Southampton Double White Ale

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

BOM club. pour is a cloudy dishwater yellow with a small white head, okay lacing. smell is very fermented at first, then wheat, yeast, lemon, and coriander. taste is lots of yeast, sour, wheat, then the lemon comes out with spice and pepper, leaves the mouth dry.

WOW, I did not care for this beer at all. My bottle must have been a bad one. The aroma was very nice. Had hints of citrus, yeasty, and bread. The pour was not what I expected as it wasnt nearly as cloudy as the other wits I have drank. The flavor is what killed this beer to me. The initial flavor was that of your typical wit, the after taste was terrible. I dont even know how to describe it other than terrible. Had it not been for that after taste this beer would have been a solid 3.7 or 3.8, but with such a horrible after taste, I cannot award such a score. Better luck next time i guess.

Deceptively light is right. Poured cloudy straw colored with white creamy hues. I guess that sounds gross, but it looked okay. Aroma is coriander and substandard wheat malt. Flavor improves quite a bit, with tastes of wheat, citrus fruits, bread and light banana. Really not of the caliber of SPH beer that is made at the brewpub, but very easy to drink and refreshing. Finishes light and without a crisp wind up, just a lot of yeast. That’s alright, I enjoy a different take on a style that seems all too similar way too often. The light touch to a higher octane beer is certainly a result of a better than average recipe, or ingredients, or both.

Golden hazy w thin long lasting bubble white head, nose mostly wheat and yeast. Lots of yeast in the taste sweet and fruity, the burps are very sweet and pleasant.

12oz bottle. pours hazy yellow pale body with minimal carbonation or head. very dry taste, citrus at first, finishes with spice. coriander aroma. very nice!!

2005 bottle. yellow golden color and mostly clear. thin creamy white head that goes fairly quickly. aromas of raisins, sweet bready malt, a little spice and orange peel. yeasty aroma too. flavor is dry and spicy. kind of like a lightweight tripel. a little bit of cuacao flavor, almost lemony too. mouthfeel is creamy, carbonation is fizzy. quite refreshing on a hot summer early evening. finish is dry and tart like a white wine. nice white peninsulas of lacing on the glass.

12oz bottle served in a Chimay chalice at the ambient room temp, which is probably in the high 50’s to low 60’s. Sharp wheat, herbal, and light citrus aroma. Slightly hazy, orange/golden color with a smallish head. Very smooth mouthfeel. Lots of sharp wheat in the flavor along with strong herbal flavors and some light lemon/tangerine. Alcohol is present. I seemed to like this better when fresh, this bottle is several months old.

22 oz bottle: Clears a very pale yellow w/ a pillowy, lasting, medium sized white head. Aromas at first are mixed peppery/clove spice, medium light coriander, and lots of wheat malt. I’m not getting the orange peel at all in the aroma. Also a bit of a pils malt aroma. Yeast adds a bit of bready character, and has a hint, just a hint, of banana in the aroma followed by whisps of sulphury yeast. The flavor is well balanced and has just that hint of tartness that the classics have. Also a bready wheat character w/ some coriander flavor along with a bit of alcoholic estery flavor @ the finish. Again, the orange seems absent. Finishes on the dry side w/ a wheat malt flavor and a bit of spicy yeast. There is just a bit of herbal hop in the aftertaste that lingers with the wheat malt. The body is light medium, carbonation is light high medium, no alcohol present in the mouth. Not a bad beer, but I’d like to see more of the orange peel come through in at least the aroma. I’ll agree that it would be oddly refreshing @ 6.8 ABV and it does have nice flavors. I actually enjoy this one pretty much! Not a classic, but good nonetheless!