St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

Pours very hazy, almost milky (from the unmalted wheat). Nice fruity yeast aroma, some standard clove, banana, orange peel, a little bit of ’ginger ale’. Similar to, but a bit of a departure from the standard Weienstephan characteristics. Mouthfeel is soft, just a bit of carbonation bite on the tongue. Really delicious, only drawback is price, preventing this from being an everyday drinker.

[bottle] Pours a hazy yellow/gold with massive rocky white head. Aroma is lots of spices and clove-y wheat. Mouthfeel is fantastic - light but rich at the same time. Flavors of lemon zest, wheat malt, bready yeast. Awesome beer.

Cloudy yellow, moderate head with good lacing and retention. Aroma is fruity with notes of spices, yeast, pale malts. Medium bodied, quite sweet. Nothing special IMO.

Bottle. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of corriander and oranges - just like a witbier should be. The color is an unclear dark orange and it has a fine head. The flavor is very fresh lemony to start off before the corriander and oranges hits in the middle, just to give way for a rather hop bitter end which is very nice for a witbier. A orange dryness lingers for quite a while both on the palate and tongue. I must admit, that this is the best witbier I’ve ever had.

A little over priced at 14$/4. Very comparable to hoegarrden, A little more yeasty, less light fruit in the flavor.. and less sharp carbonation. This beer is very yeasty on the nose and bready yeast on the palate as well.

Pours a hazy yellow, almost cream color topped with a huge thick creamy white head. Subtle fruity hints in the aroma along with vanilla and some yeast. Tons of frothy lacing left on the glass. Light bodied and refreshing. Some banana, lemon and a touch of spice come out in the flavor. A good beer, the flavors seem to mix well. No true one dominant flavor. Perhaps a tad thin in the mouthfeel but nothing major. This was the first of a six variety pack I purchased from St. Bernardus and I am pleased with this one. I look forward to the other 5!

Draft @ Toronado. Poured an intensely hazy straw with a white head. Nose was heavy candy, lemon drops, orange peel and some slight spice. Body is similar but not nearly as sweet, I found some additional lime paired with aforementioned flavors and a heavy body with well-dispersed carbonation made for a top witbier in my book. Look for this on draft.

Cloudy with a slightly apricot, golden color. Slight sourness in the smell and the taste. Some sweetness, coorinador, and fruits. Easy to drink.