Brew By Numbers 07/01 Witbier

Brewed by Brew By Numbers
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
London, England

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisO Snow Tasting.

Unclear medium yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, white head. Aroma is light malty, wheat, moderate yeasty, citrus, flowers, perfume, yeast, light spicy - coriander. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, spicy, citrus, yeasty, coriander, perfume. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130120]

Bottle @Bruces, Thanks to Mr Leighton. It pours cloudy pale yellow with a small white head. The nose is wheat, dough, floral, paper and spice. The taste is wheat, spice, flour, touch of tartness, bready, lemon, earth and faint banana with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A fairly standard Witbier by all accounts.

Bottle @ Bruce’s. Cheers to whoever brought this along. The pour’s hazy gold with a big white head. The aroma’s bright banana cream pie, some clove and spice. A bit of shortbread and barnyard. The taste is lemon cake, some marshmallow. Light bretty funk. A bit of white bread. Smooth and easy to drink. Light body, fine carbonation. Overall, pretty solid.

Bottle shared at Bruce’s, London. Pours a lightly hazy yellow with a light, creamy white head. Lovely, lemony nose, some doughy malts. Light sweet flavor, crisp, mellow lemon, lightly dried dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Crisp finish, more mellow, doughy malts, hints of yeast and cereal, lemon, faint angel food cake. Lovely.

330ml bottle (Snow@ChrisO)
Perfumey spicy aroma, almost [alcohol?], a bit sharp. Dull, but adequate wit. Too stodgy and sticky.

33cl bottle. It pours a hazy pale straw colour with one finger worth of white head. Small bubbles that last quite long. Aroma is traditional witbier with some kick from the hops. Flowery and fresh with orange peel and citrus notes. Taste is flowery and bready, some light bitterness from the hops and quite an amount of citrus/orange notes. Easy to drink and refreshing, with good carbonation. Very good in the style.

UPDATED: FEB 17, 2013 Bottle from CBC. Colour is very pale yellow with a touch of haze and a large white head. Nose is subtle. Light bread yeast, light grass, lemon citrous, wheat grain husk. Taste is light, crisp, fragrant and with lemon citrous and spices. Coriander, orange peel. Closer to a lighter lager than many fuller flavoured continental style wheat beers. Refreshing and a good beer for Summer but not big flavoured.

shared my bottle with my tasting group, was a winner .. . pours a deep pear juice .. great foam .. . light perfume, flowers, and premium hay .. . light refreshing mouth .. . a great witbier! . .. . I don’t think our death ray is working. I’m standing right in it, and I’m not dead yet.