Weissbier by this semi-brewery on the Wadden islands in Holland, now in the clutches of Heineken. Medium thick, snow white, somewhat lacing, stable head – but not nearly as frothy as it ought to be for the intended style; misty peach blonde robe with pale orangey-rosy glow. Aroma of small ripe Lantundan bananas, wet old biscuit, potato juice, dough, ‘beschuit’, some iron, hints of clove and dried orange peel. Fruity onset, sweetish core with a slight sourish edge, peach, some red apple and light banana, fizzily carbonated (a bit stingy even); supple but somewhat thin body, soft breadiness with a metallic accent around the edges and only faint wheat slickness and -sourishness. Citrus peel-like freshness in the end but only briefly and subtly, soft floral hop touch but not much bitterness (as befits the intended style), light notes of clove here and there. Fits the overall style paradigm but only in a thin, superficial and unconvincing way; this brewery never really overwhelmed me even before the takeover by Heineken so I am guessing this wasn’t any more impressive when the brewery was still operating independently. Typical Dutch semi-industrial Weissbier, I would argue, even if the blonde Hefeweizen side is in that case more common than its dark Dunkelweizen counterpart…

330 ml bottle. Poursan orange copper color with lightish foamy head. Aromas of wheaty toffee. Flavors of same though more on full bready malts

How: Draught.
Where: Arendsnest, Amsterdam.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, yeast, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, caramel, fruit, sugar.

Draught at the Rake. Bright orange with a small head. Aroma is sweet, wheat and malty and a bit fruity. Taste is fruity, pear and banana with a creamy edge. Medium bodied with a malty finish. Medium carbonation.

Tap, Café Morshuis in Albergen. Orange color, cloudy. Decent creamy head. Slight malt and strawberry aroma. Malty flavor, just a bit yeasty. Orange, strawberries and hints of licorice. Maybe a bit thin, but very easy to drink. Bottle: somewhat perfumed aroma. Caramel and mandarin flavor, yeasty. Tap: 3,5, bottle 2,4. This rating is an average. Bottled as Hanze Donker Witbier. Serious doubt if this is the same beer. ABV is only 5%. Caramel and ripe fruit in the aroma and flavor. Wheaty sweet. Soft herbal yeasty notes. Nothing exciting.

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