Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc

Brewed by Kronenbourg (Carlsberg)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Strasbourg, France

Tap. One of the most artificial flavours I’ve experienced in a beer. Damn weird stuff. It’s not maybe that bad, but artificial feeling destroyed the impression and shocked me that much, that I didn’t even finish it.

Bottle. Pours opaque white-yellow with thin head. Strong aroma of fruit (apricots, lemons), herbs (lemongrass, lemon verbena), and noble german hops (Hersbrucker?), with some fermentation characteristics (slightly phenolic sourness and DMS). A bit thin body. Nice sourness compliments the citrus fruit. Finishes sour and dry.

Can. In aroma i can find some herbs, citrus, apple, floral hops; a bit cloudy liquid, At finish there is some sourness in the roof of the mouth. It is very very fruity for me, like bubblegum for kids.

Draught. Pours with a cloudy appearance, with decent white head. Very citrusy, both on the nose and the palate, with a slight sourness also on the palate. Quite a clear and crisp mouthfeel.

Draught at Cella, Helsinki, Finland. Very hard to rate. This is not a regular witbier. Far from it. This is very FRUITY. More like fruit-juice than witbier. Anyway it is refreshing when you are having one.

500 mL bottle. Found this in Ireland. Pours almost a neon, cloudy light yellow with a decent white head. Aroma is very floral, lemony, and spicy. Taste is watery with lots of lemon, grapefruit, coriander, and slight soapiness. I’m missing the yeast and cloves components. Decent, refreshing, light. But not very good for the style.