Gruut Belgian Wit Bier

Brewed by Gentse Stadsbrouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Gent, Belgium

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Bottle 33cl. @ home.
Unclear hazy light to medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, wheat, citrus, moderate to light heavy lemon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate shell bitter with a long to average duration. fresh and easy as a spring beer. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. Feels a bit thin in the mouth [20090315]

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has light notes of dust and citrus. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of dust and medium notes of citrus. The body is light.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Hazy pale yellow with a dense white head leaving laces. Lightly sweet coriander nose. Light body, a little flat, a little yeast and fruit. Finishes dry without any bitterness. 140509

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Light chemical to spiced aroma. Yeasty and medium dry phenolic flavoured. Ends light wheaty and with a lasting spiced impression. Classic wit, yet a bit on the ordinary side.

Bottled (thanks sayravai!). Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is wheat, fruits, some mild spices as well. Flavour is wheat, spices, mild citrusfruity notes as well as some slight notes of dishwateryness.

Bottled, thanks SaintMatty! Cloudy pale yellow, rich creamy head. Aroma of orange peels and coriander. Light-medium body with well rounded mouthfeel, Some vanilla and vegetables hides amongstcitrus and coriander. Low bitterness.

Bottle, 5%. Hazy pale yellow colour. Big stable chalk white head. The flavour starts off very mild. Has notes of tea/coriander, a little lemon in the finish. Very mild but OK.

Hazy yellow with a large white head. Aroma was sweet with fruity and yeasty notes. Flavour was sweet and yeasty with wheat and lemon notes. Finished sweet.

Bottle @ Willems, Belgium. Pours hazy pale yellow with a creamy white foam. Nose is citrus and herbs. Floral. Some coriander. Cirsp with fresh notes of wheat and citrus. Dry end. Good.

33cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Soapy lemony and pretty poor to be honest. I do like this style but so many lack body as this one does and is too lemony soapy. Some interesting herby lemon flavour on the swallow. rest is pretty thin and poor.