Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc

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

small white head on a hazy orangy yellow beer. lemon and lime, some other sweet fruit.

Rated: 23.04.2008
Bottle deep blue, 330 ml
Appearance: Pours citrussy, like lemon juice with some milk, metallic yellowish, carbonation of body is medium, head is initially rather small, white, foamy to fizzy, quickly decreasing to minimal
Aroma: Peach, very intensive aroma of peach in deed, juicy, very gentle, some notes of whipped cream, milk, wheat, lemon, lime, gentle yeasts, cookie, coconut, grain, flowery, perfume, sweet, orange, candid fruit, initially slightly mineral nose, vanilla.
Flavour: Front is sour, accidic, vinegar like, without a note of sweetness, spicy, than some gentle warmth on palate and fantastic, gentle efferrescence, some citrussess, lime, orange, lemon, wheat, grainy, rafreshing, some watered yeasts. Distinctive, well balanced taste. Finish duration is short.
Palate: Body is light, texture is wattery, carbonation on palate is lively, finish feel is grainy, fresh, soft, clean, sparkling due to intensive efferrescence, very gentle, alcohol well hidden, no chalkyness, some hints of mineral and metal.

Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average fine bubbled white head that mostly diminished. Good display of lacework. Cloudy golden orange colour. Aroma of pepper, skunk, pot, citrus, herbal, toasted malt. Light bodied with an average carbonation. Light sweet and bitter flavour. Light bitter herbal finish.

Pint in a pub. That cost me £4.50. A scandel. This isn’t some rare, artisan beer from the far corner of northern France; its bulk brewed session beer, but hey, any excuse to rip off the British drinker. Now I will climb off my soap box and rate it. Looks like banana milkshake, tastes like a Witbier someone has tipped a teaspoon of peach essence into. Some wheat in there, but killed by citrus fruit. Its kind of ok hot day drinking beer, but not at the price, sorry.

Blue bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Greenisch pale yellow colour. Powerfull lemon aroma and flavopr. Very artificial. Harsh kinin bitterness. Average finish. Watery palate. Bad stuff.

Tap. Nose is a lemony hoppy typical whitebeer smell, but the lemony seems almost adjunct. Mouth is refreshing and long, some funky hops, lemony and some yeast. Quite refreshing, if a little sweet. Alright, but not a showstopper

33cl. bottle. nice bottle btw. blue... smells like a fruit beer(lime or lemon beer), looks nice. looks matches the taste. hazy, white fine foam. Flavor is "pilsener with lemon/limejuice" and if you like that, it’s good. Quite refreshing. Overall they didn’t do anything wrong, it’s just not up my alley. Good for hot weather with the lemon taste, and lightness.

Unclear yellow of color with a white head. An aroma of peach, apricot, spice and fruits. A flavor of spice and fruits.