The Bruery Orchard White

Yellow pour with a large frothy white head. Aroma is zesty with lavender, lemon, flowery, earthy malts and some wheat. Flavor is light and crisp, a bit spicey with a certain wheat quality. minerally and savory. A unique and, I think, pleasant experience. Much more interesting and complex then witbiers that shove orange peel and lemon zest down your throat.

Maybe an acquired taste but I couldn’t get past the very strong lavender aroma. It was more enjoyable when I didn’t smell it but just tasted it. It also had and incredibly large head that just made the unpleasant aroma even stronger.

75 cl bottle. Medium gold color. Spicy, citrus aroma, rather light malt flavor, slightly medicinal, with minerals and sage. Watery, thin, medicinal and off. Nearly undrinkable.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a nice, thick white head. Aroma is sweet, citrus, spices, bread, floral to the max. Flavor is clove, coriander, yeasty bread, wheat, malts, and overall goodness. As the beer is consumed, there is quite a bit of lacing. Pretty refreshing at 5.7 percent.

Pours a hazy, straw color with a full, brilliant white, creamy, rocky head which is somewhat lasting but leaves only little bits of lace rings. Nose is pleasant but not exceptional; notes of lavender are apparent, very floral, bread and hay notes, some tart wheat citrus, coriander, and maybe some peach. Flavor is somewhat different but still pleasant; lots of lavender, vanilla, stewed apples, light tart wheat citrus notes, light bread, and some ginger. Palate is medium to full, chewy, creamy, and lively. Finish is mostly sweet and a little acidic with coriander moving in to match vanilla, tart lemons and wheat, and a bit of ginger and lavender lingering. It is one of the better wits out there but something about the lavender just did not sit well with me. I usually like a spicier wit but the added complexity and uniqueness made up for it. A nice palate but not necessarily a drinkable beer. Good but not great.

Bottle @ Bailey’s Taproom... Poured bright, golden with a white head, Spicy aroma of cloves, coriander, bread-like malts and yeast. Mild bitterness to the initial flavor. Very floral with wheat-like malts, lemon/citrus grass, and an earthy, twig-like, soapy finish.

750 ml bottle from Bieropholie, shared with Phil, served cool in a Pils flute.

App.: Cloudy golden with a fair white head. Aroma: Lots of wheat and yeast, biscuit, pleasant citrus, lightly floral, sweet hay, lightly fruity. Palate: Medium body and full, smooth, creamy effervescence. Flav.: Lots of fruitiness, peaches, apples, some light ginger and wamr spices, yeast and bread, hay and grass, lightly floral.

Great patio beer.

Bu à la Fête Bière et Saveur 2009, le 5 septembre. Belle blonde blanchie, petit collet. Arome de coriande bien parfumé, beaucoup d’herbe malté. Goût de blé malté avec des notes de fruits sûrettes, finission d’herbe amère. Sec mais rafréchissant!