshing citrus. Some sour notes, but otherwise little to suggest that this a Belgian wit. Refreshing on a hot day for sure.

Pours a cloudy light amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is wheat and orange. Flavor is light sweetness.

Cask at The Market Porter, London Bridge 1 May 08. Golden colored. Unclear. Modest hoppy aroma. Some fruity hints in the flavor but a watery impression. Sweet bitter finish.

After two flavoursome brews from Ascot, we had to give the third offer at Market Porter a try. This is the English style of wheat beer that is a bit different in taste than the German and Belgian styles. Hazy, brown body with a bubbly ring around the rim of the glass. Dry floral smell. Flavour of peaches and pineapple mixed with underlying malts. Dry mouthfeel (01.05.2008).

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Reading Beer Festival.
Slightly hazy gold with a very thin white head. Lovely big grassy hops with some light sweet malt and delicate sweetness. Wheat is just about evident all round. Late bite from the dry hoppage. A decent wheat even if it was on its way out.