Anchorage Whiteout Wit Bier

Brewed by Anchorage Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Pale straw, hazy, off-white head. Citric acidity, lemons, dry crackerlike malt, biscuit and wheat, light earthy funk, a little horse-blanket, grainy finish with effervescent carbonation.

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Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy pale yellow with a fading white head. Aroma of yeast, little wheat, brett, oak, sweet tropical fruits, pineapple. Flavor is wheat, yeast, light brett, spice, pineapple, sweet tropical fruit. Thin body, lively carbonation, dry bitter finish. 060313

Hazy pale straw color; Light to medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of yeast, wheat, floral/fruit, citrus, & vinous notes; Flavor of wheat, yeast, citrus (notably lemon), some coriander, and spice; Finish is slightly tart/sour; Nicely balanced; Good - but I was expecting a bit more.

Corked bottle from A Tutta Birra, Milan
The cork opens with a loud pop; it pours a clear yellow color with generous frothy head, and some sparse perlage. Very nice aroma; there is some lemon, some vanilla, light biscuits, delicate Bretts; intriguing.
There is too much carbonation, and the mouthfeel is totally dry, with poor flavor components, too much bitterness, and an after flavor of plastic.
Not nice; and overly expensive.

750ml bottle shared by Olivier.
Appearance : Crystal clear pale yellow with medium creamy and fluffy white head. Long lasting head, lots of lacing.
Aroma : Amazingly aromatic. Delightful funk with a nice farmhouse character. Light citrusy and herbal notes. Lots of personality. Some wheat.
Taste : Horsey and funky. Herbal notes, nice clean and sharp finish. Citrusy notes. Some wheat.
Palate : Great fizzy carbonation, fluffy palate.
Overall : Awesome beer. The funky witbier idea works really well for me. Very complex layers of farmhouse and funky notes. Very elegant and quite drinkable. Refreshing. Awesome beer.

Bottle (bomber) from bierkompass.de. Hazy golden, medium white head. Fruity aroma with notes of peaches and apricots. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Semi dry with medium bitterness.

Bottle. Pale golden colour with awhite head. Aroma is sourness, brett, citrus, wood, spices. Flavour is sourness, brett, citrus, wood, spices. Very nice beer.

Bottle: Poured a clear bright yellow color ale with a medium pure white foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of Brett and Chardonnay is quite dominant with light peppercorn and spicy yeast notes also perceptible. Taste is a good mix between some dry Brett notes with some Chardonnay notes with some clearly vinous notes and some spicy peppercorn notes which don’t really fit in too well with the rest of the flavours. Body is light with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. This is quite enjoyable though with the amount of Brett and Chardonnay notes I am not sure I would call this a wit beer any more. Some spicy notes of peppercorn could be removed since they don’t really bring anything valuable to the whole mix.

750 ml bottle. A clear and sparkling pale yellow beer, with a large, fizzy, mostly diminishing, white head. The aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (flowers, grass), moderately yeasty (barnyard, cheese, dough, wet earth), with notes of lemon, clove, apple, some white wine and wood. The flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation, really dry, medium length finish with almost moderate bitterness, lightly alcoholic. If I think at this beer as a Wit (a style I’m not particularly into), it’s nearly excellent, but as an Anchorage Brewing beer it’s my least favorite product by them. Still several merits, from the nice funkiness to the integrated barrel and the drinkability.