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St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier) - Belgian White (Witbier)

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Watou, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6593.58/5.03.57/5.05.5%99.3Tumbler, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
This traditional witbier has been developed under supervision of the father of Hoegaarden and Celis White, master brewer Pierre Celis. This beer has been bottle-refermented, which lent it its specific taste.
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tympanic (50), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/59/103/517/20
Jan 8, 2008  
Poures a huge, fantastic foam! Silky, vanilla flavor with a hint of cherries jubilee. Tastes much better than it smells. I’d like fifty of them, please. Ok, the foam was because I poured really fast and I’m drunk


 bhensonb (4187), Woodland, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Jan 7, 2008  
Light aroma of citrus and spice. Very hazy golden color with a significant white head that laced minimally. Medium body with creamy carbonation. The flavor is wheat, lemony citrus, and arguably coriander, which is sort of citrusy (terpenes). Also a bit of sharpish spice (pepper or clove?), very small bit. Really quite excellent. Finishes a bit acidic and dry.


 beerbrat99 (119), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Draft. Poured in appropriate glassware. Pours a hazy golden with a slight orange hue. Aroma of orange zest, lemon and coriander. Flavor is the same. Nice head retention and nice crisp dry finish. Enjoyable beer.


 Maria (6056), Thisted, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jan 6, 2008  
Hazy golden with a loose head. The flavour has citric acidity, grapefruit peel, and a light honey sweetness. The bitterness is nice in the finish. It’s a wit bier and should as such have citric acidity, but I think this is a bit too much, at least for my liking.


 Chapel (329), Levittown, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours opaque yellow with a thin but cloudy white head and some yeast sediment. Aroma is strongly of lemon with a note of yeast. Flavor is nice and thick with a solid sour lemon flavor. Corriander is present from start to finish with little to no bitterness. Sour flavor lasts for a while on the tongue. If you like either Belgians or sours, make sure you give this a try.


 clueo (112), Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/518/20
Dec 28, 2007  
Nice banana smell whic carries through to the flavor. Pours nicely with a small white head and a nice wheat color. If you like Belgian White’s this is a treat!!


 rayOfBeer (316), El Cerrito, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 27, 2007  
This one was on tap and came out yellowish pale with a quickly fading white foam head with big bubbles. Aromas are mostly of citrus and a little yeast, fading to a slight hot dog-like smell. The taste is citrusy and slightly clovey with banana but not much spice. The lack of spice and carbonation gives off a watery mouth feel. Overall, a good effort on a style I enjoy, but lacks a little something to make this wit on par with others.


 Maverick34 (686), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Bottle. A pretty decent witte but not to awesome, a little bit too much bitterness without enough flavor? Or something to that effect.



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