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Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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RATINGS: 2531   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   EST. CALORIES: 162   ABV: 5.4%
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"Belgian White Ale" (North America) / "North American Craft Beer" (UK)
Brewed with oats for creaminess and spiced with the perfect combination of orange peel and coriander.
An unfiltered wheat ale spiced in the Belgian tradition for an uncommonly smooth taste.
Gold medalist (white beer) at 1995 World Beer Championships, silver medalist (white beer) at 1996 and 1997 World Beer Championships. 171 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.4% abv.
Editor’s Note: Much of this beer’s production now comes from the Molson brewery in Toronto. A small portion of Denver draught production comes from the SandLot brewery. Still other product may continue to hail from Golden. 7/19/08.


BeerRunner's rating

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerRunner (144) - San Diego, California, USA - APR 7, 2005
This is an *excellent* Witbier! I was quite surprized at just how good it was. As is typical of the beer snobs, since this is brewed by some obscure American brewery in Tennessee, it gets a paultry rating...but such is the way things are in the extreme snobbery of the beer world (thank God we’re not in the WINE world where the snobber is even more frickin’ disgusting!) Anyway, bottom line, this is a very fine Belgian White.


most recent ratings

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
SmokeyDaBear (42) - - MAY 20, 2013
Drunk from a bottle and cup on multiple occasions. Golden beer. Has smooth taste with hints of orange. Put real orange in it for a unique taste.

2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
1guywith_aboat (8) - phenix city, Alabama, USA - MAY 16, 2013 does not count
Pours hazy golden with swirly head after it settles. Big white head right after pour. Smells spicy. Smells weird but good. Tastes like a lie. Would have been good if it wasn’t watered down. Not my favorite but better than Coors light. Makes me want to brew my own beer so i can stop buying dissapointment in a bottle. This beer is good for Coors but can’t touch some others I like.

1.4
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
pkbites (571) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 13, 2013
I’m sick of all these pseudo micro beers made by macro brewers. "Belgian style" is like saying your right hand is "vagina style" while you’re jerking off! This has a weird artificial ingredients smell to it. Cloudy pour, big whoop! Tastes like watered down orange juice with a banana dipped in it. Alcoholic masturbation is all this pig slop is. And wayyyy overpriced at that!

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
jehoesefat (66) - Kapolei, Hawaii, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Smells a little astringent. Poured from pitcher to a pint glass, cloudy orange with a white head. Tastes sour with a hint of orange.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
kerenmk (1214) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 9, 2013
Bottle. Cloudy light amber with a quick-dissolving white head. Soft tangerine-orange juice aroma, a little sweet with dried apricot and candy notes too. Delicate bitter taste, floral. Medium-bodied, floral finish, soft fizz.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Stefano (1794) - Esbjerg, DENMARK - MAY 7, 2013
Golden coloured beer with a medium white head. Aroma and taste is corriander og banana. Medium palate. Refreshing beer on a hot summer night.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
pivnizub (7993) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - MAY 6, 2013
Bouteille: Pale golden to golden, hazy, slowly collapsing white head, coriander, wheat and yeast in the nose; mild sweetish-sourish flavour, light bodied and soft; coriander - again - in the the soft sourish-yeasty finish. Not earth-shaking, but quite pleasant…

4.8
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Marc18 (28) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 6, 2013
Had this first in 2012 on tap with a juicy slice of orange, been a fan ever since. Quite similar to Hoegaarden in terms of aroma and appearance but the faint orange flavour is softer on the palate. Looks good from the tap, decent bottle as well but the taste suffers a little.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rob_D_UK (178) - - MAY 6, 2013
Nice copper color, unfiltered, and slight head. Very sweet smell, much like apricots or oranges. Fruity and spicy, although the citrus flavor is almost overpowering.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
finn1918 (145) - Georgia, USA - MAY 6, 2013
Finally got around to this one. On-tap without the orange. Pours cloudy orange with a fluffy white head. Aroma is wheat, yeast, citrus and coriander. Taste follows suit with no bells or whistles. Light palate and a refreshing finish. Simple, but refreshing enough. Glad it was free at a wedding reception.


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