Meek pale golden light-bodied witbier in green-tinted wine bottle lacks up-front doughy insistence and proper fruitiness. Fizzy-hopped Seltzer-like citric undertones waver below wet-papered sorghum flouring. Washed-out lemon candied tartness and unripe peach subsidy get acidic while under-whelming orange peel, coriander, and licorice illusions prove negligible.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: HIJOS DE RIVERA, LA CORUNA, SPAIN
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BUCKS COUNTY BREWERY, LAMBERTVILLE, N.J.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Instantly likable golden-hazed crystal-malted Belgian-styled witbier maintains fruit-spiced integrity. Coriander-clove spicing engages lemon zest, mandarin orange, tangerine, apricot, papaya, and pineapple illusions countering peppery-hopped orange peel bittering. Subsidiary whiskey-soured white wine tenacity overrides banana bubblegum undertones to doughy white-breaded wheat spine.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: LAGUNITAS BREWING, PETULUMA, CA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
‘60s hippie-cultured ‘We’re all bozos on the bus’ snicker and ‘this is not a Double IPA’ disclaimer aside, this recession-proof pale ale wont’ scare away budgeted hopheads. Bright floral-fruited frontage receives piney-hopped grapefruit-peeled bittering. Tangy peach, apple, and tangerine illusions enjoined by tropical pineapple-mango seduction to rye-dried cracked wheat spine.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: OTTER CREEK BREWING, MIDDLEBURY, VT.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Advertised orange peel-coriander blend perfectly suits dry light-bodied hazy-yellowed Belgian-styled witbier. Sour lemon zest and herbaceous mint undercurrent rally above skeletal fizzy-hopped white-breaded wheat base. Funky fungi-like wildflower yeast reminder, reminiscent of farmhouse ale, infiltrates backend.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BOAKS BEVERAGE, POMPTON LAKES, N.J.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Palest straw-hazed pearly-headed moderate body (bottled by nearby High Point Brewery) is supposed ‘twisted Belgian-styled wheat beer.’ Soft yellow-fruited summer appeal buttressed by musty lemongrass souring overriding earthen grassy-hopped barnyard, horse-blanket, and hay acridity. Raw-honeyed lemon pith midst lightly embitters peppery floral murk succumbed by lackluster white-breaded wheat spine.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BOSTON BREW. CO., BOSTON, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Blurry beige-hazed puffy white-headed fruit ale hides sweet ‘n sour cranberry motif beneath softly acidic limey brimstone tartness, lemon-candied cherry-apple souring, and orange-peeled cinnamon-coriander spicing. Herbal raw-honeyed twinge seeps into white-breaded wheat spine. Light red-fruited finish tails off a tad.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: PHILADELPHIA BREW. CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: CISCO BREWERIES, NANTUCKET, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Peculiarly refreshing yellow-hazed Belgian-styled witbier blends spices, herbs, and fruit nuances in silkily bizarre manner. Musty raw-honeyed banana souring grazes white-peppered spearmint-jasmine-ginger freshness and clove-coriander-chamomile-anise spicing, but advertised tropical fruiting is overrated. Quirky champagne-fizzed bruised apple, rotted apricot, white peach, and putrefied lemon illusions not as unpleasant as it sounds.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SAM ADAMS BREW. CO., BOSTON, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Fragrant black and blueberry waft more pronounced than phenol-hopped berry flavoring. Metallic twang soaks up tart fruited candy influence to soapy blackberry finish. Needs thicker malt seepage and sturdier white-breaded spine.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BACK ROAD BREWERY, LA PORTE, IN.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Buttery coriander-orange peel elegance takes in soured apricot-grapefruit-quince hints as subtle hop bite and gentle flaked wheat-roasted barley setting emerges.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: JOSEPH HUBER BREWERY, MONROE, WI.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Friendly light-bodied summery seasonal maintains tangerine-peach promenade, gaining wispy hop fizz enveloping grapefruit-green apple souring. But citric malt conviction turns phenol as quiet cracked wheat presence fades.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BOULEVARD BREW. CO., KANSAS CITY, MO.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Summer seasonal wheat beer brings blustery banana nose to clove-coriander spicing as delicate orange peel bitterness slips into ester-y yellow fruited finish.