Key West Southernmost Wheat

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Melbourne, Florida USA

Bottle courtesy of daknole. Pours a hazy straw with a fluffy, pitted, white head that diminishes to reveal spotty lace. The nose is a really well integrated blend of lightly dusty wheat, coriander, orange peel and sweet lime. The lime is a nice aromatic addition that seems to take a bit of the edge off the coriander note and adds a pleasant citrus-y sweetness that is more subtle than simply ratcheting-up the orange peel note (like many brewers do). This is probably my favorite nose for any wit I’ve sampled to date. Light-bodied, soft and wheaty with just a touch of citric acidity at the finish. The flavor is surprisingly simple, almost bland at first, given how much I enjoy the aroma: a pleasant-enough wheaty blend of coriander and subtle, sweet citrus. The lime doesn’t really begin to assert itself until about two-thirds of the way through the glass. This is one of those session beers that builds upon itself with each sip. A 4oz sample wouldn’t do this beer justice. I can easily see myself running through a sixer of this while relaxing on a warm sandy beach. Thanks Dak.

Thanks daknole. Slightly hazy pale gold, small white head, minimal lacing. Aroma predominantly of limes, gives an almost berliner citric tartness. Favor isn’t tart, but has a fresh citric front that segues into a deeply wheaty backbone. Feeling uncharitable the cereal elements might be called scuzzy, but I’m feeling charitable and call them rustic. Light body, peppery effervescent palate.

(12oz bottle, courtesy of Bman1113vr) Pours clear yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of lime, wheat, grass, grain, and coriander. Flavor of wheat, light lime, and cereal.

bottle thanks to bman1113vr. gold pour with no head. nose is key lime and not much else. watery on the palate with a light key lime flavor.

On tap. Looks like a white, tastes like a white. Better than I expected from the south, but nothing I’d seek out.

bottle thanks to bman1113vr. poured a clear yellow with a thin white head. aroma of lemon was about all i could get. flavor was lemon with some metallic flavors in it. light body and high carbonation.

Extra from a trade with Daknole a long time ago. Pours with a small white head that goes over a hazy golden body. Aroma of coriander, bleach, lime, slight metal note and CO2. Taste is coriander and fizzy. Dry mouthfeel.

12 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Jacksonville, FL. Pours a hazy gold color with a little head. Aroma is a touch of lime and maybe a little spice. Taste is a little sour and a bit of bitterness. Meh, not a real good beer.