Baladin Isaac

Brewed by Le Baladin
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Piozzo, Italy

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

Small bottle. Yellow, low head, hazy if you get some yeast into the glass. Fairly perfumed aroma, Mallow (I guess), chamomille - slightly cloying to be honest. Wheaty base, mellow mouthfeel, sparkly mouthfeel. The herbal bubblegum works better in the flavor, I am still getting a root-beer wibe though. Interesting.

Pours a hazy dark golden yellow color that appears almost orange in the glass with golden banana colored hues when held to a light and a half finger fizzy white head that quickly settles into a lasting ring. Minimal lacing. Visible carbonation bubbling up. Sweet citrus aroma with hints of earthy, bready yeast, subtle spice and crisp light fruit. I was expecting more of a zesty peppery/coriander presence but it’s more grassy with hints of straw and apple. Pale malt. Medium bodied with more of a spicy character up front than the aroma suggests along with a crisp earthy hop presence. Slightly dry with hints of earthy grass and straw. Subtle bready yeast with slight alcohol sweetness along with hints of apple and pear. Very faint lemon peel/citrus presence toward the dry finish. Overall, this beer was really off for the style and just didn’t taste very good. Thin, kind of bland and not worth the hefty price tag. I really like Baladin a lot but this was a disappointment.

Draught at Open Baladin. Light hazy yellow with a large white head, nice lacings. Aroma moderate malty (wheat, coriander, camomille, spicy), light yeasty (spicy) and hoppy (citrus). Flavor moderate sweet and refreshing. Medium body.

Gewürzig-ausbalancierter Antrunk, frisch, leicht hefig, kein bisschen säuerlich. Im Mittelteil leicht malzig werdend, würziger und malziger, weiter frisch aufgrund der Hefe und gewürzig. Ausgewogen, im Abgang vielleicht etwas zu süß. Minimal bitter. 7/9/9/9/12/9

Bottle at Paradiso Dupont. Cloudy golden color, medium white cocoa-cola head. Aroma of white pepper and straw, slight lemon peel. Taste is lemonade and soda. Not bad.

On tap at Open Baladin, Rome. Pours cloudy golden with a big creamy white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast and coriander. Taste is fruity, smooth, creamy and herbal. Tasteful and good beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy slightly pale gold with a white head that dissipated completely. Aroma has a sweet wheat note with some light fruits, pears and apricots, with a bit of backing spice. Flavor was sweet with apricots and wheat with a bit of pear coming through and a growing spice note. Solid.

Very nice and pungent wit aroma, head dissipates quite quickly and mouthfeel is a little light, but the finish is clean and dry as it should be, it is well made. I like this beer.