Michigan Brewing Celis White

Brewed by Michigan Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Webberville, Michigan USA

Sweet after tones on the back of the palate.. This is a pretty good witbier. The best of the bunch in this mixed case. It held true to all the characteristics that make a wit beer a witbier. Give this beer a try.

Little taste, but somehow bitter. Could have been higher, but I docked it a little for no longer being Texan.

From Norm’s Beer and Wine. I like Belgian Whites, this one had a good appearance and good taste to start but for some reason as I drank more of it, the taste kind of faded.

Pours golden with a slight haze. Well developed carbonation with a creamy white, tightly knit head. The nose suggests coriander, cloves, allspice and citrus. Light-to-medium body with a little spritz on the palate and forward spice notes that make me think of pumpkin pie without the pumpkin. Well developed, broad-stroke lace. Highly refreshing wheat beer. Well balanced. Excellent both as a sipping beer and as an accompaniment to food. I’d return to this.

12oz bottle.
Pours a thick-looking, very cloudy orange-amber. That’s some nifty-looking stuff. Not much head, but what little there is leaves some decent lacing here and there. Aroma is tart, lemony, yeasty and a little earthy. Flavor much the same with tart citrus leading the way. Light earthy grains and hops march in behind the citrus and a touch of banana soon follows. Body is light to medium with a thicker-than-usual palate for this style that grows more cloying with each sip.

I was heartbroken when I heard Celis sold out to Miller because I knew that would be the end of the Celis line of beers (apparently MBC was more interested in the equipment than the recipes). I will always have a soft spot for the original Celis White and Celis Raspberry for helping me turn my ex into a beer connoisseur. I’m sure she appreciates it too even if she no longer appreciates me, but that’s another story. When I heard MBC was reviving some Celis recipes, I was cautiously optimistic. My thanks to MBC for reviving these beers and recreating them, at least by my memory, pretty faithfully to the originals.

12oz bottle into a wheat glass. Great history, and a pretty good beer. It’s not the best thing in the world, but a solid wit.

I will have to agree with the masses. This is a pretty good witbier. The best of the bunch in this mixed case. It held true to all the characteristics that make a wit beer a witbier. Give this beer a try.

12 oz from Weiland’s Market in Columbus, OH. Pours clear yellow with a small white head. Nose is lemony citrus, sugar, wheat, grass, and Lemonheads. Flavor is similar with spice and a mellow sweetness. Medium bodied and very enjoyable.