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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 JPDIPSO (4897), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 4, 2009  
Light golden color with a white head that seems a bit fizzy and diminishing. Nearly cloying sweet aroma with wheat and light fruit of peaches and raisins. Hints of oranges, white chocolate and caramel. Not smelling many wit qualities. Crisp with some mild acidity. A little bit of orange peel. Seems like a very odd wit.


 SSSteve (2062), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 5, 2009  
hazy gold under medium sized white head. different, subdued, delicate aroma with notes of vinegar. slightly tart. flavor again has a cidery, vinegar touch, tart sourness. crisp bubbly palate. not your typical wit.


 sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/514/20
Mar 24, 2009  
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.


 fata2683 (860), Panama City, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 28, 2009  
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.


Koelschtrinker (81), Köln (Cologne), Germany
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Feb 17, 2009  
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.


 altonbrownd (1891), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Pale body, big head. Buttery and banana nose. Sweet flavours. With malts and spices too. A sour finish.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 30, 2008  
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.


 Travlr (727), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Fizzy with thin head. Aroma of cotton candy. Sweet and sour bubble gum flavor with no finish. Fair.



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