Bellegems Witbier

Pale blond. Quite gassy, lively. Has some sweet banana and yeast but also a light citrus.

14/06/2015 33 cl bottle @ Eenvoudig Bestaan, Kerkhove. Hazy yellow colour with big white head. Aroma : coriander, citrus, yeast. Taste : light fruitiness (citrus), light bitter, a bit of sourness, dry. All moderate but very refreshing

Bockor’s Hoegaarden epigone, enjoyed in an outdoors café in Ghent. Deep golden blonde with good fizz, frothy snow white head. Soft wheat character with the usual coriander and curaçao notes, relatively subtly so (fortunately, I’d even add), refreshing touch of lemon, bit bready, straw; soft and lean body, banana accent, lightly spiced with a fresh lemon peel accent and of course the coriander, light wheat sourishness, sweetish bready malts, bit yeasty finish. Boring and totally lacking in originality but technically okay - just another one in the standardized witbier style. Nevertheless, considering Bockor (now Vander Ghinste) used to make only plain lagers and awfully sweet ’lambic’ derivatives before their Omer became a national hit, this is certainly decent for what it pretends to be and surely no less acceptable than Hoegaarden Witbier itself, perhaps even a bit more genuine.

Bottled. Hazy yellow colour with a mediumsized white head. Aroma is wheat, some spruce, pine, spices as well as some slight sour wooden notes. Flavour is quite similar with a nice tartness, that borders to a slight acidicness, balanced up with a nice spiciness as well as some malts. Very refreshing and actually a rather nice Witbier with an own character for once. Tonguetickling carbonation.

0,25 bottle courtesy of Vlada (Belgrade-Serbia). Pours a very pale yellow, semi-filtered appearance, little gassy white head. Nose: spicy, lemony, live yeast. Mouth: fizzy carbonation (Belgium), balanced blanche, in style, refreshing. Spices, lemon peel. Really a nice one. Thank you Vlada.

Bottled 250ml. -from Pivopija Beograd (Zemun). Cloudy lemo yellow coloured, medium sized creamy white head, mild coriander in the nose. Lemony spicy coriander taste with notes of lemon peel and dusty finish. Refreshing but slightly thin.

@ de trap , bottle . Pours unclear yellow . Ok white head . Smell is spiced , sweet . Taste is bitter , sweet , coriander , simple but not bad . Medium mouthfeel , nice carbo .

Licht troebel lichtgeel bier met schuim. Smaak is licht zuur en fris, koriander en citrus. Absoluut niet zoet.

Bouteille 25cl de et partagée avec Tderoeck, BB 05/05/2015. Dorée légèrement trouble, col blanc. Arôme offre un bouquet fruité mais au devant plus malté - blé. Léger fleuri. Palais au caractère de blanche, là pas d’erreur. Léger pétillant avec un profil de moût qui reste légèrement dominant. Note peu l’influence de l’épice - coriandre, mais ce côté citronné reste léger. Simple et ok.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Omer Vander Ghinste Bellegems Witbier (by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Bockor)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5

12/IX/14 - 25cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home tasting with Sebletitje - BB: 2/V/15 (2014-986)

Little cloudy pale yellow beer, creamy irregular white head, unstable, dissipates quickly, non adheisve. Aroma: fruity, lots of coriander, bit sugary, some citrus, orange peel. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some citrus, orange peel, pretty fruity, bit sweet, soft sourness, yeasty, coriander. Aftertaste: bit lemony, sour, fruity, little sweet, spices, yeast. Nice wit. No complaints. Surprised about the low score.