6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Süffiger, weich herber Beginn. Milde Süße, getreidig, hefig, geringe Bitterkeit. Spritzig, kräutrig, mittellanger Abgang, 8/10/9/8//8

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A clear golden yellow beer with a big white head. Aroma of banana, spices, yeast. Taste of mild sweet banana, herbs, wheat malt, belgian yeast, moderate carbonation.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Opalescent, yellow-ish, golden colour with huge, fluffy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly grainy, minimally musty, wheaty malty, slightly yeasty fruity and grassy hoppy, minimally spicy and citrusy fruity aroma, weak hints of banana, a touch of coriander and orange peel. Taste is slightly bitter, zesty, citrusy fruity hoppy, slightly wheaty malty and minimally spicy, nots of orange peel, minimally diluted hints of wheat, wheat malt, a touch of lemon, lime peel and coriander. Watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium to coarse, dense, foamy, prickly carbonation. Watery and slightly overcarbonated, fairly refreshing but not really appealing - meh!

4.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cette canaille n'est pas un grand chenapan. Sur une faible présence en bouche elle présente d'ailleurs des épices bien trop présentes et qui déséquilibrent cette blanche. A noter qu'elle intègre du froment dans sa recette (et des épices, mais sans que l'on sache lesquelles). Le visuel est sur une robe blond jaune limpide (EBC de 6) avec une effervescence moyennement soutenue et une mousse blanche de 5 mm. Le nez est plutôt classique sur le blé, le froment, le zest de citron et la coriandre. En bouche, cela se complique avec des épices (arômes de coriandre, curaçao et thym) trop prégnants ce qui ne la rend pas très appréciable. La petite acidité est quant à elle plutôt bienvenue mais l'alcool à 5,2 % n'est pas terrible. La présence en bouche, la corpulence et la longueur sont de surcroît peu développées. Pas terrible.

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@ 2016

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Witbier ('blanche') as interpreted by Grain d'Orge, now with new label, containing not just the obligatory wheat and obviously barley malt, but apparently a third species of grain as well - which, weirdly, remains unnamed on the label... Thick and frothy, egg-white, irregularly edged, lightly lacing, stable head on an initially near-clear, warm pure golden coloured beer with a suspension of tiny, translucent yeast bits everywhere, perturbed by a swirl of fierce sparkling in the middle; shifts to a misty, more apricot golden robe with sediment added. Aroma of ripe banana, chewing gum, white bread pulp, straw, old dry coriander seed and lots of it (unsurprisingly), pan-fried sweet apples, baking soda, green pear, background dash of old dried lemon peel. Sweetish onset with a sourish edge, estery, hinting at banana (even a tad bubblegummy), pear and red apple, with very active, but 'small-bubbled' effervescence adding minerally accents; slick but fluffy body. Cereally and wheat-soapy, but mostly white-bready maltiness with a sharper grainy edge to it; dry-spicy coriander seed effect in the end, much more dominant than the curaçao and accentuating the wheat soapiness. A grassy, floral hop bitter touch ensues, well-positioned and nicely balancing. I cannot put my finger on that mysterious third grain species they used here - for all I know, it could be a bit of corn, for sheer economical reasons... Generally, though, a classic, flawless wheat ale in typical Walloon style, but I would have preferred a bit more citric effects from whatever kind of dried citrus peel, perhaps.

6.3

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

Hazy blond with thin head. Aroma and flavour have light wheatiness. Yeast offers a little prickly pepperyness. Not overly sweet.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Troebel donkergeel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak doet eerder aan een saison denken dan een witbier. Licht bitter hoppig en licht kruidig met een licht zuurtje. Best wel apart wirbier.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Yellow with little white head. Aroma is some wheat, lots of dms, vegetables. Taste is sour with slight coriander. Finish is bready. Nope.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle at Moritz's. Nose is cauliflower, hay, spruce, clove. Palate is cooked vegetables, citrus. Bäh!