The Brewery At Lake Tahoe Belgian Wit

Brewed by The Brewery at Lake Tahoe
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
South Lake Tahoe, California USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

On draft at the brewery/restaurant.
Aroma:dyacital, coriander
Taste:soapy, coriander, dyacital, solventy
Overall: An over spiced mess. looked as though it was filtered as well. Not refreshing, thick and oily.

[Tap] Bright yellow pour that includes a little bit of haze. About a half inch of dense white head. Grainy aroma of malts and light citrus. Sweet wheat malts, lemon zest, grass and mild spice. Below average to average in body. Not a bad Witbier, but it could be a bit more robust.

Draft at the brewpub. Hazy orangish-golden color with a small white head that fades pretty quickly. Aroma is nice with wheat, yeast, orange peel, spice, and a little butter. This is actually pretty flavorful. Wheat, pale malt, orange peel, and spices (mainly coriander). Just a little buttery note in there, but that doesn’t detract too much. This is sort of like what Blue Moon would taste like if Blue Moon wasn’t so terrible. Medium bodied with a somewhat tingly mouthfeel. Overall, despite the Blue Moon-ishness, this is pretty good for the style. Highly drinkable.

Date: July 04, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: muddy orange, scant white head
Aroma: sweet orange aroma with a light spicyness
Flavor: sweet orange flavor, nice spicyness, light ballancing bitterness follows the spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

This beer rocks. The color of bleach. The aroma was very nice... spicy and fruity. The flavor was much the same... spicy (cloves), fruity and pungent (orange, lemon?) and malty. Lingering citris on the tongue. Very nice wit.