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Johns Grocery Generations White Ale 3.33 219

Johns Grocery Generations White Ale

Percentile
77
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2193.34/5.03.33/5.05.2%89.4Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
A Belgian witbeer brewed especially for John's Grocery of Iowa City, IA.
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 kramer (2524), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 7, 2007  
12 oz bottle, via iowaherkeye. Pours a hazy cloudy orangish yellow under a very fizzy white head that faded very quickly. The nose is grassy wheat with some accents of coriander and orange peel. Some fluffy yeast. Spice and yeast dominate the flavor up front, but the spice takes over on the finish. A good dose of yeast influence throughout. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with fizzy prickly carbonation. A servicable enough Belgian White, but not one that stands out from the crowd.


 BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/514/20
Nov 22, 2007  
From Badgerben’s Cellar Reduction night. Clear yellow body with minimal head. Nice citrus hop nose. Malty body with wheat flavor.


 ketchepillar (491), Des Moines/Grinnell, Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/513/20
Nov 21, 2007  
All around decent. Doesn’t have the yeasty character that one would hope for with this style, and thus its kind of boring.


 pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Pours gold with little head. Notes of citrus and and bread in the aroma. Has a heavy wheat flavor with a bit of spice and banana with just a touch of citrus. I’d bump the flavor up higher but every bottle I get has one sip where I taste a bit of soap (?) strange. Thin going down but sticky after, interesting enough. Very refreshing and drinkable.


 BrianHagmeier (257), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Pours a beautiful gold color with no head. Its got a very citrus, yeast and malt aroma and a flavor that reflects that. I have to agree with “hey-kevin” I think Im going to drink a lot of this beer this winter.


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 29, 2007  
Hazy amber with a small white head. Wheat, citrus zest, spice, in the nose. Mildly sweet taste with hints of spice.


 JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/102/515/20
Oct 28, 2007  
An OK wit. Clear gold color, rather than cloudy like it should be. Mild coriander and light wheat with minimal spice. Thin on the palate. They got the flavor right, but it could be a little more full bodied.


 Skyview (4095), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Oct 24, 2007  
Sampled at Badgerben’s Cellar Reduction Night. Pours a clear golden blonde brew with a fast dissolving white head. Aroma of light multi-grain malt, wheat a touch of cotton candy, yeast and some coriander. Taste is light to medium bodied, semi-sweet, lightly carbonated with a flavors of cotton candy and some coriander. Finish is thin, semi-sweet with a multi-grain and sweety citrus aftertaste.



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