 sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 24, 2008
12oz bottle purchased from Clarendon Wines in Boston - with a thought to Sam Adams’ recent hop giveaway. Consumed in Feb 08 with a June best before date. Pours a pale straw, just slightly cloudy, with a decent head. Very good lacing. Decent, lightly spiced "white" aroma. Sadly, the flavour is on the weak side. Can’t say the label doesn’t warn that it is an "American version of a classic Belgian white ale".
NJJereme (125), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
Aug 29, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a gold-orange color with lots of sediment and a medium-sized white head that lingers. Overbearing bread and spice flavor reminiscent of bologna. Medium to heavy bodied. Finished easy. In some respects a watery, characterless macro pale lager might have been more enjoyable. The only reason it gets points is because there is tangible flavor albeit not very pleasant.
DarkElf (2650), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 10-Mar-08 (12-oz bottle: Purchased 25-Jan-08 for $7.49/six-pack at BevMo in La Jolla, CA) As too often happens with American versions of a Belgian Witbier, this beer is out of balance. The wheat base is heavy and bready, but it still manages to be overshadowed by the copious amounts of coriander and orange peel. Some banana in the background, and a moderate bitterness in the finish from the spices. Though very malty, the beer isn’t sweet. The medium body is pretty heavy for the style and results in the beer not being refreshing on the palate. The excessive use of coriander and other spices makes the beer a little astringent in the finish. The nose is fairly wheaty, but the coriander is most prominent. Dark golden color is darker than the typical wit beers. Off-white head pours to half an inch and shows pretty good retention. Several strands of lacing remain on the glass. Not a good example of the style, and even beyond that, I’m not enjoying the flavor either.
NomDeBeer (143), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 11, 2008 They put a lot of spices in this beer, and that’s the only thing interesting about it. Otherwise, it would be awfully boring. Not worth revisiting.
Beerman6686 (680), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Pours a cloudy yellow color with an off white head. Aroma is pretty bland, mainly wheaty, not too much in the area of spices of fruits. Flavor was much the same, very bland and more like an american wheat than a belgian white.
bpar73 (12), Bellaire, Michigan, USA
Jul 31, 2008 Dry spicy taste. Nice golden color but tolerable in a variety pack butj ust not one of my favorites from Sam
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