Eagle Rock Manifesto

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

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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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!

Pours a really nice hazy light yellow. Quite the unique color. This is made with rose petals instead of orange peel and with less spices than usual to showcase the spice making qualities of the yeast. I get some clove taste and some floral notes.