New Belgium JR0805 (Single Speed)

NB – Single Speed: I tried this a while ago, but I remember why I didn’t like it. It was similar to a witbier in color and palate but cloudier and tasted almost soapy. I guess that was the herbs and such. I don’t know what the deal was with the funky organic flavors but something was definitely slightly off. I think it had potential only it was too strange. The Mothership Wit, which came later, was definitely better. NB is kind of hit or miss with their experimental beers, although a few have been hard to decipher. This one, unfortunately, was a miss for my taste.

I must admit this was quite tasty, and I am generally not a big fan of New Belgium in any way shape or form. This pours seriously like grapefruit juice, almost white, and very cloudy. Aroma is sweet and tea like, with some really nice background fruitiness, and that is followed by a very pungent hop aroma. Unfiltered and nicely hoppy iun the flavor, with just a hint of chamomile coming in the background. Nicely done.

Densely clouded, yellow appearance. Fairly clean fruity aroma. Sweet orange, tropical fruit flavor, herb tea, mildly spiced, light breadiness. Nice refreshing blend.

Had on tap at Hopyard in Pleasanton. Pour from tap was a hazy yellowish color with a nice head. I didn’t get much from the aroma. It has a medium mouthfeel. Flavor was sweet, little spice to it, malty with barely any hop profile. It was drinkable, refreshing in some ways.

Draft. Pale hazy yellow with a big white head. Yeasty aroma with lots of spice. Yeasty flavor - banana, clove and sweet malt. Drinkable with some complexity. It seemed like a cross between a wit and light abbey.

On draft @ Barclays on College. Murky yellow color with wit colored hues. Sizable white head. There was almost nothing in the aroma maybe slightly phenolic but nothing else. Slightly sweet, spicy flavor with the chamomile really coming out. Slight banana notes as well. Dry aftertaste with no hop presence.

had this at the brewery in fort collins however they called it test beer jr0805.? yellow hazy beer with a white flat iron head. nose of citrus and spice. somehat like witt beer but with more of a hoppy afterglow. crisp and mellow. good. probably would be great on hot summer day. one of the brew staff filled up a glass with la folie and half of this...now that is what i’m talking about man. mix the two for a great fuckn beer.

Draught. Cloudy yellow color. Floral, somewhat resiny hop smell, with hints of honey, vanilla, biscuit, chamomile and various fruits. Very sweet on the palate, grainy in its malt composition, and quite hoppy, but in a strange, resiny way, not what I would expect from the hop Hallertauer. Notes of chamomile and fat free vanilla ice cream dominate the palate. A strange beer.