New Belgium Mothership Wit

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a hazy typically carbonated light yellow-white colored body and a good lacing. The qomewhat thin aroma was floral. The crisp semi-flat mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The wit like flavor contained notes of malt and coriander. An OK brew just nothing special.

12oz bottle. Pours a very pale gold - like straw - with a light cloudiness and a thin white head (that doesn’t last very long but leaves a good bit of lace on the glass). Despite the thin head, the immense number of streaming bubbles make it look quite carbonated. The aroma is light and bready/yeasty. There is a note of grainy pilsner malts, too. The flavor starts better - a good bit of coriander up front along with a nice unmalted-grain-flavor and texture. But towards mid-palate, some of the flavor fades - watery with some yeast notes - and others emerge - orange peel. The finish is dry and very light with subtle touches of grainy malts, delicate balancing hop bitterness, coriander, and yeast. The mouthfeel is very briskly carbonated and light-medium bodied. Overall, a plain thought decent witbier. Not that great, but quite drinkable - quaffable in fact.

Serving: 22 oz. bottle. Appearance: Cloudy yellow with a decent, pillowy, white head. Aroma: Yeast and lemon notes with touches of coriander, spice, bread, and hay. This one smells quite nice. Taste: Very lemony with notes of dust, pith, honey, coriander, spice, orange, and just a slight hint of varnish. Not too bad. Palate: Medium-high carbonation with a light, slightly watery mouthfeel and a short, citrusy finish. Overall: While this one didn’t blow me away, I didn’t think it was that bad. I would say give it a go.

Pale yellow pour with a white head. Aroma is light of pale malts and Belgian yeast. Flavor is equally light of pale malts, citrus and the distinct Witbier taste.

12-oz. Pours a cloudy grayish yellow with a light frothy platinum blonde head that falls quickly away to a weak film. Sweet coriander and orange nose. A little cloying and artificial smelling. Creamy, medium, fairly flat body. Lemony, corianderish mid-palate, again cloying and artificial. Not so amazing.

A wit, nothing special. Obvious mix of sweet citrus and sour. Good aroma for what it is.

Warm and inviting witbier. Some citrus and a creamy wheat flavor. SOme nice spiciness going on. This is a really good example of a witbier.

(bottle). Cloudy, pale yellow color. Small white head. Strong wheat aroma. Yeast and wheat flavors with light lemon. Avg duration. Dry finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.