Michigan Brewing Celis White

When Celis was brewed in Texas it was one of the few beers from the Lone Star State available in Philadelphia. Celis White of old was the first Witbier that touched my lips and broadened my horizons in craft beers. Today’s version of Celis White is almost identical, a light spiced wheat ale.

Good Hefe-Weisse pour and aroma, but the head, carbonation and even flavor unravel rather quickly. At its best, the beer has a creamy, lemon custard taste and mouthfeel. An average brew.

Light, clowdy, colden yellow. Aroma of cloves, bananas, and lemon - slight peach aroma after taking a sip. Quite bitter and dry, but not in a horrible way. This isn’t my favorite Celis beer. The crispness escapes soon after the pourand renders the beer sour and lemony if you don’t drink it more rapidly than your usual whitbier micro.

Semi-hazy and muted pale yellow in color with a dusty, frivolous head pocked with a few white bubbles. Aroma unwinds with the anticipated cloves, coriander, lemons and bananas. Some aluminum in the nose as well, which breaches the nostrils each time you go to take a sip. Scaled back lemon meringue pie flavor with whipped buttercream. Artificial cloves stirred with Splenda. Some lemon scraps and an acorn squash attribute, which imparts a muted / husked sweetness. Slick palate feel that takes on a personality of an experimental V8 concoction. Effervescence dies quickly, finishing with lemon muffins and hints of ginger and lime. It is what it is.

poured out a straw color with a thin white head that dissipated quickly with decent lacing. nose consisted of clove, citrus, fruit, and flowers. nice tart citric flavors as well as spice. a bit watery and light, but good nonetheless. finished witha bitter almost lemony flavor. good, but won’t purchase again.

When Pierre Celis was making this in Austin, it was one of the best american wits hands down. Thanks to Michigan Brewing Company for reviving this great beer. However, it stops well short of being as good as the original, and it really needs to be fresh. The sweetness diminishes rather quickly in the bottles. Still worth drinking and better than Blue Moon.

pissy white head, the only redeeming value is in the sweet yeasty belgian nose, citrusy, tart belgian flavor, light, watery, finishes slightly bitter, nice belgian blonde, didn’t even realize it was the work of the michigan brewing company until right now

Pours a slight head, white quickly diminishing, cloudy pale yellow in color, floral and lemon scents, strong carbonation, floral and spice flavors, smooth finish.