Blanche de Charleroi

Brewed by Brasserie Val De Sambre
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Gozée, Belgium

Very white fizzy head. Very clear pale yellow in color. Slightly spicey and malty aroma. Crisp flavor of malt and citrus. Somewhat sour crisp finish.

I was surprised that this poured so crystal clear and golden, but at the same time was so full of flavor. Coriander, melons, lightly citrus, dry finish. Beautiful beer, ugly label.

Sweet perfumey lemon meringue liberally peppered with coriander aroma, including the pastry. Huge dose of coriander, orange peel, caramel, oats. Cherry and melon notes discernible. Really slick and chunky m/f, mouth tanging with orange sweetness and tangible perfume. Lacy and persistent. Tripel Karmeliet splashes. No real acidity or dryness. Biscuit, oats, banana and papery sherbet. Peppery milk. The sort of brazen but still enigmatic spicing that first got me hooked. Unsubtle but natural tasting. Underrated. A guilty pleasure, a huge cut above industrial supermarket Wits sweetened with chemicals…

probably slightly infected - cloudy honey colour, big head, vegetable aroma, too much carbonation, bitter aftertaste

25cl, from De Bierloods Adegem, not complex, yet refreshing, balanced, cloudy, good head, nice Belgian White

Batch 03-12-99 Aroma of freshly squeezed orange juice. Bright yellow pour, looks like champagne, wtih fewer bubbles and a few chunks floating about. Slight white spritzy head. Tart, lemony flavor, lifeless mouthfeel. Age has probably gotten the better of this one.

Bottle: Poured a hazy white with light yellow color, the head is a fluffy white. Aroma is citrus and wheat. Taste is light citrus and has that wheat , very unimpressive witbier.

Batch 3-12-99, sampled 9-29-03. Superb aroma, really rich. I was bitterly disappointed when I drank it -- fizzy, some yeasty musk and fruitiness, but pretty bland. Some oxidized/smokey flavors that I'll chalk up to the beer being old, but there wasn't any protein drop in the bottom. Appearance dings for the 8 oz bottle, and the label, which gives the impression that a sewer line ruptured someplace in Europe.