Cloudy pale yellow color, big frothy white head. Loads of yeast. Aroma of some hop, yeast, wheat, citrus. Not the obvious banana, which is usual in belgian whites. Bit more spicy taste, slightly bitter palate. More a white beer from the southern part of belgium, which are a bit more spicy. Nothing special, there are way better belgian whites.

(Bottle 75 cl) 5,5% ABV in my version. Silenrieux really loves the odd grain. I’ve had their buckwheat beer before, now the time is for their spelt beer. Pale, cloudy golden with a small, white head. Really a witbier look. Some spicy, citrusy notes with a dry, tart finish. No bitterness to speak of. Fresh indeed. 160598

Undated bottle (more than likely late 2003 or 2004). Marigold-amber-copper color to the beer, tons of sediment, hazy and unfiltered. Large foamy white head, not tremendously dense, with large bubbles rising to the top. Good retention though, and a large amount of lacing. Aroma of vanilla, lemon, Belgian yeast, citrus candy chews and sweet doughy malt. Flavor begins very voluptuosly malty. Sweet, orangey and with plenty of Belgian yeast apparency. Faint lemon and vanilla hide behind the malt and it gets lightly tart/acidic on the end. Firm textured bubbles and substantial maltiness give it a solid mouthfeel and body. Perhaps a little bit too much lemon acidity on the end, though I am impressed that there is this strong a flavor in a 5% Belgian ale. Not really getting much bubble gum, banana or coriander, things I would think to see in a wit. It dosent look like a wit either. It also dosent really have the mouthfeel of a wit (too strong, creamy and richly malted). Ok, so I don’t think it’s much of a wit, but regardless, I enjoyed the malt flavors, not watery body and good dose of yeast. Could stand to be a good deal more complex, and the balance needs some adjustment (less acid/tartness and syrupiness) but I am still surprised by the relatively low score.

Bottled, alc. 5.4% (BBE 2006)
Hazy orange, small white head. Complex sour aroma of horseblanket, banana, wheat and cardboard. Spicey flavor, dry mouthfeel with hay and wood. Long dry, perharps slightly sour aftertaste. Very unique witbier. Not really so pleasant, but interesting enough to get quite high rating.

Pale gold; slim white head, lacey. Herbal, grassy even. Drying hay in summertime. Wheat-like acidity, spicey, but not as witbier, more pepperey. Light-to-medium bodied. If it were wheat, I'd say it has a typical dry, but at the same time sticky mouthfeel (gluten). It's maybe worse with spelt. Nice try, an off-road version (no pun intended, but gladly taken) of a Walloon wheatbeer.

Light blond ale. Strong and nice hop aroma, fruity. Equilibrate taste, light, sweet, with light but nice hop notes. Palate too short.