Dark Horse Sapient Summer Wheat

Formerly brewed at Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Marshall, Michigan USA

Very Flavorful and spicy. Nice citrus flavor along with a peppery edge.

Tap: Golden thick haze with awesome lacing and aroma. Had at the brewery, very fresh, and very refresing. Starts with banana and clove, hints of lavender and spice, some bitter hits you on the way down. One of the most refreshing whit’s i think i’ve had, an excellent brew anytime of the year.!!

I have loved every minute of finding new beers by these guys, just 15 miles away from me. They have some *very* solid offerings (Black Bier, Boffo Brown, Tres Blueberry), and a flop or two. Along comes this Belgian Wit, more in the big bold style of the Stone Vertical Epic and the Hitachino Nest than the classy, slightly understated Vuuve and John’s generations. This one is really orangey, with slight coriander and pepper, and a whole truckload of that bandagey smell that I have come to love. Flavorful, fair body, good appearance.

Pours out with a large, exploding head to a cloudy, dark, golden color in the glass. Aroma is that of clove. Taste is a typical, but tasty wheat with clove, light citrus and a slight, spicy twang present. Nicely done. A good summer beer from a very good (and not appreciated enough) Michigan brewery.

A complex of perfumey, nectarines and some spice component before it’s down the hatch. Surprisingly light bodied but with coriander/cumin. More citrus as it warms. Now it’s turned into a tripel -- the spice and citric element combined with the color. It’s undeniable. Still a bit light bodied to get seriously into. If you’re having fun in the sun and don’t mind a thrist quencher that provides a bender -- this ones for you. Truly delicious.

’Flavorful’ is dead on, Michael - this is a summer beer of a different order than their fluffier Belgian Amber. This one has some outrageous bitter and peppery edges, a strong citusy character, and almost enough body and malt backbone to stand up to all of this flavour. Some salt and sweet, too - it’s complex as all get out, as busy as the bees in the orchards this time of year. Can’t say I’m a huge fan yet, but I’ll be having more, to be sure. One thing that must be an inside joke is the label - two mailboxes in the morning sun?

Very enjoyable. The bottle I drank yesterday had a nice crisp spiciness and subtle fruit notes that I really liked. Well worth drinking, especially in the summer heat.

A cloudy honey color with a medium creamy, non-lasting beige head. Spicey aroma, unusual in a wheat since it is not cloves, more like Allspice and pepper. A peppery taste that finishes dry. A tasty wheat that I think you hav to be in the mood for.