Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte

Brewed by Kleinbrouwerij De Glazen Toren
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Erpe-Mere, Belgium

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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a very crisp, belgian wheat ale, not so much the double version because of the abv, but because of the very tight almost champagne-like bubbles that dissipate very quickly. an enjoyable blend of the spices and oats, the only distasteful part is that the brewers yeast is brown and when poured into the glass, looks like you just poured brown sugar into your beer. After this "white" journey I have been on for the last year or so, and trying many different versions the one thing that is absolutely clear to me is that there are two distinct types of belgian wheat ales, the true witbier, and the belgian wheat ale, one having the traditional spice and coriandor, possibly a little orange in the flavor, made popular in the US by Allagash white. The other, which seems to be the more common wheat ale style, usually found flitered, a more crisp palate and without the "fat" taste of a witbier, this style’s best example made by St. Bernardus.

750ml bottle. Pours a hazy, pale straw, big white head. Spicy aromas, lots of oranges, tangerine, coriander seeds, wheat, yeast. Off-dry, light to medium body, low to medium bitterness, lively CO2. Spicy, yeasty taste, wheat, strong lemon/orange flavours, coriander. Comes through as a Hoegaarden on speed. (2012-02-28)

Aromas of grass, lemon, some sweetness. Nice body - fruit, citrus, spice, little bit of hop. Very enjoyable.

Nice wheat beer. A little bit more hop would have made it better. Nice with chicken.

Strong spicy aroma. Sharp, slightly acidic taste. Quite refreshing. It’s spicy, with a nice dry finish.

Bottle from Systembolaget. It poured a very hazy yellow liquid with a big white head. Spicy and fresh smell and taste. Nice and spicey wit.

Bottle courtesy of Larsniclas shared at tasting. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a creamy white head that slowly dissipates while leaving lots of lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet with yeasty esters, white pepper, cloves, lemon zest and wheat crackers. Taste is sweet and tiny metallic with coriander, allspice, bay leaves, grass, cloves, white pepper and wheat crackers. Mouthfeel is creamy and medium bodied. Finish is slightly sweet with cloves, crackers and lemon zest.

(Bottle) Pours yellow to pale golden with a white head. The aroma holds wheat, bread, crackers, herbal hops, perfume, soap, oranges, lemon, allspice, clove, bay leafs and touch coriander. The flavour light sweet, light bitter and light acidic with notes of citrus, spices, light alcohol, wheat, bread, minerals and light phenols. The mouthfeel is round and light tart with a light to medium carbonation. Near medium carbonation.

Nuekry golden, mediume , white head, Fresh herby aroma and flavour with bayleves. A bit too slcoholic.

Sampled at Larsniclas testing. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Smells fruity malty. Tastes bubbly, bitter and fruity malty.

Bottle at Gott i Lådan, Billdal, 120421. Pale yellow, big white head. Spicy wheat aroma, coriander, some hops. Hoppy flavor, yeasty, grassy, spicy, fruity notes.