Flossmoor Station Blanche DuBois

Formerly brewed at Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

On tap at Flossmoor. I have to give credit where credit is due when a brewer takes an unexciting style and creates a flawless rendition. Poured a hazy, paler golden with a deeper center.. full cap of creamy white head. Wonderful aroma as well!.. rich, peppery spices and orange peel accent sweet banana and doughy notes.. sweet, yet spicy.. warm and complex.. truly wonderful! Nice contrast between sweet and spicy again in the flavor... banana and bready notes with layers of white pepper, coriander, and orange zest surrounding.. mild diacetyl accents on the finish.. very, very tasty! Almost medium-bodied with a great contrast between the sweetness and spiciness.. refreshing, too. Great stuff!

On tap at the brewpub. Superb. Opaque yellow with some nice orangish highlights. Somw snowy white head that left a bit of lace behind. Lightly spiced with corriander and orange peel and a hefty wheat nose. Really great yeast character. Lively carbonations and a fluffy mouthfeel. Really well done.

Light and tangy. Really sparkles. Light lemon and orange flavor. Some white pepper and other spices. Good, full mouth feel. Sweet but from a natural flavor, not that horrible candy flavor that so many other beers have. When the weather turns warmer give this a drink.

On tap at the brewpub. This was great for a wit, but it’s a style that never impresses me very much. The body was cloudy yellow with some spicy clove in teh aroma. Thre was also some basil type herbs and lemons. The was was largely bananas and cloves. Nicely done and about as good as a wit can get.

Draft. Rating #1,100. Yellowish milky white with a short, lacy white head. Light lemon & spice smell. Taste has delicate citrus and coriander as promised. Sweet, but unassuming in balance. No off notes, no extremes, just a great example of a wit.

Tap at brewery with Tom and buddies: Hazy golden hue with little head and no lace. The nose picks up a floral estery character of orange peel, coriander, clove, wheat and belgian yeast tones. Developed a vapour of ginger snaps midway through the tasting. The taste has a herbal and light sweetness at first quickly followed by some tangy citric notes with a finish of wheat bread and pale malts. The aftertaste displays a very yeasty nature. The mouth feel is sprite and clean, very refreshing and perfect for a summer day. Well done and mostly to the style. Enjoy some of this early on before hitting the bigger beers.

Mug Club Tapping: After enjoying the aroma and deeply sampling this brew, I turned to <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=1 and <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=1 and said, "Hoegaarden." The boys at the station come darned close to nailing the aroma and flavor of that Wit. Nice clean spicy scents come from the glass. The flavor has light citric tastes with a soft coriander spicing and a slight lemon tartness. Very tasty and refreshing. I hope they brewed enough to have some on hand when the weather gets warm for real.

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Wonderfully refreshing witbier, and very much to style. This one has a bright citrusy nose with a touch of yeasty spiciness. The flavors are a great amalgam of orange, lemon, cut grass, yeastiness, coriander, and spices. This wit is a winner!