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Deschutes 20th Anniversary Wit

Deschutes 20th Anniversary Wit - Belgian White (Witbier)

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Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Bend, Oregon USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1533.23/5.03.21/5.05.5%75.4Tumbler, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
Deschutes Brewery's summer bond Street Series offers yet another refreshing, hot weather quencher to complement Twilight Ale. This unique Belgian-style wheat beer was brewed with zested Curacao orange peel and just enough spices to keep your taste buds guessing. Our brewers tinkered with the recipe for months at the Public House in Bend, Oregon, before perfecting what will arrive on shelves in 22-ounce bottles this June. One prototype of the Wit was sampled at Portland's Spring Beer and Wine Festival in March, where it earned a gold medal.
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 SDalkoholic (1186), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bottle from Holiday Wine. Pours as a clear golden color that is easily visible through and an average amount of sediment that is stuck and thick in place. Aroma has a pleasant serving of coriander as well as orange peel or orange blossom water. The flavor is sort of bland and empty with no highlights other than a presence of wheat, orange peel shavings and dash of coriander.


 ChazMania (408), Pasadena, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Bomber. Very clear yellow pour, small head that faded quickly. The first sip was tart but then became sweeter as I drink. A good amount of Belgian bannana, clove and yeast flavors. A decent beer and easy to drink on this ridiculously hot late October day. (i think it’s 93 here).


 kmweaver (2398), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 22, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours a clear, bright golden color; effervescent; creamy white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Dry nose showing white pepper and some light lemon zest; a bit reserved overall. Medium mouthfeel: basic yeastiness, bananas, and white pepper, with a very soft spice profile: some coriander, along with the pepper; a bit watery along the edges, or approaching wateriness; solidly drinkable if lacking some depth overall. Certainly not bad. Medium finish: dry pepper, light breadiness, and some basic bananas and lemon zest.


 Glouglouburp (2782), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/59/20
Oct 21, 2008  
In short: A below average Wit/Hefe brew. Dry and spicy, not even refreshing
How: Bottle from Hophead84. Thanks Shane. Consumed fresh immediately upon reception.
The look: Clear dark yellow body topped by a short-lived white head
In long: Nose of curacao, dried fruits peels, coriander and a lot of ripe bananas. Flavour profile is a lot more reminiscent of german Hefe-Weizen than Belgian Witbier (that it’s supposed to be). Flavour gives the impression of lots of hay, dried bananas, green bananas, dried pineapples, coriander, other mouth drying spices. I like dry beers a lot but his one had a dusty yeast(?) dryness that just didn’t work with this type of beer. Spicy notes were a bit too much too. Extra dry grass. Body is fluffy in a synthetic foam type of way. Received as a bonus in a trade where Hophead84 sent me an amazing BA Speedway and a equally amazing Pliny The Elder this bottle is like a “free gas tank fill with the purchase of your next Mercedes” bonus.


 tarheels86 (705), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Bought this in Sisters, OR a few miles from the brewery. Not bad at all. A good try at the witbier style. Pours a light neon yellow with a small head. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of cloves and lemon. Taste has some hints of coriander, cloves, nutmeg, and some orange peel. Very refreshing and enjoyable but not fantastic. However, how can this be compared to Blue Moon and be ranked so much lower? This is truer to the style and simply better.


 bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/513/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Bomber. I agree with the "Good not great" comment. Golden color, not very tangy, nice clove aftertaste. Grains of paradise are a nice touch.


 IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Bomber from GM Liquors; Nose of wheaty yeast, some banana, corriander, and some citrus; urine yellow with a medium pale yellow head; flavor has some banana, pepperiness, corriander and ginger, and an orange note. Good not great!


 killjoy966 (215), Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 13, 2008  
I can’t believe people equate Blue Moon with a beer like this. A refreshing summer wit that tastes a little spicy in the middle. A nice clean finish.



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