Avery White Rascal

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Boulder, Colorado USA

Pleasing wit aroma, with mild clove and some orange peel, coriander seed also apparent. I like the look of this one, a very pale yellow, with a smallish head - but that pale cloudy color really defines witbier. Zesty flavor with lemon, coriander, and a metallic note that leads to a fairly hoppy finish. Lingering tartness that is surprisingly puckering. Somewhat of an airy texture, with no shortage of carbonation. Kinda nice.

This was a very good begian white wheat beer. It was very light but very tasty. There was hints of many different sweet tastes in this beer. It had a nice aftertaste tool. I would recommend this beer.

Hazy pear hue. Attractive layer of sticky dense white foam. Zesty Saaz aroma of mint, orange peel, plantain, white grape, and lemon. Underlying notes of dough, melon, clove, phenols, and dried pineapple. Lovely ester and hop combo. Beautifully creamy in the mouth. Gently assertive carbonation. Mint and herbal flavors are surrounded by a blend of orange peel, hop leaf, chalk, and mineral. Finishes roundly noble-ish with traces of pineapple, spruce, coriander, and a doughy pale malt backdrop. More malts to bounce off of the acidity and esters would have made a drastic improvement. Nevertheless, a well balanced witbier showcasing some lovely yeast characteristics and elegant hop flare. And, thankfully, the overdone spices have now melded quite nicely. A solid version.

Slight wheat aroma. Good wheat flavor throughout. Not near as much coriander as a lot of other wits. One of the more enjoyable ones I have had.

Perfectly acceptable and refreshing summertime wit. Not a lot going on, but that’s the style. Clean and thirst quenching.

Bottle. Murkiish pale yellow with a white head. Nice corinader and yeast aromas. Corinader and orange flavors with a good malt sweetness. There’s a strange mustiness mid-palate but it’s bright going in and it finishes clean.

I just can’t tell with this beer. You have to be in the right mood for a wheat beer like this. Tonight I am, last night I wasn’t and it was a chore to drink the whole glass. Very flavorful ale, worth savoring before swallowing. Certainly fruity, but you can taste the hops in there too (imported from Czech). Definitely an occasion beer, rather than one to keep stocked.

I’ve had this on several occations, but the rating is from a roving keg at the Avery 12th anniversary party. (Thanks guys! I was pretty stinking hot.) Pour is cloudy as can be, the color of natural suede leather, with a big billowy white head that settles in rocky cloud-like lumps. Aroma is yeast. Some kind of champagne tartness and low level citrus, but...mainly yeast. Flavor? Also yeast. Pretty dry with a bit of wheat sparkle. Nicely tart and refreshing on the palate. A monomaniacal ode to yeast. Not very complex, but the perfect beer to prove to somebody that a witbier is actually nicer with food than champagne.