Witty Yank
Drafting Table Brewing Company in Wixom, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Drafting Table. Pours a hazy straw with a finger of white foam that lingers. Chaffed wheat, grain and orange zest aromas on the nose. Good yeast notes with coridander, orange and faint clove and banana aromas as it warms up. Light sweetness with some more citrus zest and faint lemon notes on the palate. Very drinkable and not overly think like a lot of American wits. This was killer actually. Very good witbier.
superspak (10160) reviewed Witty Yank from Drafting Table Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but was just released locally. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of peppercorn, clove, banana, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus zest, fruity/light spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of peppercorn, clove, banana, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, zesty bitterness; and yeast/coriander spiciness; and slight wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus zest, fruity/light spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky/zesty mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited American pale wheat ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus zest, fruity/light spicy yeast, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; great soft feel. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance between vibrant citrus, spice, and American wheat yeast flavors; with a clean pale/wheat malt backbone, and mild earthy hop presence. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example as expected.