Lvivske Bilyi Lev

Brewed by Lvivska Pivovarnya (Carlsberg)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Lviv, Ukraine

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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cooked vegetables, banana, vanilla, skunky, cereal, spruce, citrus, amber, cloudy, white foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, heavily sour, full body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter,

This beer is a golden yellow with a white head that disappears quickly, and the aroma has strong notes of citrus and wheat. The taste is quite sweet and slightly sour, which makes for nice flavor, and the palate combines lively carbonation, slick texture, light body, and abrupt finish, which makes for a crisp mouthfeel.

Tasted from 16.9 fl. oz. bottle with foil top into nucleated tulip glass. Poured a cloudy, unfiltered golden color with fluffy white foam, lasting with exquisite Belgian lace. Aromas of rising dough, freshly-baked whole-wheat bread, cut grass and husky grains, strong citrus zest, noble hops, clove, and bubble-gum. Nice crisp flavor, tart and slightly sour like sparkling orange juice with mild malt and mellow wheat, accentuating the intense Belgian-style yeast. This brew isn’t high-gravity, or particularly complex in the hops and malt departments, but the fermentation esters/phenols were very, very interesting: pepper, clove, bubble-gum (more as it warmed), and I kid you not...faint oregano and black licorice. Like Blue Moon on steroids. Light body. High carbonation, almost metallic, like Champagne. Smooth, "chewy", wheaty mouthfeel. Lingering tart aftertaste which finished dry, enhanced by the continued bottle fermentation. I hate the term "session beer" but this would be a perfect candidate. This drink didn’t last long, but it got better and better as it warmed. Highly recommended.

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Nice unfiltered beer with good taste. Aftertaste so similar with leff brune. It’s one of the best mass prodused beer in Ukraine for now

White, yeasty, citrus, and cloudy. Creamy. Delicious and refreshing. Nice head. thanks seymour
Earlier Rating: 6/4/2012 Total Score: 3.7
White, yeasty, and cloudy. Creamy. Delicious and refreshing. Nice head. thanks seymour

Sampled at STL RB Gathering - Pours hazy yellow with a white patchy head. The aroma has lots of bright orange citrus, coriander, smooth wheat and mild sweetness. Medium / light body with light soft carbonation. The flavor starts like the aroma and is a bit more powdery and has some lemony citrus and spice. The finish dries out a bit and is on the chalky side. Really nice wit.

excellent if delayed entry onto the UA beer scene...White Lion is a worthy competitor to Chernihivske (InBev)’s Bile and the relatively rarely-seen Obolon’ Bile. Tastes like Blue Moon but less sweet, crisper, fizzier, and a bit chalkier, fwiw

Sampled at a RateBeer gathering. A big white fluffy head leaves powdery lacing. The beer is hazy light golden. A nose that offers yeast and wheat. The spice in the flavor is inexpected and nice. Wheat flavors. Some floral hops and a hintbof fruit. This is nicely complex and the low ABV rocks.

Shared by Seymour at STL RB gathering. A nice intermezzo after all the malt bombs. Pour is very light cloudy yellow with a thin white head. Aroma and flavor are lightly spicy with hints of fresh peach and a light floral component. Really pretty clean and refreshing with a crisp faintly lemon finish.