La Blanche

On draught at Beer O’Clock, Annecy. Lemon peel, coriander, a bit of meringue. Taste is a bit too sweet, somewhat sickly if truth be told. Body is too thin. Not bad all in all but too many flaws to be a good witbier.

Aspecto de wit, blanquecina amarillenta turbia. Muy poca espuma que queda pronto en nada. Aroma ligeramente cítrico y algo jabonoso. Carbonatación muy alta. Limón en el sabor, algo de clavo. Suave al paladar, excepto por el gas, y en conjunto se bebe bien, aunque es algo artificial. Lo mejor la botella.

Lys gul farge med luftig skum. Tåkete. Lukter banan, sitron. Frisk i smak. Lettdrkkelig og godt karbonert. Mye sitrus i ettersmak.

Belgian-style witbier brewed near the Mont Blanc. Cloudy yellow colour with lightly greenish hue; irregular, milky and moussy, snow white head. Aroma of white bread, wheat, coriander seed, dried orange peel, lemon zest, fresh fish (I stress the word ’fresh’), soap, banana, cheese spread, chalk, raw potato. Fruity onset (green apple, water melon, unripe plum, gooseberry) with strong, sharp and minerally carbonation, sweetish and bready, with the typical wheaty sourishness setting in quickly; somewhat drying coriander effect in the middle, but relatively subtle, as well as the expected curaçao, both more restrained than is often the case in "real" Belgian witbier so that the grains can remain dominant; yeasty and a bit starch-like, fluffy mouthfeel, smooth, finishing in a kind of chalkiness, a bready malt sweetishness, restrained wheaty sourishness and starchy yeastiness, hops practically undetectable but still there for purely structural purposes. In all: though a bit past its prime, this is still a very refreshing and quenching witbier, but very cliché. Enjoyable nonetheless, with the bready ’barley factor’ being more prominent than the wheaty sourishness. Big thanks to Marie for bringing me this bottle from France, along with the amber ale from this brewery, which was unknown to me before.

Lukt: Fin duft av plommer, høy og hvete.
Utseende: Dunkel gul farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum, ring langs kant.
Smak: Smak av hvete, banan og plomme.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Det Gode Brygg, Sandnes, Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting med Gorm
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@4,7%, Når@17.01.2015

Cloudy pale golden colour, small sizzling white foamy head, disappears completely within seconds, no lacing. Aroma yeasty, lemon, wheaty, bit coriander, bit basement. Taste light sweet and sour, bit wheaty. Light body, exture is oily to watery, fizzy mouthfeel. Taste continues in finish, spicy notes.

(bottle, 33cl) Hazy, pale golden colour with a slightly yellow medium-sized foamy head. Slightly dusty, mildly wheaty and slightly grainy aroma with hints of caramel, rather subdued fruity notes of peaches, citrus and banana, shy spicy accents in the background. Sweet and sour flavour, light to medium bodied with a tame, even flat carbonation. Sourish wheat character with notes of citrus, peaches; moderately sour-fruity, also tart and mildly spicy finish. 22.VII.14

Bottle at Tight Copenhagen (Sarah’s choice). Aroma is sourdogh bread, slightly stale wheat grains, some orange and alcohol around the edges. Clouded yellow / greyish coloured pour with a halo of white head. Flavour is sweet orange, wheat and flabby doughy bread. Sweet underfermented finish. Palate is flabby, with lowish carbonation. Lingering orange.

Small offwhite head doesn’t last and quickly disappears altogether. Hazy opaque paleish yellow body. Mealy earthy aroma with traces of tobacco. Sweetish mealy fruity taste with earthy tobacco notes. Mid-bodied. Mealy, slightly abrasive mouthfeel. Dryish earthy mealy aftertaste with coriander notes. Didn’t like it at first, but grew on me after I finished the rating. (0.75l bottle, from Meny Vika, Oslo.)