Herb-spiced Belgian witbier brings dry oats-flaked raw wheat rusticity to spry citrus juicing and cellar-mildewed sourdough yeast dankness. Sunshiny lemon zest and tangy yellow grapefruit brighten light peppercorn, basil, rosemary and thyme seasoning as well as subsidiary green grape-soured gooseberry tartness.
On tap at Ambulance, polite light-bodied Belgian wit collaboration with Allagash and Bluejacket blends stylish citric-spiced hop briskness with tempered pink peppercorn bittering and wispy brettanomyces musk to its soft straw wheat spine. Lemony yellow grapefruit, mandarin orange and blood orange illusions complemented by fragrant orange blossom perfuming.
On tap at Growler & Gill, soft-toned Belgian witbier’s lightly soured citric entry and grassy hop freshness receive dried orange peel tang. Latent coriander-spiced banana tartness, reluctant plantain wisp and wispy chamomile-ginger accents delicately insulate lemony mandarin orange finish. On tap at Standings, discovered orange juice-powdered tangerine glaze.
On tap at Growler & Gill, soft-toned Belgian witbier offers banana taffy tartness to orange-peeled lemon spritz and spicy coriander-clove conflux. Clean mineral watering adds crisply clean briskness to simple, effective concoction.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, soft-toned witbier plies hefeweiss-influenced banana, clove, bubblegum and vanilla sweetness to mild candi-sugared Belgian yeast. Crisp lemon seltzer fizz, ancillary orange tartness and delicate lemongrass herbage waver above frail white wheat backbone.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, vinous white wine-barreled Belgian witbier showers bacteria-cultured barnyard rusticity with soured Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, sparkling champagne, hard cider and red-wined vinaigrette pucker. Musty lemon-dried backdrop picks up dry oaken musk.
Moderate fruit spicing and soft hop astringency outdone by reedy lemongrass-basil-celantro herbage. At the mild citric-herbed finish, light lemon-dried navel orange peel bittering contrasts subtle coriander seasoning and distant caraway-seeded sweetness.
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, fine hybridized witbier brings stylish orange-peeled coriander sweetness to saison-like lemondrop souring and hefeweizen-like banana-clove sugaring. Honeyed pale wheat malts provide soft bed for cotton-candied fruiting at elegant finish.
Chaotic witbier from Netherlands proves to be richer, creamier and more flavorful than usual Belgian-styled wheat ales. Sweet-spiced banana, clove, coriander and vanilla illusions lie above sourdough yeast as ginger, ginseng and green tea herbage seeps in. Crisp Seltzer-like carbolic fizz perks up zesty citric-peeled bittering at sinewy fruit-spiced finish.
Complexities abound for crystalline Belgian-styled Pale Ale. Advertised “honeyed spices” pick up herbal lemon souring, plum-wined prune respite and light champagne fizz over brisk clean-watered crisping. Softer palates will be delighted.
Curiously unconventional hybridized witbier tosses mild hibiscus florality, tea-like chamomile herbage and honeyed wheat malting into strangely exotic mix that forsakes stylish orange-peeled coriander propensity for creative offshoot. Wafting floral nectar sweetness increases hibiscus-chamomile affect. Dirty earthen peat mossing shrivels up the subtle plum, prune and beet undertones. Advertised blueberry tartness needs sharper intensity.
Snazzy chartreuse-yellowed witbier dupes hefeweizen-styled banana-clove-coriander sweetness to enhance sugar-spiced lemony orange tartness. On second passing, sweet orange-peeled pineapple, peach and mango illusions daintily dot the light doughy spine. On tap at Taphouse 15, French saison yeast aids white-peppered lemon lime spicing, mild vanilla sweetness and latent chamomile whim.
