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Celis White (Belgian) 3.11 224

Celis White (Belgian)

Percentile
57
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
2243.12/5.03.11/5.05%67.2Tumbler, 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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 pivo (2537), Germany
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 13, 2005  
This isn’t as good as I remember it about 10 (or more?) years ago. There was a beer festival under the Brooklyn Bridge around the same time Pierre was debuting his beers in American. I was taken by this beer then. Something has changed, I’m sure. Slight sulfur musty nose. Hazy pale orange color with a fluffy white head. Corriander notes with some banana amidst a thin wheat body. Dainty napkin dry end. Creamy mouth feel. Quick and refreshing.


 CaptainCougar (5547), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 29, 2003  
Cloudy light golden with a large pillowy fizzing head. Weak coriander and citrus aroma. Body is watery and still with a mellow lemonade flavor profile. Not very complex, but is a good refresher for a hot summer day.


 Sigmund (2306), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/55/102/512/20
Aug 20, 2005  
Draught at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen, as Celis Wit. Lovely aroma of burnt caramel / treacle and spices. Flavour is not nearly that exciting, this is a fairly watery and bland wit.


 estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 9, 2007  
Draft. Golden body, white head, typical banana/citrus nose. Light body, medium sweetness, typical of the style.


 LoveCaissa (873), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2002    Updated: Apr 12, 2005
Beautiful pale cloudy colour and nice white head. Extremely odd aroma of sour yoghurt!! Maybe I got a bad bottle?!? Flavour is very sourish too. Rerate: Terrible acidic aroma of buttermilk! Flavour is very refreshing and delicately spiced (cloves). Still, I would prefer less acidity and more fruitiness. Second rerate: The beer is a lot more refreshing and enjoyable on tap.


 bierkoning (6113), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 12, 2003    Updated: Jan 12, 2008
Buttery yoghurtaroma. Yoghurt and fresh cheese flavors, with grapes and citrus. A clear rancid butter flavor. What has gone wrong with this beer? TRe-rate, tap Café De Nieuwe Roos Ootmarsum: Grape juice and coreander aroma and flavor. Fairly dry and fruity, with just a bit of citrus. Rather herbal and thin. (6 3 7 3 12 = 3.1) Bottle, bought as Witte van Steenberge> Butter and traubenzucker in the aroma. Sweetish flavor with traubenzucker and citrus. Rather thin. Butter in the aftertaste. Decent, nothing more.


 hopscotch (5555), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
Aug 26, 2004  
Hazy, yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Decent, swirling retention with just a hint of ink-blot lacing. The aroma is spicy and fruity with notes of lemon, soap and straw. The well-balanced flavor is a little too thin for my taste, but very lemony, pleasant and refreshing. Medium-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, crisp, clean finish.


 Ungstrup (15467), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2003  
An unclear light yellow beer with a fine head. The aroma fruity and dominated by lemon. The flavor is rather sour and like lemon. In the middle it is a little wheaty flat and sweet. In the end the flavor is slightly acidic wheaty. A very fresh beer. I think the Belgian version is more sour than the American version.



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