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Ithaca Excelsior! White Gold

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RATINGS: 205   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.53   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A Belgo-American Ale brewed with domestic barley and French wheat malts, the finest Saaz and Santiam hops, and an authentic Trappist Ale Yeast. Enjoy the glowing opaque appearance, amomas of spice and herbs, zesy mouthfeel, and dry finish.


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ddemmingjr (306) - Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA - FEB 11, 2012
Batch E!031- pours opaque golden, lots of carbonation. huge, fluffy white head with sticky lacing. lemon zest, orange peel,coriander, hay, herbal notes on the nose. effervescent body. grassy, lemon tartness on the palate. Dry and nuanced. Sneaky drinkable and clean.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
dogfish120love (494) - Westfield, Massachusetts, USA - FEB 9, 2012
Pours a hazy orangish hue with minimal lacing. Aroma is creamcycle, orange and lemon (saaz).

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MrBunn (2006) - Western, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 27, 2012
750. Pours a hazy apricot with a pretty big fizzy/fluffy head. Aromas are interesting at first, but fade a bit right after popping the cap. At first I thought this was going to be a huge bretty barnyard dealie. After that cleared, a little lemon, but mostly pears and honey and a little mustiness. Flavor is kinda washed out like that... like it wants to be more assertive, but just didn’t get there. It’s good enough, but I was expecting this to be much more interesting.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
scarletfire65 (420) - Rockaway Park, New York, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Pours a clear bright golden. Huge, billowy head, with chunky lacing. The aroma is yeasty, apples, sourness, grassy, wheat, and some Bretty funk which is contributing suede, wet leather, earth, and some distant barnyard. The body is light to medium, with spritzy carbonation. A very nice sourness, with herbal and apple cider like notes. The finish is dry and earthy, hints of mushrooms and more leather. Has a very well rounded mouthfeel. Very complex, yet it feels rustic, outside the box, and a great showcase of Brettanomyces. This could be classified as a "wheat saison".

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Photog (203) - Camillus, New York, USA - JAN 13, 2012
Cloudy pale yellow with a lasting white head. Aroma of citrus and lemon zest. Grassy. Tart and citrus taste with a touch of yeast flavor. dry finish Different. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
matty (30) - Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 12, 2012
750 mL bottle. Pours a hazy, cloudy gold/orange color. Thick white head settles down to a thin film over the liquid. Aroma has smells of wheat, yeast, some citrus fruits and a little sourness. Really notice the sourness on the sides of the tongue and back of the throat. Medium-ish body, dry finish. Not bad, worth a try.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nickls (1297) - SE DC, Washington DC, USA - JAN 6, 2012
Bottle. Hazy light orange yellow with a thin white head. Funky and floral with sime mashed sweet malt in the aroma. Dirty hay with sone light funk. Light oily body.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
watson1977 (947) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 2, 2012
Pours an opaque pale yellow with a thin whitd head...decent lacing. Aroma is definitely wheaty...smells like a wit with brett. Flavor has a nice mild citrus...orange and lemon...wheaty...notable brett...a champagney note. Mouthfeel is pretty light and thin...finish has bretty citrus and wheat that lingers.


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