Durham Witbier

Pale straw, someone cloudy. A bit funky and yeasty (to a fault, locker room scents pop up), but lots of sweet malts in the flavour which is atypical. A bit creamy in the finish, almost like mozzarella cheese. This just isn’t right.

On tap at C’est What. Cloudy yellow with moderate white head. Lacey. Some yeast puffs up the mouthfeel. A bit sour yet quite drinkable.

On tap at C’est What?
Appearance: Slight Haze with light sunny gold, medium large white top 3+.
Nose : creamy front with light fruity side , aromatic parfumy backing, hint of orange peel 5-
Flavor/Palate : Medium bodied , sweet soft , fruity character blended with sweet orange flavors. Late, midlle malty finish.10+/20

On tap at Victory Cafe - came about as clear as a wit could be (which is to say not transparent, but certainly not as cloudy as most wits I’ve had) with a foamy white two-finger head. Aroma nice but not really witty - reminded me of a soft summer ale, with some signature Durham notes. Flavour similar - very pleasant, but not really on style. Overall, the whole package reminded me of a good-quality unfiltered blonde ale, with some very faint wit touches - soft spiciness and mild citrus. A good beer from Durham - and certainly something I would get again, especially as the weather warms - but, as I said before, not especially on style.

2008-05-10. Lightly golden pastel yellow body with a modest creamy white head and great lacing that coats the side. (4+) Very fruity yeasty aroma, light diacytel notes or something similar. (6+) Similar flavours, fruity yeast reminds me of something I can’t place. Fruity, curious to know what yeast was used, it does not seem like a standard wit-ester profile. Average palate. Mabel liked it a lot, I was underwhelmed. Agree with the general sentiment that it would be better serviced on draught. Will be interesting to see where future iterations go with this. Cask at Volo

Cask at Volo. Hazy yellow with a tight white head. Mild aroma, yeasty and a bit spicy. Soft body. Mellow citrus & spice flavours, a bit of lemon. Not sure if I agree with the choice of releasing this as a cask ale - I think witbiers need a bit more carbonation to really work. But it’s promising, and I’ll have to try it on draught when I have a chance.

Cask at Volo. Pours a cloudy dark gold with an average size diminishing creamy white head. Decent lacing. Aroma of butterscotch, yeast and light spices -- a little to butterscotchy, almost like diacytl. Refreshing flavour, quite easy to drink, perhaps a tad watery. Yeasty with caramel malt and spices. Averege bodied. This one is hard for me to pin down -- I do like it and it’s easy to drink, but it’s almost a bit too light for me and the butterscotch distracts. Still, I’d have it again and I’d like to try it on draught.

On cask at Volo. Cloudy yellow, small white head. Nice yeasty aroma,pleasant. Taste shows promise - there is a nice base of flavour here, lots of banana, yeast and some lemon, but I found that there was a buttery aspect to it that distracted. I would also like a lighter more carbonated body for the style, I think that would really accentuate the solid base of flavours here. I’ll chalk these slight detractions to sampling it is cask form - I always appreciate good fresh Ontario cask beer, especially from these guys, but I think this style would be better served on tap. Thanks for another new offering Durham.