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St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6633.58/5.03.57/5.05.5%99.4Tumbler, Weizen
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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 jredmond (1027), New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2007    Updated: Jun 5, 2008
Bottle. The body is perfect - dark, cloudy orange, with nice frothy head. The aroma is some orange with strong notes of a spice or malt. Taste is malty, not as great as i expected, but good. ::::::RETRY:::: This beer was better than I remembered. Aroma is very interesting - sweet cream. Taste is better than your standard wit.


 1FastSTi (2557), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Pours to a murky caramel straw colored body with a creamy white head and very nice lacing. The aroma is nicely balanced coriander, wheat, orange peel, and has that house Abt kind of yeast. The flavor is quite yeasty with a house characteristic, wheat, and a light orange juice and coriander. The palate is mouthwatering, earthy, and quite dry. Moderately carbonated up front, but that goes away rather quickly.


 demdeac40 (240), Etowah, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/516/20
Aug 5, 2007  
Pours a very light straw color with a nice creamy head. The nose is yeasty,with a slight hint of scotch, I didn’t get any citrus which was surprising. The flavor is where this one shines above most others. Very complex with citrus, spice, bread dough and a nice maltiness that stays with you. The palate is beautiful as more flavors come to you as the you linger over the beer. Actually a little more substantial than most.


 BelgianBeerGal (1283), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 5, 2007  
33cL. Nice witbier that was rather complex for the style. Definite hints of citrus and wheat. Great in the summertime.


 WISEGUY572 (1245), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/515/20
Aug 3, 2007  
Cloudy light gold with a huge shaving cream meringue head. Nose of yeast and citrus. Taste of yeast, cloves, lemon, and a bitter fiinish. As good as a wit can be.


 RichardGretton (3140), Leicestershire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 1, 2007  
Bottle. Cloudy golden beer with a strong white head. The aroma is mildly yeasty and the flavour is thickly yeasty and lightly dry and very lightly citric. Overall a reasonable beer.


 Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 25, 2007  
poured into tulip. pours cloudy yellow with full frothy head, sweet honey blossom aroma with a complex depth, taste the yeasty wheat with much complexity behind it. good stuff


 SHIG (2023), Aviano, Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 24, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a bright hazy yellow color with a thick creamy white head. The aroma is spicy citrus and yeast smell. The taste is soft slightly bitter citrus that finishes with a spicy rusty finish.



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