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Celis White (Belgian)

Percentile
58
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2213.13/5.03.12/5.05%67.9Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Unfiltered in bottle and keg.
Pierre Celis created the original Hoegaarden beer in the early 1960’s. Interbrew-Labatt bought the brand and the brewery in the 1980's. Pierre Celis formed a new brewery in Austin Texas, brewing the same beer but under the brand name Celis White. Miller bought the Celis brewery and the Celis White brand-name in 1996. The brewery closed in 2000. In late 2002 Michigan Brewing bought the Celis White brand from Miller. Brouwerij Van Steenberge is now brewing the original Pierre Celis White under the brand-name Celis White in Europe and Ertveld's Wit in North America.
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 mike1977ok (637), Netherlands
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/57/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Pale, hazy straw colour. Flavour a little on the sour side. Smells a bit stale. A poor effort.


 JCB (1747), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 13, 2008  
On tap at the Raleigh Times, Raleigh. I’m assuming this is going to end up my highest rated wit. It sure was a beauty, and held up well back-to-back with JP’s offering. Superbly handsome body, cloudy straw yellow with a nice lively carbonation and a decent, solid head. What I like about this one is that it’s anything but a by the numbers wit. No fooling around with generic orange peel, coriander, blah blah blah. No this one is crisp, a bit sour, and a bit earthy with yeasty notes all over the place. Very well done.


 BillKismet (1918), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Was called Ervelds Wit at The Dray in Seattle. Appealing cloudy straw color with fantastic Belgian lacing. One of the better looking Witts. Profusion of wheat and coriander smells, quite piquant. Quenching and flavored with wheat and coriander with some banana notes rounding out the medley nicely. A bit flat in flavor, but a better than average Witt just the same.


 NosirIwont (1168), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Bottle. As ‘Gensch Manneken Pies’. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head. Sweet, dusty, fruity aroma with a creamy tartness. Flavour is lots of coriander with citrus hops hidden behind it at first. As it warms, the coriander becomes less dominant, which is good, because it was a bit too much at first imo, and notes of wheat comes out. The finish reveals the citrus hops more as well as a mild bitterness with a liquorice feel to it. An okay and quite refreshing beer, although nothing special. 04-08-08.


 BoBoChamp (1348), Gent, Belgium
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jul 20, 2008  
25cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, very easy to drink Belgian White, not complex, cloudy, good head, nothing special


 shrubber85 (2886), Wallhalben, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Bottle. Sour milk, lemon and wheat malt aroma. Cloudy orange-yellow color with minimal head. Sour milk, lemon and wheat malt flavor. Thought this might have been old but had a best before date of 28Jan09. Compared to Hoegaarden, Texas Celis and Michigan Celis, this one was the weakest, but still not bad.


 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Clear yellow pour with a frothy head. Aroma of spices and citrus. Heavy wheat taste with a citrus note. Not a bad beer.


chilangoglobal (97), Wagerningen, Netherlands
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/53/102/58/20
Jun 28, 2008  
It looks like a white beer, and smells like that, but taste is far away to get it. Is a wheat beer I can said but I’m not happy with this as a white one. Appearance is good, the image of a white with frothy head make them a good mimick.



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