Eagle Rock Manifesto

Brewed by Eagle Rock Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Los Angeles, California USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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22oz bottle. Rating #11. Light haze, yellow color with a thin white head. Mild aroma, light citrus and a little sweet. Flavor is similar, mild citrus and light bitterness. Nice drinker. (2368)

Tap at the brewery. Aroma is citrusy, plenty of coriander, some orange and light wheat malt. Pours a light straw color with average white head, average retention. Flavor is coriander, faint orange, wheat, a faint tartness sneaks in at the end of the taste and lingers for a bit. Light body, average carbonation, a nice wit overall.

On tap at the brewery. Cloudy yellow, smallish head. Coriander nose. Coriander and wheaty fruit flavours. Good, but a bit too heavy on the coriander.

From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center Denver 16/09/2010 Banana fruit aroma. Golden coloured hazy in appearance and floral with a hint of bitterness and dryness in a malt finish.

(Draught) Pours a cloudy yellow body with a medium white head. Aroma of lemon, wheat, some banana, and herbs. Flavor of lemon, vanilla, wheat, and light coriander with a soft mouthfeel.

A: Manifesto is a hazy, light golden color with a fluffy white head. There are tons of little carbonation bubbles. S: A lot of citrus, particularly lemon and orange, yeast, and a bit of spice. There is also a nice bready quality to the aroma. T: Much the same as the nose. A very refreshing hit of lemon, followed by the more hearty spice, bread, and yeast flavors. There’s also a bit of tartness to this that I wasn’t expecting. M: The beer is very bubbly which gives it a nice light feel on the tongue. Quite enjoyable. D: This is probably the easiest drinking witbier I’ve had. Nice and light but still some strong flavors. The slight tartness was reminiscent of a Berliner Weiss, but not quite to the same degree.

Tap at Verdugo. This was good. Nose of tart yeast, maybe a little bacteria, clean wheat. Color is a hazy yellow. Flavor is tart like a Wit or a Weiss, but with a nice light fruit tinge at the end - peach is what I thought at the time. Has enough character to be taken seriously.

On tap. Pours with a hazy golden tinged body with a white ring of foam. Aroma of orange peel, lemon, coriander, white pepper. Bone dry with a hint of goosberries. Taste is grainy with coriander, citrus and dry, spicy notes. Fine, yet fizzy bubbles.

On tap @ Blue Palms. Served in a tulip, hazy light straw with a short-lived 1/2 finger white head, down to a ring and minimal film. Nose seems more like a banana-y here. There is also some florals, hints of orange (though I’m not sure they used any), and some lift vanilla. Flavor pulls a more convincing witbier White stronger citrus and floral notes and light lemon tang. There’s also light white pepper and some herbal notes. Semi-dry wheat finish, minimal bitterness. Low prickly carbonation with a light body. Turned out better than I thought.

Aroma of banana and lemon with just a hint of floral petals (apparently rose petals are added to the spice mix). Hazy yellow color with a frothy white head. Tastes like sunshine! While it was served a touch too cold, as it warmed the spice notes came out - cloves, peel, etc. Tight carbonation and a nice sweet finish. The brewery claimed this beer is on tap to showcase the way yeast works in a beer. I’m excited to see what else comes from this new brewery!