Estrella Damm Inedit

Brewed by Damm
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Barcelona, Spain

Huge, dense yellowish head over fully hazy apricot-coloured beer. Coriander³ and marzipan, cookies, ad nauseam. Sweet, marzipan and of course coirander, getting some citrus, with sweet-soft gingerbread. But horror, each new sip gives a whiff of chlorine!! Light, slightly velvety texture, wheat slickness. OK, I didn’t sample it accompanying an espuma, but I still refuse to think that this is the thing to convert winedrinkers to gastronomic beeradventures. I’m glad El Bulli has taken this stance, but the result is... dubious.

Poured a slightly hazy light orange color. Light fruity aroma along with some yeast. Tart citrus flavor. Finished a bit thin. Not a bad beer, but not worthy of the hefty price tag.

Bottle… Lightly hazed yellow ale with a mid-sized, fluffy, white head. Fantastic retention. Yeasty, grainy aroma with a note of warm perspiration. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Lightly sweet, bready, grainy flavor. I’m not picking up any spices or fruit peels. Crisp, refreshing finish.

Bottle. Unclear yellow orange with white head. Fruity aroma with coriander.Nice Witbier flavour af malt and coriander. The orange is very discrete. Worthy more than one star.

Pale yellowish orange, actually too pale considering the style. Slightly hazy. A white fluffy head of small bubbles settles into small lacings. A rather sweet smell. Malts and wheat reminiscent of white bread. Lemon peel, orange, coriander, grass, fruity bubblegum, some general spices. All in all, a very light smell and I had to struggle to detect the different components. Rather anonymous, but still kind of pleasant. The taste is not as good as the smell, and rather thin in general. Almost a copy of the smell, but not as complex and weaker. According to the rather cheesy info sheet hanging around the bottle neck on this one, the beer is a blend of lager and wit and in the taste the lager really comes forth with a quite boring and bland character. Sweet malts with prominent wheaty notes. Sweet citric notes and orange, coriander, faint grassy hops. One or two earthy notes. Sweet flavor of bubblegum. The finish is short and slightly mineral-like with notes of spices. Very light body, feels bland in every aspect. A boring mouthfeel. As noted, this is supposed to be a blend of lager and wit, but actually it comes out more as a wit diluted with lager. It doesn’t taste bad or anything - actually it’s kind of refreshing and it has some nicely tasting flavors - but it’s just boring. The smell is definitely the highlight of the beer, and not even that is more than ok. It is no way near of living up to the boasting presented in the cheesy note around the bottle neck. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Very attractive 750ml bottle. Pours with almost no head. No aroma either. Looks like a hefeweizen. Very mild, unexciting taste. Finishes smooth.

wow, this is the most bs I’ve ever read on packaging ever. tone down the marketing folks! a white beer and lager blend with minimal aroma - some vegetal and phenols with saaz hops. This is not disagreeable and might go well with food in part because of the subtle flaws. How are vegetables with vegetal aromas? Thanks to Mario for the sample.

lightly hazy golden pour with a foamy huge white head. aroma has grains, yeast, and wheat. thin mouth feel with huge carbonation. dull wheat flavor, light orange, and spices.