Lost Abbey Witchs Wit

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
San Marcos, California USA

750 ml bottle courtesy of bvc. Pour is cloudy yellow golden with a smallish white head. Aroma of earthy hay, wheat, and some light coriander spiciness. Herbal, menthol, some clove. Taste is herbal, sweet honey and the wheat grassiness. All the flavors are nicely integrated, though the overall effect is a bit subdued. Really didn’t get any of the grapefruit.

750 ml bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a slightly hazy light golden color with a 1/2 finger thick white head. Very light lacing. Aroma is bread, herbal hops, yeast, esters, and spice. Flavor is citrusy. Thin, almost watery palate. Has a slight tartness to it. Overall, a decent beer.

750ml bottle. Pours a light yellowy, Bud Light color with a smallish white head. Expected a bit more head and carbonation for this. A lot of bubbles for in the glass and stick to the side. Head retention is relatively poor especially for the style. Aroma shows light malts, some banana. Don’t get any coriander or orange, just banana and a decent amount of it. Maybe some clove as well. Highly phenolic, some band-aid thrown in as well. Taste is doughy, bready, flat and boring. No acidity or citrus flavors. Not really thirst quenching. More boring than drinkable. A hugely disappointing rendition of the style.

Bottle. Pours a yellow gold color with a nice white head. Smells of wheat, yeast and a bit of spice. Tastes much like it smells with a very nice balance of citrus choriander with the wheat and yeast.

Clear straw yellow color with crisp white head. Wheat, yeast, and grapefruit aroma. A solid whit with citrus flavors and a smooth yeast bite.

Courtesy of ibrew2or3. Pours golden, white head. Aroma is yeasty, fruity and sugary. Taste, some spices, sweet honey and hoppy. Fruity (lime/orange peel). A decent wit, very drinkable and of quality.

Bottle from South Bay Drugs. Creates thick white heading were as the beer itself is a glowing yellow almost white liquid. My nose is gratified once I begin to sniff the aroma out because there are scents of lemon shavings, banana, and coriander. This is my second time drinking this beer and that’s because I didn’t enjoy it the first time around, but there is something bland and humdrum about the flavor of this wit. The flavor of this wit taste watered down, and by this I mean it seems as though ice cubes were added to my glass of beer then they melted into my beer. Anyways, I do find very light traces of coriander and lemon shavings but why they don’t come across stronger is out of my jurisdiction.

Pours a clear, light gold in color. No head forms on the pour. Just a bit of frothy ring around the edges. Smell is very yeasty and has a bit of smoky notes. Taste is highly carbonated, again with the notes of smoke. Very creamy and full on the mouthfeel. Decent and well done.