Ommegang Witte

Brewed by Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Cooperstown, New York USA

Bottle. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity spicy wheat aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweet spicy coriander flavor with some hints of orange and citrus. Sweetish spicy wheat finish with hints of citrus in the aftertaste.

From 750ml bottle, that indicates this is good now, or good for cellaring (?) Pours a very bright golden, with a characteristic hazy appearance and a robust white head. Aroma is heavy on the citrus (orange being predominant) and wheat...some spice, but nothing overwhelming. Flavor is very sweet and citrusy...more lemon/orange than the majority of Wits I’ve had in the past. There’s some coriander and possibly a bit of clove in the flavor as well, and it is a good drink if not overwhelming (I’ve had better Wits) Definitely a refreshing drink that goes down easy. Not bad...

750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden with a medium bubbly white head that left some lace. Aroma of corriander, lemn, orange, wheat, Witte spiciness and very fruity notes. Flavor was a nice mix of the same, spicy, fruity and crisp.

One of my least favorite styles. Cloudy pale yellow with a large white head. Yeasty aroma with hints of wheat and citrus and malt. Big carbonation. Spicy flavor with a tart finish. Unappealing.

Purchased 750ml at Willow Bend Liquors. Pours a cloudy golden with a one-finger white head. Smells of spice, cloves, hints of coriander and tropical fruit. Flavor: sweet, slightly tart with hints of lemon, orange, and fresh flowers.

Poured a cloudy golden color with an off orange hue. A good head retention that lasted but limited lacing. The sudsy foam remains for most of the tasting but does disappears after some time. The smell is sweet with good Belgian qualities from the yeast. A light spice from coriander and white pepper are noticeable as well. There also are some light orange qualities but smaller and light from most wit’s. The taste is smooth with a good malt presence. More of a light malt with a good amount wheat but also supported with aromatic or even caravienna. Surprisingly very smooth for a Belgian wit. I would say its best describe as clean. A citrus zing, not really a bite, that is more of a lemon taste then say orange. A limited hop flavor is minor but smooth and supports the spice feelings. A quality body with pretty good carbonation. Very easy to drink and has a smoothness that other wit don’t have.

Pours hazy, cloudy, no head to frothy head, depending on glassware. Smell is straight-on banana with a sprinkle of lemon zest. OK maybe some lemon curd too. Mouthfeel is nice, not sticky, not fizzy, just right. A sweetish example of the style, but finishes clean and dry, fruity, and spritzy too. A very good, sweet but clean wit.

Draught at BXL Belgian Cafe, NYC. Pale yellow, white head. Banana aroma, alittle spicy and with some wheat. Nice green banana flavor, malty with some yeast and some wheat. Some bitterness and some spices late in flavor, and smooth malty notes gives you company throughout the finish.