Russian River Little White Lie

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Santa Rosa, California USA

On tap @ Russian River Sunshine in a glass! Beautiful hazy yellow color, white head, moderate lacing. Citrusy/yeasty aroma, hints of orange and biscuit. Light on the palate, perfect for quaffing. Nice flavor, not overly yeasty like some wits. Excellent finish, slight tart aftertaste. My wife even enjoyed it and she doesn’t drink beer.

on tap at hollingshead deli, orange ca this has the normal witbier appearance: cloudy yellow, white head The flavor is crisp, but the finish isn’t, which was a little disappointing. It’s a nice white, but not great

Fruity aroma, light (which was very nice). Very light, taste of coconut and malt. Far and away the best Witbier I have ever had.

This beer was poured from tap at O’briens in San Diego. Light gold color, very cloudy. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is citrusy, yeasty, fruity and sweet. A medium bodied wit. Malts are citrusy and fruity, lemon grass. Bright yeasts. Light and refreshing. A very nice it. I could drink this one all a long warm summer afternoon. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

On tap @ brewery. Straw colored, cloudy, white head with thin sheets and rings of lace. Medium body, lightly foamy and dry. Aroma of lemon, clove, Belgian yeast, touch of fruit (beforementioned lemon). Flavor is cloves and earthy, with lemon peel, yeast (fruit like purple grape//earth like leather). Yeasty finish, mostly sour lemon with some bitter clove mixed in. I like it for a Witbier, but I really don’t care for the style...so I’m glad they made it enjoyable.

Thanks Chris (Bello) for bringing this original American witbeer. Hazy warm-golden yellow with snow white creamy froth. Round wheaty aroma’s with good citrus notes and a nice dosis of soft spices , coriander and curacao orange skin. Smooth refreshing taste with hints of rice-crackers, greek yoghurt, fresh herbs, asian spices good wheat accents ending with a dry finish. Nice refreshing witbeer. Again thanks Chris for bringing this one over to Belgium.

Draught at Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena
This is outstanding. This is THE best Wit I have ever had. I don’t understand all of the low scores this beer has previously received, I can only guess it is because a lot of the raters seem to have had it at a festival of some sort, maybe this was just to delicate to judge fairly compared to all of the heavy beers that were being consumed along side of this.
Pours a hazy golden white with two fingers of dense, froathy head. Extreme notes of spice, much more than any other Wit. Typical corriander and orange peel notes complemented by even more citrus, banana, cinnamon, yeast, dough and spice. This beer is kicked up a notch, but still perfectly balanced by it’s dry malt base. Full, rich mouthfeel. Clean, dry finish. Aftertaste is slighty sweet. Perfect.

nice, nice, nice. what a gem of a beer. I tried the pliny, i tried the damnation, and now a russian river beer in one of my favorite styles: belgian wit. wow. Unbeleivably cloudy white appearance. Citrus and coriander assault. Plentiful hops for a wit. All around fantastic wit. drink this!