3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 tomer (973) - Rishon Le Zion, - JAN 7, 2008
Draught at the brewery, hazy light orange colour. aroma of wheat and a little yeast with some light flowery notes. Sweetness is a little to heavy with notes of lemon and orange marmlade. Overall quite refreshing/
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 kerenmk (413) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - FEB 25, 2012
Draught at brew-pub. Pours cloudy golden with a big white head. Corriander, orange and some lemon aroma, bitter taste with a hint of butter undertones. Smooth, lively carbonation, heavy body. Fun.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 Oakes (10191) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - AUG 11, 2011
Very pale. Slightly hazy. Wheaty, coriander aroma and lime zest. Gentle malts on the palate, maybe a bit stale and autolyzed late, turning to peanut skins. Coriander masks some of this.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Beershine (4725) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - JUN 27, 2011
Draft @ brewpub. Is hazy, grain yellow with lasting cap. Aroma is straightforward wit in the Hoe vain, mildly herbal with nice wheat malt character. Refreshing and dry palate. Finishes fairly clean. Nice herbal finish has subtle sumac and coriander, and even mushroomy earth. Quite nice and highly drinkable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 omhper (15958) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - FEB 23, 2009
Draught at the brewery. Cloudy golden, small head. Floral honeyish nose. Sweet and yeasty with banana and perfume. Medium bodied with well rounded mouthfeel, Edgeless and mildly flavourful with lots of substance, yet good drinkability.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 zvikar (1329) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - DEC 20, 2008
At Decembeer (Israeli Beer Festival), Aroma of citrus and some perfum like flowers. Fruit flavors with delicate citrusy yeast. Fine beer but too perfumy for my taste
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 YK23 (465) - Haifa, ISRAEL - AUG 17, 2007
UPDATED: APR 11, 2008 From tap: well, it’s a nice effort but not very impressive. some weak yeasty notes and some weak wheat notes, mild hoppiness, some sweet cirtus and lemon grass notes, quite thin mouthfill, ok beer, not much more.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 DSG (3005) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 3, 2007
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2012 Re-rate 3/11/12: Draught at Dancing Camel Florentine. Hazy golden with a medium white head. Aroma of coriander, some citrus and light acidic notes. Sweetish wheaty fruity flavor with quite a bit of coriander, especially towards the finish. Medium-bodied. Not bad. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2
Draught at the "Pre-Pesach Keg Party". Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma is fruity with yeast and wheat. Sweet flavor - citrus (orange) and wheat. A tiny bit of sourness in the finish. A light to medium body. 7/3/6/3/13=3.2
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20 amirneu (6) - ISRAEL - FEB 18, 2007 does not count
The first Witbier brewed in the middle east! And a fine one it is - with its fresh orange peel sting a surprising touch of coriander. a light and refreshing beer suitable for the hot Israeli summer.
It is still hard to find, but worth the effort!!!
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