Deschutes 20th Anniversary Wit

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Bend, Oregon USA

Not much to appearance, but the layers of spices and flavors along with a vesty yeast make this average beer sing. Minimal excitement, yet solid beer, you expect something wild for a 20th anniversary, this is not it. Odd and unique flavors, all those odd additions pay off, but still fail to create a an excellent brew. Aroma is all banana/clove, but taste is all over the place, but in a good way.

22oz bottle from Windy City Liquor in El Cajon. Slightly hazy golden with medium head. Light citrus & yeast with a bit of pepper. Overall, light all around. Still enjoyable, just feels like a kiddie version of a good wit.

Very light color. Sort of like a citrusy Belgian/Wheat beer. This one starts clean, with a citrus finish. I don’t love it, but it is drinkable.

Cloudy pale yellow with white fluffy head. Nose of yeast, grain and fruit. Flavor is spice, banana, grain and yeast. Nice body and mouthfeel. Decent carbination with clean finish.

Pours a clear and surprisingly light yellowish color with a short-lived white head which receded to a ring leaving little lacing. The aroma is pretty standard for a wit with a very sweet banana and wheat aroma with a healthy dose of spices thrown in. The first thing I notice in the taste is a big lemony presence that lasted throughout. The rest of the flavors match the aroma but there’s a dominant lemony flavor that makes this a little bit unique. The mouthfeel is a bit thin honestly with lots of carbonation. This is a decent summer beer but not the most distinct wit I’ve had.

22. Pours a deeply hazy medium copper with a thin white rim of film atop, and some decent sheets of white lace up the sides. Appealing coriander and bubble gum nose. Watery, thin body with flavors quite subdued. This beer looks and smells about right, if not world-beating, but it goes quite watery and in the end amounts to not a whole lot.

Date: 08.30.08, 22 oz. bottle from CelticBrew, and shared with him, Doboy, and Steve E.

Aroma - Citrus, spice, some sweet grain

Appearance - Hazy yellow, white head that recedes to persistent thin layer,

Flavor - Honey like sweetness, some yeasty flavors, soft dry finish

Palate - Light body and lively carbonation, clean, dry palate

Overall - Easily drinkable, very refreshing, a good summer beer

22 oz bomber shared with our host doboy, along with DrBayern and Steve. Pours a golden straw color, forming decent white dead of foam. Aroma was of lemons, spices, yeast and wheat grass. Flavour was much of the same, smooth with a nice carbonated character.