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.
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HERTOG JAN WEIZENER
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.
TEN NINETY IMPERIAL WITBIER
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.
PIPEWORKS COHEN’S STATE OF KIND WITBIER
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.
CIGAR CITY FLORIDA CRACKER BELGIAN STYLE WHITE ALE
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.
WESTBROOK WHITE THAI BELGIAN WIT
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, hybridized Belgian wit pairs well with Southeast Asian cuisine as ginger-rooted lemongrass influence, ginseng-honeyed white tea reminder and moderate white-peppered Sorachi Ace hop bittering provide herbal spiced goodness to lemony mandarin orange tartness. Lemon-peppered rosehips, basil and thyme dot the dusty floral backdrop.
LONG TRAIL MOSTLY CLOUDY
KUKA BELGIAN WIT (PLUM & APRICOT)
Sparkling summertime moderation places subtle bukhara plum influence and soft apricot notion beside lemon-juiced tartness. Light crystal malt creaming sweetens limed coriander spicing. Vinous green grape esters provide gentle bittering to tertiary mandarin orange, curacao orange, grilled mango and kiwi undertones.
GREAT DIVIDE HEYDAY WIT
Thin straw-clouded light body brings lemon-limed tartness and zesty orange subsidy to lightly spiced coriander-clove sweetness. Seltzer-watered carbolic fizz dilutes initial citric spritz before soured lemon rot mires the cracker-like white wheat base, peppery herbal nip and vegetal snip.
SMUTTYNOSE SMUTTLABS: PURE BISS
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, unconventional witbier utilizes pleasingly refreshing kaffir lime-leafed spruce tips and grapefruit zest (instead of stylistic orange-peeled coriander). Floral-perfumed rosebud, lavender and lotus wafts aid herbal peppercorn, rosemary, sage and eucalyptus niche. Nearly perfect moderate-bodied summertime splendor.
LVIVSKE WHITE LION
Moribund straw-hazed Ukrainian witbier suffers from indecisiveness. Sour lemon-candied navel orange desiccation and corn-malted white wheat blandness depleted by salty hop fizz. Gluey grout aromatics displace murky butterscotch, banana and coriander sentiments.
EMPIRE WHITE APHRO
On tap at Blue Ribbon Tavern, polite Belgian-styled moderation brings unexpected plastique grouting and floral dusting to typical witbier’s soft-toned lemony orange tartness. Elegantly detailed, its advertised lavender-perfumed ginger herbage and white-peppered coriander spicing reside above the fruitful vanilla-daubed honeyed wheat base (picking up peachy banana-clove-bubblegum wisps along the way). Mild soapstone minerality scratches the surface alongside subtlest rosewater, dandelion and eucalyptus snips.