Icelandic White Ale
Einstök Ölgerð in Akureyri, Northeastern Region, Iceland 🇮🇸
Brewed at/by: Viking ÖlgerdWitbier Regular
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Score
6.37
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Pure Icelandic glacier water and a classic witbier recipe combine to create our Icelandic White Ale. Crafted clean and crisp, the balanced addition of orange peel, coriander, and rolled oats ensure this beer remains incredibly flavorful and refreshingly drinkable.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at 73 in Reykjavik, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Nose brings out notes of grass and herbal notes. Flavour is just as bizarre, with grassy and herbal notes. Sort of a corn and grain dominated finish. Not very refined. Okay, but not my thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2015
at 12:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a hazy yellow color with a slight transparency about it allowing a light stringy carbonation to be seen rising. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within less than twenty seconds. Mild ringy lacing stuck in rings.
The smell had a nice sweet orange peel and lemon with a slightly spice to balance (coriander) adds a nice touch.
The taste was slightly sweet and spicy through the citrus and coriander. There’s no aftertaste nor finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a good sessionability about it. Carbonated nicely, this one strolls delicately across my tongue in a sweet sticky way.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good witbier, definitely would have again.
The appearance was a hazy yellow color with a slight transparency about it allowing a light stringy carbonation to be seen rising. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within less than twenty seconds. Mild ringy lacing stuck in rings.
The smell had a nice sweet orange peel and lemon with a slightly spice to balance (coriander) adds a nice touch.
The taste was slightly sweet and spicy through the citrus and coriander. There’s no aftertaste nor finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a good sessionability about it. Carbonated nicely, this one strolls delicately across my tongue in a sweet sticky way.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good witbier, definitely would have again.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2015
at 08:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at a tasting. Hazy yellow, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of strong citrus, clove, wheat. The taste is bread, wheat, spice, citrus. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, mild lingering spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2015
at 18:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours hazy pale straw with airy white head. Faint aroma of malt, hops and juniper, with notes of fruit. Bitter, hoppy flavour, with sweetish, fruity notes and pronounced touches of juniper and coriander and orange peel. Slightly acetic aftertaste with mildly bitter notes. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2015
at 15:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 5.2%. Distinct coriander and clove aroma, nicely citric. Hazy pale yellow colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is mildly lemony with a bit of teaish coriander. Isotonic mouthfeel, quite mineraly and good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2015
at 15:26