Lost Abbey Witchs Wit

Bottle sampled in Nov 2008: Pours a hazy bright golden with a small, clingy-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of lightly sweet biscuity malt and some peppery coriander and faint lemon citrus. Body starts with good fullness and lightly sweet doughy malt with a pleasant lemongrass and honey spice balance before a drier crisp and smooth finish. Nicely balanced and very drinkable, a nice witbier.

Bottle, 75cl. Pours a clear yellow beer with no head. The aroma is banana and wheat. The flavor is banana and esters. The palate is weak. Overall a little thin.

THOUGHTS: Nice, but I don’t know if it was worth the price. I hate wits in large bottles, because you can’t get the yeast in on the first pour. More and more citrus came out as it warmed lightly. And even more citrus once I got the yeast in the glass. For having grapefruit honey and zest in it, I was getting more lemony notes. This would go great with a crab cake or a salad. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a milky, medium yellow to light orange with an average, ever so slightly off-white head that mostly diminished and left good to fair lacing that was very fine. The aroma was light wheat, light dough yeast, slight grapefruit, more lemon and spices. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and acidic; while the finish was acidic and lightly bitter with an average duration. There was honey, citrus, wheat, yeast, lemon and a hint of grapefruit. The light to medium body was fairly dry with lightly tingly carbonation and a light astringent finish.

Bottle ( 750ml ). Shared with blankboy, garthicus, gregclow, jerc and mabel - I think bottle care of swoopjones. Hazy light yellow with an average frothy lasting white head. Nice saison/wit aroma - spice, light floral/grassy bitterness, just enough clove and banana to make it extra appealing. The taste followed - quite spicy, with moderate alcohol (seemed more than 4.8%), even more grassy bitterness than the aroma, and an admix of honey sweetness. Average body, seems a bit bolder and bigger than most witbiers, slightly astringent from the spice, and an almost acidic aftertaste. I thought it was terrific!

Bottle. 25.4 oz. Split with James and Sean. Pours deep, hazy golden with a thick, white head. Aroma of wheat, hops, hay, spice, and hints of vanilla. Medium body with a clean, smooth aftertaste. Expected much more from Lost Abbey, but still a very good Witbier.

Bottle. Pours a very hazy orange body with small white head. The aroma is malt, sweet honey and coriander. The taste is very smooth, not too smooth - but great flavors of fruit and wheat.

Bottle. Pours a flat golden color with a small white head that dissipates to a tiny ring. nose is sweet, light honey and clove with a mustyness. Palate is filmy and carbonated with a crisp finish. FLavors are light honey sweetness, grainy.

Pours hazy pale yellow color with a white head. Aroma is orange, coriander, wheat, and some spicy hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, coriander, orange, honey, and a bitter spicy finish.