Bethlehem Brew Works Apricot Coriander Ale

Brewed by Bethlehem Brew Works
Style: Fruit Beer
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA

Outstanding. Sort of an ’Ultra-Wit,’ with a nice interaction between the spice , fruit, and malt. If the waiter can be trusted, this has some wheat in it. Would be great with Iranian food.

This seems as much a ’summer beer’ as BBW’s summer offering. It’s definitely a great one; crisp feel and distinctive in flavor.

This was a very interesting ale. The apricot flavor was very resfreshing. Liked it enough to buy a growler of the stuff.

Very flavorful ale. I enjoyed enough to buy another.

Sweet and spicy; this peachy-coloured ale is fantastically refreshing, with great balance between bursting fruit, zesty coriander and pale malt notes. Highly enjoyable on the warmest November day I’ve ever experienced in my life.

Bought a growler at the pub. Not a big fan of Belgian ales, but this one cuts the tension with a bit of fruitiness and a hint of spice. The spicyines is very hidden and the apricot is not extremely pronounced (like many fruit beers). Not at all bitter. Definately a fine choice for warm weather drinking.

Draft at BBW. Medium goldish pour with very little off-white head. I got a spicy and fruity aroma, with definite apricot and some pale malt. The flavor started spicy, and then the apricot kicked in, all the while retaining a very refreshing quality. Medium to light palate heft.

Hey, I’ll admit it, I liked this one. The appearance was the weakest part, very little head and no lacing. The aroma was spicey, coriander most prominent over the light fruity aroma (although w/o the description, I couldn’t identify apricots specifically). Flavor came across as a witbier with apricots lightly mixed in (again, the fruits didn’t dominate this one). A little more fruity and sweet than the average witbier, but a neat twist on the style. Couldn’t drink as many of these strait on through, like I could wits, but a nice finishing drink.