Nøgne Ø Wit

Brewed by Nøgne Ø
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Grimstad, Norway

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Yeasty powerfull aroma with strong citrus notes. Light bitter flavor, strange heavy bitter average finish. Too harsh. Watery palate.

50 cL bottle, thanks to faroeviking. Pours hazy yellow with a diminished white head. Citrus fruity and yeasty. Dry flavour, spiced, banana and mild wheaty. Lingering citrus finish into a solid spiced finish.

Bottle. [thank you, Yespr]
Pours a hazy pale yellow, a great frothy white head. Aroma is thick of coriander and light wheat. Fine mouthfeel, lightly grainy. Flavour is quite dry, ginger and coriander. There is far to much dryness through hops. There are so many better wits than this.

Cloudy golden. Sweet quite spiced coriander fruity yeasty aroma. Pleasant bitter coriander yeasty wheat flavour with some sweetness and citrus.

Hazy pale golden with medium head. Sweet aroma with coriander, yeast and orange peel. Flavor is somewhat spicy and sweet with wheat, orange peel and hops. I don’t need that much hops in my wheat beer…

Can. [Courtesy of faroeviking , another great session @ yespr] Large fizzy off-white head that mostly lasted. Muddy orange colour. Spare lacework. Aroma of citrus, coriander, ginger, wheat, fruit, light banana and a hint of floral. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated sweet and acidic flavour. Sour and sweet spicy finish.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 1     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 4     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Dough : XX   Esters : 1   Phenols : XX   Dusty : XX   Spicy : XX   Apple : XX   Banana : XX   Tropical Fruits : 1   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : 1   Wood : XX   Vinous : 1   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 2   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : 1   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX   Wheat : 3
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 1   Perfume : XX   Orange : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : 1   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : XX   Cloves : XX   Coriander : 3   Ginger : XX   Orange : 2   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : 2   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX

Comments: Sweet, spicey and perfumey witbier that remains insubstantial.

Bottle (50 cl) from Systembolaget. Cloudy orange/amber with a medium stable white head. Tropical fruits and coriander dominate the aroma. Light in body with a soft carbonation. Quite dry with an unusual bitterness for the style. A tasty and interesting wit.