Ithaca Partly Sunny

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Ithaca, New York USA

Pretty weak. Tasted like a wheat ale instead of a witbier. No spice at all. The taste was dominated by fruit and wheat. Very sweet. Light bodied and a little watery. Sweet finish as well. Refreshing.

The aroma is orange, apple cider, and wheat. Cloudy orange pour. This is a hoppy wheat ale with light spices and a Belgian influence. Mostly mellow and dry. I tried this on tap in the Ithaca area and in a bottle. Nice.

I was very unimpressed with this beer. It poured an anemic yellow then took on a more natural hue in the glass. Flavor was bland. Finish was forgettable. I’ll pass on this one next time.

Did not think this was a Belgian white when I had it - much more like a summer premium lager. Appearance is clear gold with fizzy white head. Aroma a bit of lemon and wheat but weak. Flavor is plain malt, slightly sweet with a bit of lemon. Overall, mediocre but refreshing.

12oz bottle: Sunny yellow pour with a nice, creamy head. The pour certainly fits the part. The aroma seems a bit hard to pull out. Slightly wheaty, the nose also offers a hint of sweet orange and citrusy hops. The body is almost tart from the start, opening up the flavors. I detected a lot of candied orange, sugary vanilla and coriander. This was very refreshing, but the body seemed muddled as I drank more and more of the glass. Just OK.

On tap at the Bocktown, nice place! Slightly hazy pale yellow. Tea froth head. Smells like mild wheat . Hits of grass an hay on the tongue, also a bit tart. Friendly and easy to get along with. Many of the attributes of a good lager. Some bitterness barely detectable. Well behaved finish with some mild hints of vanilla. Nice session brew. Very enjoyable.

A so so wit. Doesn’t have the normal witbier qualities but it is drinkable. Aroma was so so. Light malt and wheat with just a hint of citrus. Pour was a light gold with a one finger white head. Taste was more like a golden ale than a wit. Light malt and a just a hint of tart wheat in the aftertaste. A good wit this is not, but a good beer it is.

Bottle. Many of the characteristics I like about witbiers just don’t show up in this beer, especially the spiciness. That aside, there aren’t any off flavors to put you off. Hazy, yellow-straw body with a white head. Aroma has some very light coriander and some citrus. The vlaor is lightly sweet and lightly tart. The finish is very dry. Medium body and watery texture.