Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit

Pipeworks Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

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7.29

ABV: 7.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

Though a quart of ale is a dish for a king (The Winter’s Tale, Act IV, Scene II), the jester solely craves a kind of wit. And a wit so fitting must be laden with the guile of amchoor (unripe mangoes, dried and ground), the subtle cunning of citrus peels and the smiling bite of exotic spices, so as to illuminate with a slight sting. Enjoy our Belgian style ale, ripe with mischief and tragic deliciousness, and with only the sharpest of tongues, admire truly A Foolish Wit!

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7.4

Weihenweizen (7385) reviewed Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit from Pipeworks Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Refrigerated brown bomber, batch 413/416, poured into a weizen glass. Pours translucent orange with golden highlights and medium bright white head. Aroma is light coriander, medium body, medium carbonation, and thick medium bubble lacing. Taste is strong coriander, yeasty (like saison yeasty), bready, some citrus, other spices (mostly clove), and finish is a bit dry. Alcohol is pretty well covered, but pretty good.

Tried on 24 Jul 2014 at 17:07

7.8

Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit from Pipeworks Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at Kurtkeller 004: Pipeworks-tastic 01 on 01/18/2014. Murky orange color with a medium off-white head that recedes gradually. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of tropical fruits, wheat and yeast. Medium-bodied with flavors of mango, caramel malt and spicy yeast. The finish is fruity with a mango and yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2014 at 17:37

8.5

jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Better a Witty Fool Than a Foolish Wit from Pipeworks Brewing Company 13 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours muddy orange cream with white head. Nose and taste of exotic spice, mango, wheat malt, banana, clove, exotic tropical fruit and orange peel. Lots of exotic fruit/mango. Medium body. One of the best beers of this style I’ve had.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2012 at 18:26