Wittekerke

Sampled at Binny’s Beverage Depot’s Mead, Cider, and Beer Tasting in Glen Ellyn, IL. Poured to my wine/sampler glass a cloudy, straw hue with a modest, bubbly head and not much lacing. The nose was yeast, light grain, and a hint of lemon zest. The flavor contributed some light spice, fizzy carbonation, thin body, and light dryness to the finish. Didn’t get me too excited, even as a quencher.

I got a six pack of cans of this mainly because I first had it at bar in Seattle on a cross-country I took. It has yellow, cloudy appearance with a citrus/banana flavor. It’s a light body beer, that was a tad bitter but not from hops possibly the age. That would account for the flat, thin feel as the head on mine was not as fluffy or full as most people seem to have. Refreshing and better then some beers for the price but not the best.

300 ml bottle. Dim, yellow/orange body with a dense white head. Aroma is a bit fruit acid, citric, lemon, spices and banana. Flavor is sweet & sour, banana, lemon and oranges. Medium body. Quite refreshing, but rather plain, there is a lot better wit beers around.

I’m not feelin’ it with this beer. Light aroma of bread. Pale yellow, a bit cloudy with a big fluffy head. Taste is rather bland. Not a lot going on.

From the 11.2 fl. oz. bottle no. 39701. The pour is a very cloudy straw yellow-white with an thick, puffy white head. The aroma is sweet malt and wheaty. The texture of the mouthfeel is a heavier feel. The taste is incredibly sweet for a Belgian white...more so than I would ever expect from one. A background of hops as well.

Blah...at least in my opinion. Tasted like leather and straw. Maybe I had a bad bottle, but I’d rather not find out with my own money.

(can - 330 ml) Cloudy gold color with a thick layer of white foam. Aroma is light with some mild spice and citrus along with some mild bread malts. Flavor is mild and sweet at the start with a light citrus and yeast hint with a dry and grainy middle and a lightly tart finish. Very nice for a canned witbier.

Pours like any other quality witbier... nice straw gold yellow, cloudy, with a rocky white head. Nose is estery, citrusy, bready and very light. On the palate a pleasant wheaty cracker malt flavor comes through but quickly balanced with some of the interesting (almost) bananna and orangey sweet flavors. Light bodied and thirst quenching. Not a beer to slowly savor. Would be a good substitute for orange juice in the morning, perhaps with French Toast that has been prepared with a little Grand Marnier. This beer would be perfect... ahem, bier!