L’Enclave A’Blantze

Brewed by L’Enclave
Style: German Hefeweizen
Prévondavaux, Switzerland

Serve in Weizen

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bottle from Biergarten 2010 in Granges-près-Marnand - pours a cloudy bright orange colour with a modest head retention; very estery aroma with notes of citrus, banana and hints of corn and hay in the background; full-bodied and slightly sticky, the sweetness is dominated by a solid acidic tartness and a robust carbonation; long fruity finish with a residual sweetness and a lingering acidity - robust and with plenty of character

Bouteille 33 cl du Grain d’Orge - Neuchâtel. Blonde orangée voilée à belle mousse blanche et fine sur pétillement champagnisé. Nez de levure, épices, girofle et banane verte, fruits exotiques. Le goût est aigre-doux, fruité de froment et levure, présence d’amertume médicamenteuse. Sinon, elle a une rondeur moyenne, un bon volume et des nuances de chewing gum et gingembre. Finale minérale et amère.

Courtesy of Philippe (Bov), bottled 2010.04.23, tasted 2½ months later
A lot of carbonation produces a huge head that I have to let settle for some time; cloudy blond color. Nice, different aroma: wheat, herbs, sweet oranges and mix of citrus fruits, perfume, flowers, and in the end even honey. The flavor is less interesting; most the carbonation being gone now, the mouthfeel is soft; there is light Wheat beer character, but most of all the yeast and alcohol presence of a kit-homebrew, and vegetables. The yeast is too disturbing (even after letting the bottle to settle for 1 week). Not very good.