Southampton Double White Ale

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Southampton, New York USA

Thanks Jen and Joe! Excellent beer - complex, full, and interesting. Starts with a very Belgian-like nose of grains and yeast. Hazy pale orange color with some head retention at first. Snap, crackle, burp! - this stuff is so fizzy you hear it perculating in the glass. Fine blend of vanilla, muscat, pepper, orange and yeast flavors in the middle haunt the late arriving spiced aftertaste. Full, creamy body and a great balance

Bottle shared with a bunch of folks at DougShoemaker’s Decemberfest 2006 - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Hazy lemon juice yellow with a good sized white head. Yeasty, spicy aroma with some tropical fruit notes. Flavour of lemon and yeast, with some big, mouth-filling herbal notes. Deceptively light given the alcohol percentage.

Very hazy golden coloured body with a small white head. Aroma of coriander seed, grass, hops, yeast and very potent cloves and bananas - a definite white! Medium-bodied; Strong spicey flavour with coriander seed and wheat most noticeable. Very nice and long-lasting makes this one good. Aftertaste shows more spice and nothing harsh - a great beer overall! This beer turned out great and I was very impressed by this throughout. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from K&E Discount Beverage in New Paltz, New York on 22-June-2007 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

22 oz bottle, Ty5592. Pours a hazy, almost unnaturally yellow colored body under a one finger fizzy white head that faded quickly. Aroma is of spicy wheat with some hay and straw notes. Some yeast, coriander, and orange peel. Fairly light and delicate spicing. Flavor is quite a bit heavier on the spicing than the nose let on. Lots of citrusy orange peel and coriander from start to finish. There is lots of wheat at the base, but the flavor doesn’t really emerge much. Mouthfeel is light-medium bodied with very fizzy prickly carbonation. Finishes fairly crisp with lots of lingering slightly sticky spices. This was pretty decent. Nothing eye-opening, but certainly drinkable.

22oz bottle via trade with goldtwins - Thanks Larry! - Poured cloudy golden with not much head. Aromas of yeast, corriander, orange peels, and lemon. Flavor is yeast, corriander, lemon, orange, and some cloves. Palate is light but not carbonated much. Easy to drink and the bitter finish keeps you coming back for another sip. Pretty well in form with the other Southampton brews I’ve had.. Tasty!

Bomber: Pours a cloudy orange with millions of tiny floaties and a fluffy white head, aroma has oranges, rich spices, lemons, starts and ends lightly bitter, velvet body, lightly sweet. The best witbier I have had.

Cloudy yellow appearance; off-white head with light lacing. Plenty of coriander and citrus (lemon and orange; perhaps some grapefruit) in the nose. Surprisingly tart in the mouth; good carbonation, oranges and spice, a bit of white pepper; a witbier with some tartness. Medium, bitter finish showing a traditional citrus and coriander profile.

2004 bottle Vintage, Sampled April 2004
As I pour this beer it generates a thick, white, frothy head. The beer itself is a murky yellow orange color. Aromas of bready yeastiness, lemon zest, and orange waft from my glass. As I take my first sip I note that this beer is nice and refreshingly light bodied. It finishes with an appealing acidic tartness, which is a great foil for the flavors that are in the front of this beer. There is a definite lemony/ orange character, and it is joined by a light coriander note. The carbonation reinforces the invigorating zing that is found in the finish.

The acidity in this is quite wonderful, nothing like a Lambic or a Flemish Sour, but it is here, and it is quite welcome. I really like this beer, of course I am a sucker for Wit beers. This beer finishes with a bit of astringency. This beer is straight forward, yet complex at the same time, refreshing yet contemplative.