Orchard White
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.77
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Belgian-Style Ale Brewed with Spices, Wheat and Oats
Orchard White is an unfiltered, bottle conditioned Belgian-style witbier. This hazy, straw yellow beer is spiced with coriander, citrus peel and lavender added to the boil and whirlpool. A spicy, fruity yeast strain is used to add complexity, and rolled oats are added for a silky texture.
Admin Note: This is retired and has moved over the Bruery Terreux line starting in 2015.
Orchard White is an unfiltered, bottle conditioned Belgian-style witbier. This hazy, straw yellow beer is spiced with coriander, citrus peel and lavender added to the boil and whirlpool. A spicy, fruity yeast strain is used to add complexity, and rolled oats are added for a silky texture.
Admin Note: This is retired and has moved over the Bruery Terreux line starting in 2015.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 mL bottle from Whole Foods Market Bowery in Manhattan. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color with a medium creamy head. Good head retention and fair lacing. Biscuity and bready aroma with citrus and light spice notes. Taste is bread, citrus, spice... primarily lavender but some others. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2009
at 22:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of Alan @ Premier Stainless. Pours hazy golden, straw, thick white head. Aroma, fruity, yeasty and notes of esters. Taste, spices, citrus, yeast, thick palate, some apple skin/ pear, bready/cookie with some wheat and oats.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2009
at 23:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours lightly hazy, with an effervescent body, and a foamy, moderately sustained head - lightly wheaty aroma, with some belgian yeast phenols, citrus peel, wildflowers, honey, fairly strong coriander - the carbonation is tingly and full in the mouth - the flavor is quite dry, with a moderate yeastiness - the oats add a lightly creamy texture, and give the beer a little more body, both of which compliment the yeast flavors - dusty and lightly peppery - the lavender comes on strong through the middle, as does a bit of tartness - a nice spicy bite at the end - some lemongrass character - subdued and refreshing - I prefer the imperial version, but this is nice.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2009
at 21:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle-pours a foamy/bubbly white head and cloudy straw yellow color with sediment. Aroma is yeast, citrus-tart lemon, perfumy, some oat, spice. Taste is initially blast of tart and effervescence followed by yeast, citrus-tart lemon, perfumy, some oat, spice, some champagne character included. Dry finish. Interesting. Thanks mfielden & jwc215 for sharing this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2008
at 20:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a big whitish head. Nice citrus, spice, and wheat aroma. Spice, wheat/hay/malt flavor with yeast and light citrus. Medium body. Refreshing and easy to drink. Spice, wheat, malt, and light orange linger. Nice light tartness lingers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2008
at 20:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hi-Time. A gusher. Poured a hazy amber/gold color with dark floaters. The head was white and furious. The aroma is floral, citrus, and an underlying bready malt. Body is medium, carbonation is fizzy/frothy. The flavor seems to start with ginger. There’s coriander/citrus, and some malt. The florality is nearly perfumery. The finish leaves a strong presence which suggests ginger to me, but it’s not hot. Lavender? Who eats lavendar? Great ale though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2008
at 22:08