St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

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

Pours cloudy peach-colored with next to no head. Aroma of sour apple peel, orange, and coriander. Flavor begins on a tangy note, with orange, coriander and banana, and leads to a spice-dominated finish. Not as refreshing as some witbiers but this is full-flavored and interesting.

Courtesy of Crizay <P> Aroma holds a lot of spice, coriander and orange peel. Slightly musty notes as well. Yellow body with a lazy white head. Yeast, clove, coriander and orange peel. Fairly tasty, but thinnish.

Bottle. Hazy golden yellowish in colour with a rather large white head. Fruity with notes of yeast, banana, citrus, spices and faint sour hints.

lemon, banana, citrus, wheat aroma. murky gold color with a large creamy white head. wheat, banana flavor and not much else. soft and lightly carbonated. just o.k.

Dull pear hue. Noisy white froth. Chalky, airy aroma alongside mustiness, aluminum, marshmallow, pumpkin, uncracked coriander seed, vague spicey traits, star anise, melon, lemon flesh, and perfume. Creamy, slightly thin palate. Gentle, slightly fizzy carbonation. Light initial tanginess followed by chalk, slick fruity shades, and metal. Beautiful juicy Styrian Golding-like finish, which lends white grape, sour apple, and candied pear flavors. Underlying dab of pale malt and mustiness. As with most wits, I would have liked more pale malt structure and noble hop depth. Still, the yeast showcased some very lovely, complex fruity aspects.

Bottle from Smokeless Joe. Orange/yellow in colour. Aroma was of spices, oranges and yeast. The flavour was of spices, oranges, some lemons, coriander. Medium body, light carbonation. Finish is medium length, sort of boring. One day I’ll find a Witbier that’s for me but it just not this one.

Pours hazy orange with a small white head. The aroma is heavy on the coriander which hits first. After you get used to that some sharp citrus creeps in as well as a spritzy sweet-tart aspect. Medium / light body with a little bit of sharp carbonation. Taste starts with some sourness and smooth wheat then along comes some creamy orange. The finish brings out coriander in a blast, then sourness comes back and the smoothness of wheat as well. This is a good wit, but I expected much more from St. Bernardus.

bottle - Pours hazy light yellow with a citrusy, yeasty aroma and a lasting white head. The flavor is of wheat malt, mild hops, citrus, a maybe a touch of spice. It’s light and finishes surprisingly bitter for the style, but it works. Enjoyable.