Struise Witte

Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Oostvleteren, Belgium

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

Orlando, Fl. - Knightly Spirits - 11.2 oz bottle. Light golden, murky pour with an ever-so-soft pillowy white head that leaves a nice coat of lacing. Interesting aroma - pick up hints of coriander spice, some ripening fruit. Somewhat muted flavor with some underlying citrus, coriander spice, some bland "vegetableness". Mouthfeel - not spritzy enough for a wit. Usually not a big fan of the spritziness, but would liven this one up. Slightly disappointed.

Objectively speaking: 33cL from Julio’s. A tasty, citrusy and rather spicy witbier with tight carbonation, but not so much refreshment from the wheat.
I like: Champaigny appearance - clear light golden, rocky white head. Lemon pie connotations in its citrusy abundance. Integrated coriander powder - not overdone. Sweet, but balanced by fair acidity and a growing spice bitterness.
I dislike: Almost too fizzy. Timid wheat gets overwhelmed by the citrus. Surprisingly not so refreshing ultimately. Not a lot of depth to that aroma.

UPDATED: JUL 3, 2009 A haze yellow/gold colored beer, with a thick white foamy head. An aroma of sweet, also some smells of spicey. The taste is fruity, citrus and coriander. Also wheat and a little bitter and soure. A good white beer. I am not a white beer lover.

Bottle pours a straw yellow color with a monster head and awesome lace. The aroma is of apple, lemon, yeast, and spice. The flavor is tart and spiced, with a refreshingly crisp and quenching body. This is decent and underrated.

Bottle. Pale golden amber with a nice whitish head. Tart, lemon, spice aroma. Wheat flavor with tart lemon, spice, and yeast. Medium light bodied. LIngering tartness with wheat and a bit of spice. Refreshing. A bit too much wheat flavor for me.

Bottle. Poured a light yellow with a small white head, pretty carbonated. Aroma of light fruits (apple, pear, citrus). Taste of the same light fruits also some darker fruits like plum. The taste also had lots of spice that really complemented the beer and didn’t overpower it. A nice blend of flavors. Very refreshing and very drinkable. I loved this!

liked this perhaps a little more than most. Bottle courtesy of Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Thanks Alan!) Poured into a tumbler. The smell has a hint of vinegar in it, as well as the traditional apricot smell of a good belgian white. Has a smallish white head thats very fizzy. Very interesting white, its a very crisp clean drink with a ton of carbonation perhaps a bit to much and a strong apple flavor, with a very very faint touch of sour in the finish. Sweet and clean and you can taste the alchol a tad which I find a bit unusual for the style. Well crafted but different, probably one of my favorite whites.

11.2 oz. brown bottle. Cryptic date code on side of label. Poured out a bright but hazy yellow color. Has a thin white head. Aromas are citrus, some bubblegum, tropical fruits. Flavors are of tropical fruits, citrus, vanilla cake. Decent body & mouthfeel. OK beer overall.