3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. If only all witbiers held these same qualities. Good-looking hazy yellow brew. Complex, but smooth palate. Lemon/clove, but also a fairly heavy hand with the hops, as I came to expect with the Russian River product.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On Tap at the BP.
Hazy very light straw colow with a silky thick white head and lots of persistant lacing. Light malt and big belgian yeast aroma and flavor. Soft creamy feeel.
Nice.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap @ the brewery. I really wasn’t a fan of this one. It poured a hazy lemon yellow, with citrus and clove aroma and taste. It was bitter and a little odd. Maybe I just don’t get it because it has an 87 rating, but I won’t try this one again.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very cloudy yellow. Aroma is strong wheat and spice notes for such a light beer. Relatively big flavors for a very light beer. Light tartness, light sweetness, light carbonation, easy to drink. Nice wit.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the brewpub. Poured a cloudy yellow color. Head was bubbly, white and left some decent lace behind. The aroma and flavor were typical of a good wit beer with yeasty bread dough, orange peel, and coriander elements accented by a light citrusy bitterness.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Russian River. Cloudy deep yellow with no head. Aroma of orange, banana bread, cloves, and yeast. Bready citrus taste, spice, and a yeasty finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Very murky amber beer with a low whitish head. Low spice aroma. Corriander, orange, yeast flavor. Medium body. Lingering corriander and yeast.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught, Russian River.
Body is hazy medium yellow.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly hoppy (herbs), with notes of lemon zest, clove, pepper, coriander.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.
Fresh, bright, nicely balanced. Good stuff.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at Russian River in mid-June 2007. Slightly hazy but mostly clear pale golden with a white head. Light banana and wheat in the nose. Notes of wheat, light banana and lemon; herbal. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes somewhat dry.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy, pale golden color with a thin layer of wispy white head. Creamy wheat aroma with some floral herbs and meyer lemon. Yeasty phenols are restrained, and are borderline rubbery/banana, not really distinct in either direction. Light bodied, creamy mouthfeel, making it refreshingly easy to drink. Flavors are light and delicate with an emphasis on the wheat and sweet lemon. Clean finish with a mild smack of coriander and banana creamsickle.
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