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Struise Witte

Percentile
76
overall
Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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2663.33/5.03.31/5.05%86.5Tumbler, Weizen
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.
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 RCL (1460), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Nice light citrus flavors with spices present in the aroma, but very understated in the flavor.


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/514/20
Aug 25, 2007  
Yellow pour, medium white head. Aroma is lemon, melon, and wheat. Flavor is lemon like a lemon soda, wheat, spicy belgian yeast. This is pretty tart and citrusy with floral hop notes, distinctive grainy wheat taste, a touch of coriander and phenolic yeast. Pretty good.


 egajdzis (3621), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2007    Updated: Aug 28, 2007
Enjoyed poolside in DC... Poured a murky amber color with a medium sized white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of toffee malts, light bread, a bit of brett, leather, and light spices. Taste of earth, more toffee malt, coriander, tart brett, a bit of spices, and citrus fruits, with a sour finish.


unrulythings (73), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2007  
interesting wit. color is pale, a bit cloudy. aroma is light, doughy and pleasing. flavor threw me off with a heavy citrus taste. not much spice. though a good beer, not my favorite of this style.


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Aug 21, 2007  
It’s a strange wit with an absent spice character. Cloudy pour reveals a large head. Very minimal aromatics, not much to describe. Flavor is awfully sour and again, either unspiced or delicately spiced. Very sour and strange, I don’t like it much.


 DrHomolka (728), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/517/20
Aug 14, 2007  
11.2oz bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a huge, bubbly white head. Lots of bubbles rising to the top and smokiness from the yeast. Aroma is pretty intense considering the style. Wheat, yeast, clove, lemons, pudding, bread, vanilla, oranges. Taste is yeasty, doughy, thin, acidic with a short finish. Lemony burps pursue. This smells significantly more complex and better than it tastes. It’s still good. I’m a fan of this underrated style and this is definitely a strong example. Nice witte.


 beastiefan2k (1597), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Aug 13, 2007  
11.2oz bottle poured into tulip glass. Color is pale yellow but very murky, so despite all the radiant light one cannot see through the beer. The head pours very large but fades quickly into a moderate lacing. Aroma is very present with milky, sugary sweet Belgian yeastiness. There is some faint citrus/lemon zest. Taste does a 180 and is really dominated by a tanginess that is a bit of a turn off, not feeling it. Original, but just not that for me. A medium body and a delicate carbonation just delicately felt on the cheek.


 DrBayern (1135), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/516/20
Aug 9, 2007  
330 cl bottle brought to me from Belgium by my daughter. Hazy light gold pour under an impressive white head with good staying power. Very yeasty, bready aroma with hints of citrus. This has somewhat more body than most Witbiers, there’s a refreshing effervescence, and some nice mouth cleansing acidity. Interesting interplay between honey sweetness and a lemon like sourness, and just the faintest touch of soft bitterness for a clean , dry finish. A very superior Witbier. I wish I could get this all the time.



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