Pendragon RareWit
Royal Docks Brewing Co. in Canton, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.62
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Thanks, Jeremy! JStax) Can. A- Overripe pear and apple, ginger, A- Gold color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Pear, clove, nutmeg, ginger, lemon zest, mild black pepper, straw. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, spiced finish. O- No idea what all spices are in here but I like it. Gingers seems to be the strongest. Not a traditional wit but does that always matter? Lots of spices and herbal notes going on but good.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Pendragon RareWit from Royal Docks Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can courtesy of JStax, thanks! Cloudy yellow color fluffy white head. Herbal spice aroma. Taste is lightly spiced lemony straw. Almost like a gruit meets wit. Kind of a stretch to link a Belgian style to the Arthurian legend, but maybe breweries are running out of beer names...
superspak (10160) reviewed Pendragon RareWit from Royal Docks Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 9/25/2017. Pours moderate hazy/cloudy pale golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/grassy bitterness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%; touch of increasing ginger spice heat through the glass. Overall this is a very good witbier. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very well balanced spices, yeast, malts. Nothing overpowering or feels out of place. A very unique and enjoyable offering. Nice style example, even with the unique spice profile.
cheap (9533) reviewed Pendragon RareWit from Royal Docks Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can says welsh rarewit. Quite bubbly. Yes, herbs and spices are certainly there making it more than a wit. Citrus on top. Spices in the back. Rather refreshing but they could back off a little on the spice. A little medicinal on the finish. Seems like more than 6% to me.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Pendragon RareWit from Royal Docks Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Hazy yellow-orange color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lace. Aroma of wheat, spice and fruit. Light body with flavors of herbal wheat, spice and citrus. The finish is wheaty with a mildly spicy aftertaste. Decent overall.