Back Road Belgian-Style Witbier

Brewed by Back Road Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
LaPorte, Indiana USA

I swear to god this is my witbier. I wonder if I could sue. I doubt it. I don’t think they’d have access to my recipe. Chalk-cloudy yellow-tan body is topped by a fleeting white head. The aroma is sourish (almost like a dish rag, but not in a bad way) with coriander dominating slightly over the orange peel. The flavor is lightly tart, wheaty and nicely spiced. Excellent and flavorful. The only difference between this and my witbier is that my witbier is more acidic. This is lightly tart, mine is almost on the mild end of lambic tart. This is a better beer than mine.

Golden hue with no head or lacing. Coriander, orange zing, peppery, piney, and grainy aroma. Nicely balanced with spicy and citrusy elements. Clean finish with a lively mouthfeel. Medium to thin bodied, quire refreshing. A well made wit, among the best from Back Road, recommended. The 2004 batch is the best they have done so far, keep up the good work Chuck!

A heavily coriandered little beer...not quite light and fluffy, but also not as full bodied as some of the champion wits in my wit-book. Nice spicy aroma, fair body, peppery, orangey, coriander flavor tingles quite nicely. A good little brewery...I wish I knew more about them.

Thanks to Mike. The brew pours to a hazy orange golden body with no head. The aroma is huge. Nice banana, coriander, orange peel. The flavor is coriander, orange peel, toasty grains, sweet. The palate is pretty typical. Light, slick, tart. Good texture.

Bottle from BBB63. Hazy golden/yellow colored. Decent white head and some lacing. Orange and coriander seem to make up the aroma. Lighter bodied, nicely carbonated. Again, orange and coriander spice flavors dominate the flavor. Solid, if not outstanding.

Medium murky yellow with a small head. Sweet lemon and orange peel aroma. Thin body, but still has a very refreshing lemon and coriander flavor. Overall the flavors are subtle, but liked. Finish is slightly sour, with a small stale quality as well, but not to a point which becomes unflavorful. Thanks to Mike (bigbadbear63) for the trade.

Fresh 2004 edition, from a growler. Poured cloudy yellow-orange (approaching neon orange) with a thin off-white head. Gorgeous beer. Coriander, lemon, and orange peel aroma. Unfortunately, the flavor doesn’t have the acidic bite I look for in a witbier to balance out the yeast phenols. The flavor had lots of coriander and some orange peel, but phenols mute the citrus acidity.

Golden cloudy color. Spicy taste as well as aroma.Light crisp well balanced feel in the mouth. Goes down smooth with a touch of bitterness on the finish.