La Grande Blanche

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Lochristi, Belgium

Bottle 750ml (corked)
Appearance: Light gold with medium haze , medium bright top. Sparse lacing shown 3+
Nose : Sweet candy aroma , fruity caramel , hint of pear , gentle tartness at finish , yeasty wrap.
Flavor/Palate : Clean yeasty chatter , good clean grainy feel with citric freshness. Long lasting Belgian wit accents . Positive full body often missing in this style that came with extras umph .

Pours deep gold into a Shaker. Fluffy off-white head leaves spotty lacing as it recedes. Coriander aromas. Crisp with sweet/sour orange flavors.

The presentation is awesome!
A hazy straw colored strawberry blond body and a bountiful tall pillow of ivory head. The head retention is awesome.
My pallet says that the beer needed to warm significantly before all the flavors began to really pop. A rather yeasty, estery aroma: sweet fruity hints of red apple, banana, a bit doughy; suggestions mineral, bubblegum, buttered biscuits, orange zest, and corander. The mouthfeel is Divine… very chewy, and velvety... but it drinks like a 5% abv Wit!
A wonderful beer! Wife loved it and I dug as well. Fully enjoyed it much more once I poured it and let the beer sit in the glass for a good 30min. A lot of the phenolics blew off and the Blanche totally opened up like a nice French Pouilly Fumé.

750 ml bottle poured a cloudy dirty yellow with a lasting white head. Aromas of yeast, wheat, light fruitiness and light spice. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp yet smooth. Flavors of yeast, wheat, orange and light spice with a smooth lightly sweet finish.

Hazy golden orange, moderate to large head, good lacing and retention. Aroma is lemon, clove, citrus, etc. Medium bodied, fairly thick mouthfeel, much sweeter than tart.

The aroma was sweet tropical fruits when first poured into the glass. The aroma was only lightly citrus and the spice presence seemed more pepper than coriander. The beer poured into the glass lightly hazy golden amber with an off-white very low yet lasting head. The flavor was lightly fruity, again more tropical fruits similar to canned fruit cocktail. Wheat flavor was notable, but spices were very muted and had a light peppery note and something else which was not quite coriander, more cinnamon in nature. The body was medium or just above with a moderate level of carbonation and creamy texture on the palate. The finish was just dry with light lasting tropical fruits and in the final aftertaste a bit of peppery spice. Alcohol was hidden throughout, but came through in the warming which occurred post consumption. An OK beer, certainly not much in common with a traditional Witbier, more of a Belgian Pale with an alcohol kicker. 750 ml corked and bailed bottle. Purchased at Green’s in Greenville, SC.

750 from HiTime. Fairly impressive pour, like a sturdy wit should be - big frothy head with good retention, cloudy orange body, and wafting aromas of coriander and citrus. Reasonably full-bodied, this one’s flavor is a tad compromised by a slightly medicinal aftertaste, almost like a dull sour blanket over what is otherwise a decent beer. Don’t know about "imperial," though.

Sampler at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/illinois/frankf Liquors, Frankfort. Cloudy yellow color. Even in my tiny glass, the surface shows interesting ripples of foam, light a light breeze over desert sands. Smell of lemon and a bit of sweat, or do I need to re-wash my hands? Somewhat rough and unruly, but then I didn’t know when sampling this was billed as an "Imperial" strength wit. My rating may be admittedly lower than the crowd’s but I’m just going by first impression.