Ski Patrol
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Winter|
Score
7.10
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willisread (9741) ticked Ski Patrol from Brewery Vivant 2 years ago
dwest (2892) reviewed Ski Patrol from Brewery Vivant 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
tap at Boyne in Michigan. Easy sipper, light Belgian White. Loved it - a go to!
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Ski Patrol from Brewery Vivant 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very hazy golden and light peach coloured body with a large, rather soapy four to five centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of grass, citrus, light grain and a good deal of fresh cut grass, light bread and a heavy hand of flowers as well as a pungent belgian yeast strain, all with a good deal of wheat in the mix. Medium--bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong grass and herbal flavours throughout with a large yeast and especially wheat presence along with some softer sugars, mainly from fruits - especially oranges and curacao with a dose of dry funk on the finish, seemingly from the yeast. Aftertaste shows the fruit and sweet notes at first with the oranges front and centre and finishes with more of the yeast and wheat than I expected, but very nice, especially considering the balance. Overall, a pretty nice witbier with a good spice and sweet profile, but balanced nicely by both the yeast and wheat. This handled the age well, which is very nice considering it was in a can! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Merchant's in Dearborn, Michigan on 10-December-2016 for US$2,29 sampled just over two years later on 26-February-2019 at home in Washington.
superspak (10163) reviewed Ski Patrol from Brewery Vivant 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 1/6/2015. Pours fairly hazy bright golden color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense 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 lemon, pear, apple, orange peel, light banana, cardamom, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, herbal, grass, light bubblegum, and yeast/herbal spice earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, pear, apple, orange peel, light banana, cardamom, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, herbal, grass, light bubblegum, and yeast/herbal spice earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, orange peel, light banana, cardamom, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, light bubblegum, and yeast/herbal spice earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, balance, and robustness of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent witbier style. All around great robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.