Avery White Rascal

Brewed by Avery Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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The first half was a clear light gold pour the second half hazed gold. An aroma of clove and fruit. A flavor the same as the aroma. A really nice light crisp drinker at 5.5%. A slight after taste that might really eat at me if I drank too many.

[Bottle - Johns Market] A nice golden colored beer wih a thick foam head. A great wheaty flavor. Liked the lightness and the easy drinking of this beer. An awesome brew for the hot days of summer.

12 fl oz bottle from Vinmonopolet, Vika. Pours pale straw with a milky shade. Huge big-bubbled shiny white head. Fresh orange and lemon aroma. Notes of perfume and bubble-gum. Suggestions of coriander. Soft wheaty malt flavor. Rounded lemony fruitiness. Carefully spiced. Ligt to medium full. Very gentle on the palate. Smooth finish. A very inviting one. Easy drinking, easy to like.

Aroma is laced with spices, hops, and malt but remains mild. The appearance is a yellowish white color with serious cloudiness. Flavor is complex with a light citrus flavor along with the obviously present coriander. The wheat and yeast also are very obvious. The hops are low key here. The only problem with this ale is that it has a medicinal taste that seriously hurts the flavor rating. Still its a good beer with a dry finish.

UPDATED: JAN 25, 2005 2003 bottlePours a lighter yellow with some white tinges. Moderately cloudy with not a whole lot of head. Smells of coriander, yeast, a little bit perfumy. Orange and more citrus. Starts out mildly acidic, mildly sweet and VERY WATERY. Yuck this tastes like soggy wheat with some slightly tart but muted lemon and a little bit of dissolved bubble gum/candy flavor. Maybe I got a bad bottle, dont know why this would be so bad. coriander and lots of water dont mix. 5/4/3/1/7
2005 draught at Redbones Phew, was hesitant to try this one after hating the bottle I had last. Much better though. A hoegaarden clone it seems, with a very similar appearance (though this lacked much, if any head formation or retention). Huge amount of haziness though, and who would have thought, when Avery makes unfiltered beers, they are good, hint hint. Lemon, bubble gum and clove all balanced well with soft wheat and light pils malt and belgian base malt. 6/4/7/3/12

In the bottle. Cloudy pale yellow with a medium white head. Has the aroma of pepper and coriander. Foam rings encircle the glass. Lemon and pepper flavors immediately register on the tongue, but the palate is a bit chalky. Wheat flavor is strong in this with little balancing sweetness. Lemon is the big deal here as it is tongue tingly and pronounced throughout.

Bottle from Brattleboro Food Co-op. Hazy gold body with big head. Nose of fruits and citrus. Taste sweet, wheaty light and good. Nice dry finish. Okay.

Pretty nice light bouquet aroma, very pale color. A nice crisp flavor with a little orange but isn’t overly fruity or wheaty. Mostly pretty nice.

Draught at the World Beer Festival, Durham, NC. Cloudy yellow color with fluffy white head that laced the glass. Wheat, yeast, coriander, and oranges in the nose and flavor typical of the style. All are well balanced. Very refreshing.

Draft sample at Cincy Beerfest. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a small but frothy white head. Aroma of lemon citrus, spice, yeast, wheat, and clove. Flavor of wheat, bread, lemon citrus, pepper, clove, and yeast. Medium-bodied with active carbonation for the style and a mouthfeel that is crisp and not as bready as a lot of other wits. The lemon, pepper, and carbonation combine to add a good bite. This one is a little underrated on here, as it’s a pretty good example of the style.