2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
’sOK. It’s a fairly standard American Wit, frothy white head, a bit of orange in the flavor. Drinkable, but....
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This poured very pale yellow with a decent white head. The aroma was very spicey with aromas of coriander and some sweet fruit as well. The taste was also spicey as a wit ought to be. Other sweet flavors of apples and oranges came through nicely as well. Finished somewhat dry. Rather refreshing overall.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Sickly cloudy pale yellow, creamy white head. Light brewpub flaws, chalk powder. Overly sweet, lightly artificial taste, light-medium body. Disappointing seasonal from Boulevard.
What? A wit?
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Final beer to taste from Boulevard Sampler pack. (thanks again to my bro/sis-in-law) This one pours blond, cloudy, small white head. Aroma and taste is what I’ve come to expect from a Wit. This is a pretty good example of one, better than a RIckards white, though not as good as a Blanche de Chambly.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A nice wit. I’ve been trying a bunch of Wits lately, and this ranks near the top. Had it on bottle, so I got the full yeast flavor.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle) Pours a clear, yellow color - fair lacing. Wheat aroma with hints of citrus (lemon & orange). Thin texture, fizzy carbonation, average duration. Slightly astringent finish. A delicious summer beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 13, 2009 2008 Bottle. Pours a straw yellow body, with a medium sized, pitted, fizzy, white head. Diminishing. Clear body becomes nearly opaque once the yeast is poured in. Aroma is of lemony citrus, doughy yeast, bready wheat and some grainy pale malt. Fairly muddy. Flavor is likewise muddy. Sweet, bready malt mixed with Belgian yeast spice (mainly clove, but it’s faint) and some orange peel. Can’t really pick out any coriander. Somewhat minerally, probably from the carbonation. Light body with lively carbonation. Overall a refreshing summertime beer, but it seemed pretty confused and middle of the road. Maybe a newer bottle would show a bit more complexity.
2009 bottle. Pours a murky body, ultra pale yellow. Large, white, soapy head. Doughy, dusty yeast aroma with light miscellaneous spicy and sweet malt. Muddy flavor - muddled spiciness and light citrus. Light, thin, bubbly body with a slightly metallic aftertaste. I was hoping the newer bottle would clear up some of the muddiness I tasted in the 2008 bottle. Sadly, this was not the case. A muddy, confusing brew in search of an identity. Reasonably refreshing, but overall lackluster. For me, this is Boulevard’s weakest effort. 3+6+5+2+12 = 2.8
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours hazy straw yellow with white head. Nose is lemon, spice and banana. Flavor is hint of lemon, oranges with corriander being the strongest. Nice body with clean spicey finish.
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