St. Bernardus Blanche (Witbier)

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

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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UPDATED: NOV 14, 2007 Full of sparking, yeasty, wheat goodness. Like Hoegararden deluxe!!!In my humble opinion, the best white beer in the world. If you can get it, try it. The debate should fun and damn delicious.

Poured from 11.2 oz bottle into nonic pint. Appearance: Opaque, pear juice color. 2" white head that settles to a filmy, tenacious finish. Very lacy clinging to the glass. Smell: Fruity, more orange than lemon with a strong yeast presence. Taste: Smooth and creamy applesauce with orange. No hop presence to be found. A perfect balance of sweet and sour. Mouthfeel: Creamy with a small bite of carbonation. Really smooth. Drinkability: Tart, but not sour. Sweet, but not syrupy. No lingering bitterness. I could easily guzzle down several of these before realizing it. Comments: I’m trying to find something negative about this beer and can’t (other than the price!) This has to be the pinnacle of witbiers. If this one doesn’t get a perfect score, then perfection is not possible, since it can’t be possible to improve this brew.

La witbier più buona che abbia mai sentito!!!

Big 750 ml bottle at Rob and Beki’s in Pace, Florida. Thanks, Rob! Pours cloudy and yellow, almost white in color. Smells of yeast and slightly of tart apple. Tastes tart, lemony and slightly spicey. A very fine example of the style.

I loved drinking this beer. It was probably the most easily drinkable beer I have ever had but in a good way. It went down so easy and all the flavors were so well balanced and smooth. It was so easy to drink I finished my glass in about two minutes. It was great, so light and crisp. You could tell a lot of care and work went into making this beer. It was almost perfect. A creamy yellow color with aromas of cloves, wheat, citrus and yeast. Flavors of coriander, citrus, wheat, yeast and even a little sweet ginger. Carbonated with a very pleasant tangy after taste.

330ml bottle into a nonic. Pours a hazy straw yellow with a huge three finger billowy white head. The fluffy head sticky around for a long time and leaves huge clumps of lacing on the sides of the glass. This is what a wit should look like. Picture perfect. The aroma just jumps out of the glass with lemon and coriander dominating. There are more subtle hints of clove, banana, and orange. There is a real sharpness to the aroma that I love. The flavor brings forth tons of coriander and more orange than was present in the aroma. Fresh baked bread along with lemon provide support along with a delicate tartness on the tip of the tongue. Perfect soft wheat character along with abundant carbonation that is perfect for the style. Overall, this is what every witbier should strive to be like. To me, this is the absolute defining beer of the style and by far the best wit I have ever had. I only wish I could get this close to where I live because I would go through cases during the summer.

Une blanche de haute fermentation refermentée en bouteille. Original. Conception de Pierre Célis. Ma bouteille est à date depuis un an (16/2/11)...Ce n’est pas le meilleur test pour une blanche. Titrée à 5,5 abv : a priori c’est bien. Couleur dorée claire des froments d’été. Clarté : assez nette pour une blanche (si on écarte la levure). Pétillant : encore très vive, avec des milliers de bulles très fines. La mousse tombe vite (mais c’est normal, vu la date). Arômes très fins, céréales, fruits blancs, zeste d’orange et pointe de vanille. Volume soyeux à liquide. Première bouche fraîche, nette, pure. De la classe d’emblée, pas de "faux" goût. Deuxième bouche avec zeste d’agrumes, sans douceur. Troisième bouche de superbe finesse. Enfin une blanche de classe... Très belle levure pour ce genre de bière. Sur la longueur le seul petit défaut pourrait être le léger manque de complexité. Mais les blanches ne sont pas vraiment faites pour cela !! Ceci dit, on est en droit de le dire (je l’ai vu sur certains commentaires).

UPDATED: JUN 20, 2009 Bottle, 33 cl. Aroma lemon, coriander and other spices, wheat, yeast. Medium body. Taste spices and coriander come out ahead of the citrus, bit orange peel in it Nice ! one of the best whitebeers.

Pours a cloudy light orange. With a thick fluffy white head. Tastes of coriander and slighty taste of lemon balanced by the malt and hops of this epic witbier. completely impressed, a standard of the style.

This is probably the best wheat bear I’ve tried. There’s no hint of sugar or high fructose corn syrup or any of that nastiness.