St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

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

(rating#500). 330 ml bottle. Completely opaque, chalky golden color, white head. Fruity aroma with some wheat. Spicy flavor with citric notes and coriander. Medium-light body, high carbonation. Ok for a wit.

Sample (10 cl) from a 33 cl bottle at GBF 2009. Hazy milky golden with a large white head. Yeasty aroma with notes of clove and coriander, orange, and marzipan. Light to medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry and well balanced.

Hazy yellow, white head. Aroma of yeast, coriander and oranges. Refreshing taste of coriander, oranges and lemon and a hoppy end. Was expecting more but a good witbier nonetheless.

330 ml bottle. Finland. Hazy yellow colour with white head. Looks very nice. Delicious aroma with wheat, grain, fruits (banana/citrus), some spices and hints of caramel sweetness. Wheat, citrus sourness, some spices and fruity notes in flavour. Excellent witbier.

Bottle. The beer looks yellow, but in a bit darker shade, and hazy, but also creamy with a beautiful white head that lasts. Served in a trappist glass it looks fantastic. The aroma is superior: you have the grainy smell, typical for witbier, but also fruity and light citrus which excites your nose. The taste goes with the rest of the beer: I nearly loose words to describe superlatives: a full taste, a creamy, buttery taste, also grainy (witbier), with a light citrus, light bitter aftertaste. This is a very well balanced beer, that doesn’t overwhelm you, which is very remarkable, seen the light alcohol percentage. Conclusion: I’m so in love with the St Bernardus Wit, probably the best witbier in the world.

Cloydy, yellow beer with medium white head. Aroma is delicious: wheat, flowers, spicyness, bananas and lemon. Wheat malts, some sour lemon, flowers and spicys are found from the flavour. Surprisingly, quite sticky and nice to drink with lot of carbonation but not too much. Balanced, high-qualified witbier with very refreshing nuancees makes this beer to great cooler of summer heat.

33 cl bottle. A very hazy, brownish yellow beer. The head is huge, small bubbled and white in colour. Good lace. The aroma is spicy and lemony. Sharp and peppery yeast, sour lemon peel, wheat malts and banana. The yeast character is particularly interesting. Quite long finish with earthy yeast, fruitness and sweet wheats. The flavor is dryish and slightly sour due to yeast. Fruitness, especially banana gives some balancing sweetness. Yeasty and slightly toffyish finish with mild bitterness. The palate is medium bodied, sharply spicy and very soft at the same time. Well made and iteresting witbier.

0,33 l bottle. Hazy yellow color, good head. Nose is filled with citrus fruit and wheat. Flavor is also strong in wheats, with a nice balancing bitterness from the citrus. Very refreshing.