River Horse Double White

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

A hazy golden wit with a thin white head. A nice fruity aroma, banana, a bit of catnip. In mouth, a nice light oily mouth, fruity esters, bananas and cloves, rather silky. Medium bodied. Tap at BCTC 2009

This double white is packed with a punch! It has a lot of spiciness and booziness all going on, same for the aroma. There are notes of citrus zest (not the deodorant soap) in the aroma and flavor as well.

Tap at Rattle N’ Hum. Pours golden with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet, somewhat rich and a little spiced. Taste is Nice slightly hoppy, nicely spiced and all in all pretty good.

bottle from Bowery Whole Foods (nyc) labeled "River Horse Double Wit" pours a sparkly and cloudy light orange with thick frothy yellowish head. very odd aroma, like asparagus and pine nuts with some cloves. flavor is kinda bland with a somewhat off sour/bitter pine nut or pistachio finish. other than that there’s some artificial lemon flavors and a hint of metal. not sure what they did to this beer, but it’s just off. its fairly fizzy but also a bit oily.

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep hazy golden.copper with a massive foamy whiteh head- diminshes a bit - some lace. Aroma is orange spice, earthy, slight wet dog, leather, crackery malts, and lemon zest and phenolic earthy belgian yeastiness. Flavor is a bit flat and boring- orange zest, orang mints, phenolic, crackery pale malt is not very fresh or bready, just a bit dull, floral and grassy with some flat sweet honey like hints. Finish has a slight tang to it with a zesty slight tartness. meh.

Pours a hazy amber with a nice white head. Smells of coriander, citrus, grassy, wheaty, some spicy hints. Tastes of citrus, some honey, coriander, some spice, peppery hints. Nicely carbonated with a dry finish. A really like this brewery’s take on Belgian styles and other experimental beers and hope they do more. At $14 for a sixer of their tripel and $8 for a 4 pack of this, they make some of the best beer for the price out there.

Tap at Swift Hibernian Lounge. Hazy straw-gold beer with a dense 1/2" head. The aroma is lovely. Lots of citrusy, corianderish character with a pronounced spiciness on the back. Surprisingly, the yeast is quite expressive and the brewer seems to have used a light hand with the spicing. A light touch of clove as well as some honeyish malts. The malts have a bit more character than is usual in this style. Fruity with a light lemon and herbal/spicy yeastiness. It’s light and lean with a dry finish but with more than enough complexity to keep it interesting. A pretty solid wit.

Bottle: Poured a golden straw color with a nice white head. The aroma was citrus, grass, flowers and spice. The flavor was heavy spice strong flowers and some citrus. Overall, not a fan.