Grey Lady
Cisco Brewers in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.36
|
|
The name "Grey Lady" comes from the nickname for the often-foggy island for which it is brewed. This hazy, Belgian-style Wit emits a complex, earthy nose with sophisticated notes. The sift, malty mid-palate has wicked good zesty hints but gives way to a delectably dry finish. Quenching!
Sign up to add a tick or review
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A hazy milkey wit with a thin white head. In aroma, nice perfumey wit with mashed bananas. In mouth, a bizarre candied ginger taste, a bit bizarre. Lighter bodied. On tap at Cisco Brewpub, Logan Airport, Nov. 15 2009.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2009
at 14:39
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
A tasty, relatively light beer. Had from the tap at Rattle n Hum. Pours a nice amber-gold with a light, white head. Nose of citrus and light florals. Flavor is slightly bitter and sour, with some yeasty character and some spiciness. Crisp finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2009
at 07:40
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle–the head dissipates to a white ring and hazy straw color. Aroma is bready, yeasty, spice (cardimum?), floral, secondary sweet grain. Taste is pear, bready, yeasty, spice (cardimum?), floral, secondary sweet grain/wheat/light malt, earthy. Easy, towards medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2009
at 12:03
7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, Great Wit! Pours with a hazed golden body and a small white head. Aroma of spice, honey, tropical fruits, grain, orange, mango, kumquat, coriander, chamomile, light berries, mace and herbal notes. Taste is clove honey, tea, spice, jasmine, citrus, mango and a lot of earth. Cinnamon bread and coconut flesh come across in the finish. Lively, bubbles with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2009
at 19:00
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy yellow. Aroma has yeast, bubblegum, and coriander. Flavor has beef jerkey and more coriander with a little citrus. Some sweetness, but for the style, not that sweet really.
Tried
on 04 May 2009
at 22:23
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle, hopefully this means some of Cisco’s "issues" will be resolved. It pours a very hazy pale straw color with a small head into a copita glass. The beer is hazy enough that one cannot see through it. The aroma is coriander with some light lemon, similar flavor with a little less coriander, light wheat-y sour (I think this belongs there though). Its a fine wit, a bit too regular though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 22:36
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy gold into a tumbler. Bright white micro head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Mild citrus and spice aromas. Crisp and funky with a lasting, slightly watered spiced orange finish. Best I’ve had from Cisco so far.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2008
at 18:23
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught tulip at Sunset Grill on 10/6/07 and a few weeks later at Redbones
Not your typical witbier, though it certainly looks the part. Gently hazy white-gold appearance with a lemon rind hue and a small, creamy white head that shows moderate retention, light lacing.
Light citrus esters from the yeast, and a honey-sweet maltiness mix to give a very soft, easygoing aroma up front. A very strong (but not overbearing) herbal element is present, not like traditional coriander notes found in the style, but giving an almost saison-like spiciness. And spicy it stays, though always on its heels is the gentle, but supportive maltiness. Low bubble gum, no clove and a manageable fruitiness (peach, pear, banana) round out the nose, with no alcohol or flaws present. A bit sweet in the nose, thanks to the maltiness and low carbonation (and perhaps a strong helping of wheat that impairs the crispness). Medium strength of aroma.
Very fruity and sweet in the flavor, the esters coming on strong and sticking all over the palate, placed by the honey and sticky dough notes. Spiciness and moderately tight carbonation attempt to balance/enliven things, but I think it might be too sweet, ultimately. Strong herbal, almost gruit-like finish, with a unique mix of banana and vanilla. Chewier as it warms, with lots of wheat. Citrus acidity and too much sweetness seems to be its downfall, as in many of the mid-tier witbiers. It is distinctly Belgian and not a cheap American knock-off, however. No flaws, alcohol.
Not your typical witbier, though it certainly looks the part. Gently hazy white-gold appearance with a lemon rind hue and a small, creamy white head that shows moderate retention, light lacing.
Light citrus esters from the yeast, and a honey-sweet maltiness mix to give a very soft, easygoing aroma up front. A very strong (but not overbearing) herbal element is present, not like traditional coriander notes found in the style, but giving an almost saison-like spiciness. And spicy it stays, though always on its heels is the gentle, but supportive maltiness. Low bubble gum, no clove and a manageable fruitiness (peach, pear, banana) round out the nose, with no alcohol or flaws present. A bit sweet in the nose, thanks to the maltiness and low carbonation (and perhaps a strong helping of wheat that impairs the crispness). Medium strength of aroma.
Very fruity and sweet in the flavor, the esters coming on strong and sticking all over the palate, placed by the honey and sticky dough notes. Spiciness and moderately tight carbonation attempt to balance/enliven things, but I think it might be too sweet, ultimately. Strong herbal, almost gruit-like finish, with a unique mix of banana and vanilla. Chewier as it warms, with lots of wheat. Citrus acidity and too much sweetness seems to be its downfall, as in many of the mid-tier witbiers. It is distinctly Belgian and not a cheap American knock-off, however. No flaws, alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2007
at 17:21