Struise Witte

Struise’s approach to a Witbier? Hit or miss in my opinion, as show the ratings. Pours mildly hazy golden with thin white head. Aroma was just the opposite of what I am used to with a Wit. A bit vinegary, skim milk/mold like cheese whiff gives the aroma a mild lactic nose that is followed by a fresh honey scent. This one has a very "old farm" smell that I remember from growing up in Belgium. Not sure if it was the intended aroma. Taste, light tartness and yeasty mouthfeel. Keeps some apparent profile of the aroma with lactic mold and light tartness with a sweet lingering honey on the palate. Spices are hidden and I could only notice them within the crisp bubbly palate. Either this is the intended taste or this beer is overly infected.

bottle, pours clear gold, small white head. Aromas are powerful with orange, honey, some yeast. Very flavorful orange and wheat with a light yeast spicyness. Long lingering wet mouthfeel. Nice.

Süßlich-fruchtiger-hefiger Geruch in gutem Verhältnis. Leichter Antrunk, etwas hefig, leicht säuerlich. Leicht malziger Mittelteil, dann direkt wieder hefig. Herb-saurer Nachgeschmack. Etwas zu mild.

Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Pale body, big head. Buttery and banana nose. Sweet flavours. With malts and spices too. A sour finish.

Bottle from cgarvieuk--thanks Craig! Pale straw, lots of noisy white head. Buttery mineral nose, plums and light spice. Good sharp lactic bite, a touch of butter in the flavor as well. Short lemony finish. Bright, dry, refreshing. A few months of age on this bottle have accentuated what seems to me to be a very light, probably intentional lactic bacteria character. The acidity of that, I like. The diacetyl of that, not as much. Still, I dig this beer, and as a thirst-quencher it beats the sweeter sorts of Belgian wits by a wide margin.

Fizzy with thin head. Aroma of cotton candy. Sweet and sour bubble gum flavor with no finish. Fair.

This hazy yellow beer poured with a rich white head and a banana aroma. It’s rather hearty for a wheat beer and is nicely spiced - not too much.

I ended up with this at the Delirium Cafe due to some confusion from a not-too-beer-savvy bartendress and something of a language barrier. I wish I would have had something else, as I was not impressed. This beer is almost clear with a light yellow tinge. Head is a pretty thorough coating of universally-sized bubbles not different from a macro-lager. Aroma was very faintly wheat-y, but there was not much there...maybe a touch of sugar. Flavor is slightly bitter grainy-ness in the back of the mouth with some citrus notes. Flavor seemed awfully unbalanced - lots of malt but not much else. I was unimpressed. I would not recommend this beer. I had this from a bottle at the Delirium Cafe in Brussels.