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Celis White (Belgian)

Celis White (Belgian) - Belgian White (Witbier)

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 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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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2193.13/5.03.12/5.05%67.1Tumbler, Weizen
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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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 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Bottle, courtesy Tony at Oldsmar Tap House. Pours a hazy straw yellow color, with lots of cloudy white head and tons of lacing. Coriander, peach, apricot, clean zest, chalk..all in the nose. Flavor has much of the same, and better. Coriander, zest, lemony notes, peach, some chalk, lots of hay and wheat. Spicy on the tongue, easy to drink, a good representation of the style.


 ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Pale hazy yellow with a creamy and lasting white head. Coriander and clove in the aroma, with some grain and bread notes. Dry with coriander flavour and a hint of citrus. Hardly surprising, this is a wonderful wit. I wasn’t so satisfied last I had a Hoegaarden.


 JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Keg at Kaisla. Light yellow cloudy colour. More than average carbonation. Some lemon in the taste. Good for thirst.


 TaxiDriver (908), Stadland, Germany
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Bottle. Very strong smell of citrus, flowery, moderate sweet. Very refreshing smell. Small white foamy head, fast and fully diminishing. A clear yellow body. Light acidic taste, short duration. Light body, dry and watery texture, lively carbonation. A good beer for the summer.


jdmhawk (31), Bettendorf, Iowa, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
May 28, 2008  
pale yellow in color with white head. aroma is citrusy lemon. flavor is dominated by lemon and somewhat sour and grainy. too much lemon for me!


 ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
May 22, 2008  
Bottle (33 cl) from Systembolaget. Wonderful cloudy glowing pale milky yellow colour, with a large and rich creamy head. Spicy, fruity, and sourish with clear lemon notes. Light to medium bodied, good carbonation. Quite dry, and a little too much acidic for this kind of beer i.m.o.


 tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 19, 2008  
Draught @ Kolme Kaisaa. Cloudy yellow color, creamy white head. Aroma of cloves and lemon. The taste has a lot a fruit, mainly citrus, especially lemon zest. Fairly light body, medium-heavy carbonation. Quite appealing.


 Gusgus (176), Mölndal, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Draught @ Duvel Cafe, Stockholm 080425. I really like this beer, although the current incarnation at Van Steenberge is normally brighter than it should be. Not so on draught though. It is perfectly opaque with a green-gray tint and creamy head. The aroma is very rich and creamy with american hops, but not grape, more of apricot purée peach, bananas and spicy, earthy hops. Probably Fuggles or something similar. Very soft and creamy wheat taste with a sour finish. The sourness increases in the aftertaste. Perfect color for a witbier and almost perfect palate too.



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