Great Lakes Holy Moses White Ale

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Cleveland, Ohio USA

I remember loving this beer out of the bottles that came out many years ago, and I haven't seen it since except at the pub. I was thrilled when I saw it bottled again, until I tasted it. Crayola yellow with a thin head and a odd, yeasty smell. Thin body with subtle spices (bordering on just plain weak) with a doughy, yeast finish. Still not bad, but not very interesting and not the lively, spicey beer that I remember.

Chunky chalked white foam atop a hazy pear shade. Metallic, bready aroma. Underlying lightly floral, earthy aspects and a fair trace of pale malt. Light phenols at the back of the throat. Long pale malt backdrop with a lingering hint of apple skin and yeast. Pleasantly soft Hallertau-like belches. Lacking some depth and personality, but, still, a respectable Wit.

It doesn’t seem that wits are that highly rated or regarded at times on this site, but I just love them. This one pours hazy yellow with a large white head. The aroma has lots of orange citrus that is smooth and sour, bits of spice and a drier taste to the wheat than normal. Medium / light body with a bunch of graininess and fairly soft carbonation. The flavor starts off with lots of coriander, bitter orange and a pleasing sourness. The finish is very spicy (coriander, not pepper) and a lingering dull sourness. A well crafted wit.

Cloudy with bits of yeast or something in there. Citrisy and ever so slightly sour, a new taste in beers for me. I did sense a little bitter aftertaste on the finish. This one is better than ness, dortmunder and burning river but is not as good as the fitz. I really don’t appreciate the reference to Moses on the label.

What an intriguing concept - a Belgian wit with chamomile. Sampled from a 12 oz bottle this beer poured a cloudy yellow-orange with a small creamy white head that lingered for what seemed an eternity. The aroma was fruity, spicy and sweet. The flavor was thick with spice, hops orange and a strong chamomile presence. A truly interesting beer. I doubt that I could drink mass quantities of it, but it was certainly worth the try.

via trade with OhioDad - Pours a golden color with a slight haze. Nice head and light lacing. Big spicey, bready aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet and fruity. Smooth light finish. Light to medium body. A good beer. Thanks Scott.

Bottle: Slightly hazy golden color. White head. Aroma was spicy (corriander), some bready yeast notes. Flavor had a light breadiness to it, some more of the spiciness. Also a bit fruity. Very drinkable and quite refreshing. I’ve always liked this one.

Bottle from Crizay in trade. Thanks man!
Pours a nice light orange color and is slightly hazy with a whitish head. Smell is freah wheatiness, & light citrusy lemon and orange. Very refreshing with soft wheat flavor and fruit as well. Smooth body, crisp carbonation with a hint of bitterness in the finish as well. Just a solid, solid wheaty, and citrusy witbier that was super refreshing and easy drinking. Probably my favorite witbier.