Growler, purchased for me at the brewpub by Gregis. I brought this to a friend’s BBQ Saturday night, and shared a few glasses around. The beer was generally well received, with a few people pretty excited about how distinctive it was. Pour is a very hazy golden auburn with a very white head. Really nice lacing left behind on the Pils glass I was using. Aroma is cloves, coriander and a bit of Belgian yeast sweetness. Nose was somewhere between a Wit and a Hefe for me. Taste is light and refreshing with the spices represented in the nose along with a full wheatiness. This beer worked really well on a hot summer evening. However, the lighter body led to a bit less definition in the taste. As with the nose, the taste was somewhere in between a Wit and a Hefe, which I liked. Thanks for bringing this one from Lawrence for me Greg, always appreciated.

Poured from a growler. The pour is hazy dark straw yellow with a snow white head. Nice lace. I get coriander up front in the nose. Every now and then I pick up a whiff of the orange peel. There’s some other spice notes that I’m guessing is from the yeast. The flavor is pretty light, and I must say uninspiring. Some coriander and orange are there, but they seem kind of muddled. Not as sharp as I’d like them. Even a bit soapy. Medium body with lots of carbonation. This isn’t all that bad of a beer, but its not all that good either. It just left me wanting more.

On tap at the brewpub.. Pours a hazy lemonade yellow with a thin cap of white head. Citrus, wheat and a faint coriander on the nose; less citric than many wits. The mouthfeel is thin, soft and lightly dry; noticeably smoother than a lot of the wits that I’ve sampled. The flavor also deviates a bit from the typical formula for this style. Not as sweet as I’d expected, the flavor is wheat, orange and coriander with a dry coriander finish. Rather than leaning on the citrus, this beer goes more towards the spice and ends with a slightly funky finish. I found it a decent witbier but I won’t order it again.

Decent, makes for a nice beer to drink during the hot summer days. A bit of a sticky soapy flavor, with some really nice fruitiness, rinds perhaps a bit of corriander and clove. Nice!

Draft at the brewpub, 7/3/06: Hazy yellow with a foamy film. Yeasty to be sure, this is slippery smooth with a light orange-iness shining through. OK.