 Berley31 (198), New Brunswick, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 19, 2009
A: Poured with a small, white, fizzy head that diminished quickly to thin film. Body is a dark orange (almost brown) color, not what I’d expect from a wit, and quite cloudy. Leaves some light lacing on the sides of the glass.
S: Great aroma... you can smell the fruit (especially the orange), as well as some light hops. There’s also an underlying scent of the alcohol, but it fits perfectly with everything else.
T: Everything you can smell comes out very well in the taste of the beer... orange and coriander flavor, like most wits, but with a slight bitter, hoppy finish. The alcohol also comes through, but is not overpowering at all (hidden quite well, really, for a <10% abv beer) and warms the throat as it goes down.
M: Excellent mouthfeel, as it is quite full-bodied, with a slick and creamy texture. Average to soft carbonation.
D: I really enjoyed this beer, my first imperial white. Deceptive in its strength, the high alcohol doesn’t inhibit drinking more than one of these babies, and the taste isn’t overly sweet and spicy like some wits can be.
6ROW (274), corpus christi, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 orange pour white a small dense yellow head. sweet warming aroma. sweet warming taste with a peppery finish.
shrubber85 (2997), Wallhalben, Germany
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Bottle. Strong banana, orange, coriander, cinnamon and bread aroma. Cloudy brown-yellow color with small head. Sweet banana malt initially followed by a strong spicy (clove, coriander, white pepper) flavor. One of the spiciest witbiers I’ve ever had.
tennessejed420 (100), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 12 oz. bottle. Pours a very nice looking cloudy red orange with frothy off-white head which lingers. Aroma of banana, clove, alcohol, other spices. Taste is of orange, other fruits, spices, with alcohol on the finish. Full thick body. None of the flavors are bad but it is a bit overpowering. As marketed, truly a unique brew. It’s good though not something i’ll come back to.
Haast (5), Texas, USA
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bottle poured into imperial pint glass. Dark, hazy copper color with minimal head. Unique in that it retains some hefeweizen-like properties (banana, orange, coriander falvors) while having the thick body and mouthfeel of a doppelbock or strong ale. Slightly sour flavor with a distinct alcohol taste. A good "winterized" version of hefeweizen.
cmonster (114), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Bottle served in a snifter. Hazy, orange-amber in color with a tiny head that quickly disappears. Aromatic and flavorful. Corriander, spices and tomato nose. Medium-full body and creamy. Malty sweet flavor. Buttescotch, chocolate, coconut, dough. Lingering stickiness. Wait, thats the cookie I just ate. Big alcohol bite. I forget all the rest. Time to move to whisky.
DarkSong (115), Dacula, Georgia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy dark golden color with a small white long lasting head. It has the aroma of banana, citrus and spices. Tastes strongly of banana, coriander and citrus with a little bit of a bread taste and a moderate alcohol taste. I think the imperial part of this beer ruined it for me. It’s just too much of otherwise good flavors. I don’t think I’ll drink this one again after I finish off the 2 beers from the 4 pack that I’m planing on aging.
TheBeerGod (3171), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Bottle. Murky copper pour. Short, dense white head. Aroma is rather sweet with candied fruit, spices, yeast and wheat. Light flowery notes as well. Taste is sweet malts, candied fruit, Belgian yeast, floral hops, spices, and wheat. Body is thick, especially for a witbier, and has a prickly carbonation. Ends with more candied fruit, sweet malts, flowers, spices, yeast, wheat/grains and banana.
craftycarl21 (576), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Pours a dark copper with lots of carbonation and a very impressive and extremely thick head that leaves great lacing. Aroma holds nice orange citrus, bread, biscuit, and good spice. Also some caramel malt; not aggressive, but a nice smell overall. Flavor holds lots malt character; the commercial description doesn’t lie. There is lots of caramel, molasses, and a big booze presence. Not sure if it’s as crisp as refreshing as I like a witbier to be, but it’s still tasty. Decent Sam Adams.
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