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Ithaca Excelsior! White Gold

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1143.5/5.03.46/5.0Special8%67Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A Belgo-American Ale brewed with domestic barley and French wheat malts, the finest Saaz and Santiam hops, and an authentic Trappist Ale Yeast. Enjoy the glowing opaque appearance, amomas of spice and herbs, zesy mouthfeel, and dry finish.
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 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 21, 2007  
Date: 10/10/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Logan Pre-GABF

hazy pale yellow, light sweet spicy aroma, rich malt flavor, nice fruityness, well balanced with a yeasty bitterness (yeast shot?),
-------- /> Date: 10/19/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting

lighter bitterness than the prior sample but still a prevalent and building character, finally after warming a sweetness emerges and the bitterness receeds, a light tartness shows as well,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 KimJohansen (7006), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/104/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Hazy yellow with medium white head. Sweet yeasty artificial with ripe fruits. Sweet yeasty flavour with overripe fruits, yeast and toasted malt.


 argo0 (6897), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jul 28, 2008  
(Batch #1, rel. 4/07, Bottle #1374, failed to note who to thanks) Medium off-white head atop cloudy apple cider body. Aroma is medium sweet, wheat, some lemon. Taste is medium sweet, wheat, lemon, floral, light clove. Smooth medium body, some creaminess.


 hopdog (5562), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Aug 15, 2007  
750ml bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Bottle labeled Release Apr 01, bottle # 1803. Poured a medium and hazy golden color with a small sized white head. Aromas of herbs (very herbal), spices, parsley leaves, and citrus. Tastes of herbs, citrus, and spices.


 hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Bottle… Cloudy golden ale with some dark yeast chunks floating around and a huge, frothy, white head. Nice retention. The subdued, bready aroma resembles that of biscuits and honey. Medium-bodied with stinging carbonation. The flavor is sweet and lightly spicy with pale grains stepping to the forefront. Finishes sweet, and then dry. Bottle provided by growler!


 bu11zeye (5468), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 16, 2007  
(Draught) Pours a light hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of peaches, florals, apricot, light florals, and pineapple. Flavor of pineapple, citrus, biscuit, and lemon with a dry, somewhat bitter finish.


 CaptainCougar (5457), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Pours a hazy golden bronze with a thin ring of wispy white head. Aroma of pale biscuity Belgian malt and some earthy coriander and yeastiness. Starts with decent viscosity and nice sweet biscuity malt with some citrusy balance and earthy bitterness toward a fairly full bready finish. A pretty interesting double witbier.


 MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 4, 2009  
My Bottom Line:
This fluffy Belgian-style Strong Ale shares doughy yeast and lightly honeyed cereals with subtle citrusy, herbal hoppiness for a dry and classy number.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A foamy throne reigns over the light golden.
-This is extremely expensive (15$ for 750ml) for the end result.
-There is wild yeast in here? It’s not showing up in the flavor profile much, unless it is responsible for most of the dryness.
-This is very drinkable for its abv.
-Carbonation is rather effervescent.

Bottle.



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