Flying Dog Woody Creek White

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Frederick, Maryland USA

Pours from the bottle a cloudy, bright yellow with a very big white, bubbly head. Aroma is very heavy of wheat, some mild citrus lemon with some very light hints of coriander coming through at the very end of the nose. All aromas combine forming a pretty sour smelling brew. Flavor has a very smooth orange and coriander presence and melds very nicely with the heavy wheat and yeast notes in the middle and end of the beer tasting. Body of the brew is heavy feeling, carbonation is very fine with the texture being on the slightly creamy side of the spectrum. Overall a bit better than I was expecting as the aromas and flavors worked pretty well with one another.

Not the time of the year for a witbeer. Bought at the bierkoning in Amsterdam. NIce witbier :)

Bottle, when poured it is a pale yellow, with a white, almost creme colored head. Smell of lemon, taste of slight spice. I love how you can see the spices floating around in the bottle. Palate is citrusy, all over a very nice brew.

Bottle. Light aromas all around, with hay for the malt, lemon for the hops, soap for the yeast, and background notes of coriander, apple and vinegar. Head is small, fizzy, white with a small ring of lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy light yellow. Flavor starts. moderately acidic to start and finishes moderately acidic and bitter a a bit tart. Palate is light, watery with a fizzy carbonation. One of the crispest and effervescent Witbiers I’ve had. Lots of burps in every bottle.

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy wheaty aroma. Sweetish wheat malty and spicy flavor with some hints of citrus and hints of perfume. Has a fruity spicy wheaty finish.

August 2009 Beer of the Month Club , 11/16/09

Aroma: The nose is fruity, banana, candied sugar, orange, and spice
Appearance: Pours a very cloudy yellow color with a bubbly white head
Flavor: Taste is much more wheaty/spice, but still has the sugary sweetness of the nose
Palate: The palate is light, with a moderate wateriness and a smooth finish
Overall Impression: This makes for a pretty solid wheat beer. It certainly isn’t the best beer out there, but it does drink really nicely, and it does have a nice, quality wheat beer flavor to it. A tasty brew that makes for a great session beer especially for those who really enjoy wheat beers

Nice golden yellow with only moderate amount of haziness. Minimal head, retention and lacing. Citrus, yeasty smells along with coriander and something else. Is that anise or licorice? Sure smells like it. (Big negative, for me.) Taste is good, but I can’t get past the anise flavor. Totally hurts this beers rating, from my standpoint. If you don’t mind licorice flavor, this beer is way easy to drink. It’s not even that it’s an overpowering flavor, just that it’s there.

Poured from bottle into water glass at work. Very cloudy, pale yellow with moderate head. Looks almost slightly gray if head away from the light. Aroma of strong citrus, coriander and sour wheat malt. Pungent smell overall. Spicy coriander upfront with orange rounding out the flavor. "Wheaty" and slightly sour malt. Pepper and some bitter hops at the end. Moderately high carbonation, with a moderate body and pretty dry overall. Feels tangy. Exceedingly refreshing, one of the better made and most balanced of all the American made Wits.