Portsmouth Belgian Style White Ale

Brewed by Portsmouth Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

22 oz bottle, from brewery. Pours a mostly clear light yellow body under a minimal thin fizzy head that was actually more clear in color than white. It completely vanished within a minute. The nose is all spice, lots of coriander and orange peel. A little bit of Ivory soap. Minimal yeast or yeast influence, light wheat. The lack of yeast and its byproducts really ruins this beer, reducing it to an overspiced American Wheat. Lots of coriander, but no complexity at all. Mouthfeel is thin and light bodied with moderate fizzy prickly carbonation. Watery in texture with just nothing to chew on. Overall, boring and simple.

Draught tulip at the brewery on 7/6/07
I don’t know how this manages to keep getting changed to 7.5% abv, as it certainly is not. I believe this is between 4.5 and 5. Anyhow....
Lucid, white-gold intertwined with soft apricot/banana yellow. Moderate haziness and an initially full, fluffy white head that quickly recedes to cover, leaving minor lacing.
"Chewy", or "fat", wheatiness in the nose leaves a full impression while pinches of pale malt sugars are dotted about. It trails off with lemon, white pepper and a moderate citrus juiciness. Proper attenuation, without any syrupy/sticky sweetness, and a very light, airy yeastiness that matches the sligthly bubbly, light-hearted carbonation well. Medium strength of aroma, no flaws.
Delicious attenuation is probably its strongest point, with a wheat softness that further sells its drinkability. Light tanginess on the finish, of lemon/orange and yeast acidity, but there is an unfortunate nuttiness that adds some blandness. A very competent, drinkable wit. Somewhat low on flavor, but the flavors present are used efficiently, interjecting tartness and tanginess to give it a modest complexity.

on tap-pours a creamy white head that laces with hazy/cloudy gold color. Aroma is rock candy, fruit, perfumy, yeast. Taste is rock candy, fruit, perfumy, yeast, coriander, spice. OK carbonation.

Aroma:good citrus wheat,banana.... Appearance:hazy yellow,small head.. Flavor:citrus,wheat,light banana....

Verre de dégustation (provenant d’un fût) au Vermont Brewers Festival 2006 (Burlington, VT). Arôme: Odeur d’épices, de citron et de bananes. Apparence: La couleur est paille légèrement voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Gout de bananes et d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps et la texture sont mince. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de citron en arrière goût. (Rating #563)

Hazy golden in color with a small white head. Artoma of ginger,herbal and medicinal. Flavor is fruity,spicy,peppery,ginger.orange.

Hazy orange. Small head. Nice lace. Yeast aroma. Flavors of fruit and coriander. Medium body.

Cloudy yellow color with a thin creamy white head. Interesting aroma and flavor of citrus, spices and yeast. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and soft carbonation.