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Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Oostvleteren, Belgium
Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 333   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.32   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The Noordhoek Ostrich Farm and Resort has been offering visitors an oasis of silence, tranquility and green pasture since 1997. In 2001 we began offering our guests fresh, homemade ale, "Struise Witte" was born. The dutch word for "ostriches" is "struisvogels" or "Struise", but the same word can also mean "sturdy" or "robust". This "Robust White" is a living wheat beer of high fermentation, unfiltered and unpasteurized. Brewed with natural ingredients, bottle conditioned in 33 cl bottles.


3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TomDecapolis (4000) - Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 18, 2008
Bottle pours a lightly hazy golden with a medium bubbly white head. Aroma of lemons, tart wheat notes, floral, a touch of sourness, tropical fruits, pear and green apple. Flavor of apple juice, tart wheat, some funk, orange peel, various spices and a little thin.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - APR 18, 2008
Botle thanks to cgarvieuk. Wow what a difference here to thier normal stuff. Aroma is fruity, slightly richer oxidied malts, almond paste. Taste is similar feels old even though its fresh from the brewery, not into this at all. Appaligies carlo!

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
cgarvieuk (7985) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - APR 17, 2008
Bottle at home ... Golden yellow ... little fruit... Belgian yeast ... little tart ...little acidity... quite fizzy

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
HogTownHarry (4809) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - APR 11, 2008
Bottle (330ml). Slightly hazy amber with a large, lasting white frothy head. Aroma of yeast, coriander, tangerine and sweet malt. Very sweet taste, mild sweet spice and light citrus acidity. Watery, mildly carbonated body, light acidity and a quick finish. Tasty, a little soft.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Boutip (3294) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - APR 11, 2008
Bottle courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a hazy light yellow color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of coriander and wheat is refreshing. Taste is a mix between some coriander, orange peel and a potent wheat malt profile. This beer has load of carbonation with almost a spritzer-like feel to it and a full body with minimal filtration. Very refreshing beer overall but a more accentuated spice profile with bigger malt would have been awesome.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Walt (2448) - Austin, Texas, USA - APR 9, 2008
Pour is lightly hazed golden with a thin bright white head...smell is funky, but not sour funky...like blue cheese and cheese rind funky...also, faintly spicy, but just so...taste is yeasty with some faint malty sweetness...

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hophead75 (2005) - Largo, Florida, USA - APR 9, 2008
11.2 oz bottle from Cobra, thanks! Murky orange, with a medium lasting white head. Almost looks like carbonated apple cider. Aroma is grainy and sweet with honey, apple, spices, and dirty yeast. Taste is citrus, spices, with some fresh apple, somewhat old grain and yeast funk, with honey sweetness in the background. Finishes tart with some citrus rind. Although certainly not bad, this one didn’t come together very well.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
FatPhil (5970) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - APR 9, 2008
330ml bottle (Bier Paradise, Belgium)
Pale hazy orange, fizzy head. Sweet, light grainy aroma. Very thin, a bit too fizzy. Tastes alcoholic. Come to think of it, it even smells alcoholic - not good for a 5% beer. Bland taste, some yeastiness, hints of orange zest and coriander and a bit of dust. About as far from ’robust’ as it’s possible to get; it’s not even refreshing like a Hoegaarden. Poor example of a wit.


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