River Horse Double White

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep hazy golden.copper with a massive foamy whiteh head- diminshes a bit - some lace. Aroma is orange spice, earthy, slight wet dog, leather, crackery malts, and lemon zest and phenolic earthy belgian yeastiness. Flavor is a bit flat and boring- orange zest, orang mints, phenolic, crackery pale malt is not very fresh or bready, just a bit dull, floral and grassy with some flat sweet honey like hints. Finish has a slight tang to it with a zesty slight tartness. meh.

Bottle [12oz]. Pours a hazy, very bubbly, copper-gold with an average size lasting frothy white head. Aroma of wheat and spices foremost along with a good amount of breadiness and yeast. Flavour also starts with wheat and spices along with some citrus fruit, bready malt and light Belgian yeast. Average to medium bodied. Pretty good (and no banana -- yay!).

On tap at Capones. Pours a hazy golden with a large creamy/bubbly white head that lefty sticky lacing. Aroma of orange, some banana, clove, wheat and some grainy notes. Fruity and spicy nose. Flavor of residual malt sweetness, tart notes from the wheat, orange peel, Cheerios, banana, clove, a touch of bitterness and even though it is sweet up front it does dry out a little in the finish.

Tap at Rattle N’ Hum. Pours golden with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet, somewhat rich and a little spiced. Taste is Nice slightly hoppy, nicely spiced and all in all pretty good.

Bottle thanks to Cletus. Pours with a nearly clear yellow body with a fluffy, and somewhat large white head atop. Not nearly cloudy enough for a wit beer, but I digress. Aroma of coriander, dryness, light clove, fresh tobacco, tumbleweed, jasmine, lemon peel and a touch of candi sugar. Interesting. Taste starts off sweet and fruity with citrus notes, and ends bone dry and spicy. Yeast reminds me a lot of the Unibroue yeast. Candi sugar notes. Bubbly mouthfeel. Interesting "wit".

In short: A big not-refreshing condensed witbier.
How: Bottle 12oz, drank fresh soon after purchase
The look: Cloudy dark yellow body topped by a small white head
In long: A whole lot of hay in this one, big chewy body that borders some kind of purée. Slightly unpleasant strong fruity flavours of overripe pineapples and banana purée. Light spicy notes with the usual coriander and friends array of witbier spicy flavours. Alcohol apparent which is particularly annoying in this style. This Double White tries too hard to be too much. Like with a NFL defensive lineup a Single White could have been enough.

Bottle from hopdog. Thanks dude! Golden orange, nice fluffy head, some floaties. Spice, coriander, orange peel, wheat aromas. Acidic flavors of orange rinds, wheat, and spice. This might actually be kind of hoppy too. Lots of carbonation tickles the tongue. Tangy finish with a soft underlying wheat that softens it out a little.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of spices, cardamom, pepper, light clove, coriander, orange zest, wheat, and yeast. Poured golden/yellow in color with a large, frothy, white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Slightly sparkling. Full of tiny and very large particles throughout. Flavor of yeast, lemon, wheat, spices, slight pepper, slight vanilla, pollen, and malts. Light to medium body. Dry texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, yeasty, dry finish.