Wit
Masthead Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.93
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon/orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon/orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/grassy/spice bitterness, and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon/orange peel, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a delicious witbier. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink; with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and well balanced between all flavors. Coriander is a bit on the strong side, but I didn't mind it. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2018
at 19:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub. Hazy straw color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to a film. Short strings of lace. Wheat, fruit and malt in the nose. Light-boded with flavors of wheat, spice, banana and citrus. The finish is wheaty and fruity. Decent overall.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2017
at 10:59