St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Watou, Belgium

From a bottle--Poured a very hazy straw-yellow-orange body likened to thick grapefruit juice. A decent sized white foamy head that soon dissipated to a wispy topping. Nose of sweet, citrus fruits such as lemon, orange, and peach. Very nice chewy wit, but the finish was a little flat and overall, I like my wits a little drier and tangier. Very nice wheat and yeast complexities that are great any season.

I wont say much as this is a twatted in the morning job. Nice yes, too drunk to know why or where. And my mind is elsewhere. Come on Ricky!!!!

There are a lot of very good and inexpensive wits out there and for this one to please me would take a lot, given its price. I was rather overcome by the presence of peach in the aroma and flavor and I found it all most welcome. Peach is an excellent component of this style, one that I never experienced or imagined before. I was a little disappointed in the finish, where the peach flavors disapated, leaving a not entirely compelling acidic dryness. Still, a very good beer.

Bottle. Cloudy lemonade yellow body with a thick foamy head. Nose-smells like a macro from a foot away. Up close, notes of lotion, CO2, light must, light white spices come out. Taste-prickly, soft, light lotion, lavender, coriander, watery, light citrus, Alka-Seltzer (big time), orange, chamomile, mildly tart. Not bad for a lame style, but kind of thin and uninspiring. I hate to say this, but this beer would probably taste better with a wedge of lemon or orange in it. I could imagine kicking back and slowly drinking a bottle of this on the back yards while eating oranges or dunking orange slices into it. VERY Alka-Seltzer like.

AKA St. Bernardus Wit. Aroma is strong and malty/wheaty with a considerable citrus overtone, mainly lemon. Color is a cloudy, almost opaque, golden amber; head is fairly persistent. Flavor is rich and wheaty with plenty of citrus tang and a piny hops undertone. It feels thick and smooth, and leaves a lemony aftertaste, especially on the lips.

Bottle: Pale straw, twas a bit lighter until I poured the bottom of the bottle in.   Large frothy white head, great retention, fairly decent lacing.   Big wheaty nose, corriander and citrus peel as well.   Moderate wheatiness on the tongue, dull spices.   Not as flavorful as I remembered.   Clean, has a citrusy finish.   Moderate to full body and mouthfeel.   Decent Wit Bier, but just isn’t as sharp or flavorful as I remembered.   However, it does feel a bit meatier/wheatier than most others.

Bottle. Not much to say about this one. Apparently from the guy(s) who made Höegaarden, and it tastes like Höegaarden. Which doesn’t help.

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Heavy hoppy light yeasty aroma. Strong nice citrus-notes. Powerfull bitter flavor. Long nice bitter finish. Oily palate. Nice witt.