eXile X-2 (Imperial Wit)
DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.20
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First brewed in 2010, the 2nd experiment in the eXile series, X.2: Imperial Wit, is very similar to our “Sawtooth Belgian Wit”, but more intensely flavored, and with a higher 7.8% abv. X.2 is cloudy and gold in color with a thick, white, long lasting head, and medium body with a soft, fluffy texture derived from a small portion of torrified (puffed) wheat in the grain bill. Dominating flavors and aromas of citrus, coriander and real Curacao bitter orange are well balanced by a subdued hop presence, leading to a spicy, refreshing finish. Feeling open to experimentation?
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy light copper coloured body with a nice orange glow and trillions of small bubbles rising from the bottom and sides with small, one centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of tons of bread, yeast, coriander seed, curacao and a lot of unfinished sugars. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong wheat flavour with a few tonnes of curacao and coriander seed in the mix and a pungent yeast and alcohol flavour at the end. Aftertaste is very deep with a lot of body, showing some good freshness, some sweetness from oranges and a pungent spice kick at the very end. Overall, a perfectly true imperial wit, however that said, it’s simply too much beer and too much of the style packed in the bottle. Nice to try, and not a bad beer - but I don’t particularly like this choice of ’imperial’. The large format bottle doesn’t help either. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 16-February-2012 for US$7.99 sampled at home in Washington on 13-October-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 22:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Norm's, 4/27/12
Aroma: It has a good amount of lemon/citrus/orange, lots of spice, and some yeast
Appearance: It pours a cloudy gold-orange color without too much head or lace-work
Flavor: Tastes somewhat sweet: citrus, spice, and a little wheat, with some boozy flavors too
Palate: The body is fairly light, with lively carbonation, some stickiness, and a little bit of heat
Overall Impression: I thought this was a decent beer, it had some nice components, but I found some flaws in it as well, so I cannot go too high with the score.
Aroma: It has a good amount of lemon/citrus/orange, lots of spice, and some yeast
Appearance: It pours a cloudy gold-orange color without too much head or lace-work
Flavor: Tastes somewhat sweet: citrus, spice, and a little wheat, with some boozy flavors too
Palate: The body is fairly light, with lively carbonation, some stickiness, and a little bit of heat
Overall Impression: I thought this was a decent beer, it had some nice components, but I found some flaws in it as well, so I cannot go too high with the score.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2012
at 15:21
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Lemon nose with coriander only in the background. Cloudy amber, thin head. Yikes! This is hot! The presence of fusel alcohol obliterates everything else. Among the vapors, there are curacao, triple sec, and lemon pound cake notes. Finishes with musk melon. This could be a decent beer, but the alcohol is out of control for what this is. That is not to say that there shouldn’t be imperial wits, as some have said. There are great examples of the style, but this really isn’t one of them.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2012
at 18:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bomber from Beer Run. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a thin fizzy white head. Decent head retention. Big citrus notes in the aroma along with coriander, other spice, and yeast. The taste is sweet and tart citrus notes with a spicy finish. Medium bodied. A bit like a citrus bomb. Meh.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2012
at 21:40