St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Watou, Belgium

This beer is under-rated. Easily the best Wit I’ve had. It’s really creamy and wheaty. The corriander and bitter orange compliment but do not overwhelm. Perfect amount of carbonation and spice. Lovely beer!

bottle at Rhino. Has the same excellent aoma as all the St Bernies, Fruitcake yeast. Cloudy yellow with small white head. Taste is bubbly, sweet yeasty citrus bread. Surprised it is only 5.5%, tastes like a much bigger beer than that.

12oz bottle. Big aromatic nose of clove, citrus, vanilla and coriander. Some clove in there as well, a little more hefe than most belgian whites. This is a much stronger white than some others like the Struise but its got a distinctive flavor of hay, mild citrus, orange peel and coriander and a substantial spiciness thats reminiscent of their tripel but paired down. Very complex and terrific. A very very good wit, maybe one of the best.

My first St Bernardus was the lusciously rich, expressive Abt. 12, and since then I have been in love with the brews from St. Bernardus. I am very pleased that they brew a Wit beer, white beer, style. An oft overlooked and underappreciated beer style, wit beers are soft, complex, and an excellent session brew.
She pours a beautiful cloudy straw yellow with an enormous bountiful white head that resembles a cloud floating in my brew. After a couple minutes, she settles into a rather nicely thick white head that completely covers my Wit beer below. A swirl and a sniff later, hints of banana and an explosion of clove and spices fill the nose. Sweet and yeasty aromas hold the bananas and spices in place. As I enjoy my first quaff, a thick almost chewy body carries with it a plate of delicious flavors: slightly sour yeasts, warm banana bread, spices and cloves, and some sweet fruits (peaches). Definitely a heavier body than other wit beers I have had, St. Bernardus Wit fills your mouth with her exquisite brew, but still manages to go down clean and smooth, leaving only a lingering sour yeast dryness. As she warms and I near the end of my glass, St. Bernardus Wit smoothes her ruffles and reveals a perfect balanced palate.

strong citrussy aroma. peach. great. cloudy yellow like sewage water, large white head. nice fruity flavor, a little too sweet, not much aftertaste really good beer, but it lacks an edge.

An excellent witbier. This beer pours a hazy yellow color with an astounding amount of carbonation. The aroma is some bread with heavy shots of citrus, lemon, banana, clove, and some sugar (?). The taste is similar with pieces of a sugary/ candied lemon flavor. Very good, similar to Sterkins.

a little yellower than other whites. Smell is citrus. Comparable to Hoegarden but all around better. Perhaps not worth the price, but an enjoyable wit.

hazy yellow orange coloured body with a white head a yeasty citrus aroma a yeasty citrus fruity taste with a sweet fruity bitter finish