Southampton Double White Ale

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

Poured a slightly hazy pale golden color with a dense white head that was slow to settle and produced good lacing. The aroma was light yeast, citrus, pepper and wheat. The flavor was a bit of citrus and wheat with some sweeter malt coming through. Not much pepper or bite to this one. Expected more from a double-wit. Mouthfeel wasn’t bad. Carbonation wasn’t too in your face.

I do not understand the point of this beer at all. It has a big alcoholic kick in it (though it is not a "hot" beer). Does the alcohol content simply flatten out the beer’s flavor? I think it does. I believe the run of the mill Hoegarden or other such White Ale delivers a great deal more of the flavors present in this beer. Here, there are only intimations of what could be.

12oz bottle, Sunset Grill. It is quite deceptive. Nothing that tastes like this should be 7% - that ends marriages. A great white flavor - lemon, citrus peel, sun, but a finish so smooth that the flavor is lent a very respectable ’fullness’ from very slight yeast. Well done!

On tap at Drafting Room. Cloudy straw yellow color with a small white head. Aroma is bananas and citrus. Flavors are citrus, cloves, bananas, coriander, and a little pepper. Flavors aren’t as strong as I had expected from a double wit. Very easy to drink.

(Bottle). Strong sour citrus aroma. Hazy yellow with very small head. Flavor is sourish fruit and spice, with a sour finish.

I wouldn’t really know how to go about making a "double wit" but they seem to have pulled it off. All your delicious wit character and flavors, but a bit stronger. Excellent brew.

Cloudy, hay colour. Nice white head. Lots of lemon. Not too sour. Very nice and smooth beer. 0.355l bottle.

Compared to other witbiers I’ve had, I’m not sure this one is really "big" enough to be called a "double wit." The only other beer in recent memory that wore that title was the Real Ale Limestone Wit, which somehow seemed fresher, more citrus-y, and spicier than this example. However, it was quite a nice witbier, especially for American examples of this style, which can be over-sweet for my liking. Appearance was a slightly hazy lemonade color with a good amount of soft white head. Aroma was rather citrus-y, and definitely spicy. Flavor was mostly clove, with some coriander and a nice amount of citrus. Flavor was pleasant, but not over-stated. Mouthfeel was pretty unremarkable, but not bad. Recommended. I bought this at Norm’s Beer & Wine in Vienna, VA during a visit there a few months back.