Yellow, white head. Yeasty coriander nose. Spicy yeasty flavor with a short slightly tart finish. Not one of my favorite styles

2003 bottle consumed 9/2004. Pours a wonderful maroon-burgundy brown. Light orange and yellows swirl about. Good beige head that sticks to the sides long after it has disipated. Aroma has notes of concord grapes, plums, tobacco, tart cherries, ethanol, mossy/earthy yeast notes and of course, plenty of sweet caramel. Flavor starts out quite dry, moderately sour and really strikes me as more of a flemish sour ale. Though it dosent have nearly the bittersweet/sour flavors, it also dosent have the huge sweet malt profile of say, rochefort 10. A bit of a burnt cherry/ light acetone feel towards the finish, lots of strong alcohol flavors and seems like cherries soaked in extra strong brandy. Warming to room temp proved to allow more of the sweet malt I was looking for to arise, but it never got too dominant. Hints of raisins and chocolate round out the finish, with a dry, strange yeastiness at the end.

750mlBottle Pours a hazy dark redish brown with a very nice creamy light tan persistant head. Aroma is old oak, musty, slight cherry and alcohol. Flavors are of caramel, oak and the cherries are just lurking in the background. A bit dry, and the feel is a nice, lively sensation. The aftertaste is of old wood barrels. Very interesting.

Cloudy light yellow body, thin off-white head dissipating to a ring of carbonation. Strong tangy wheat aroma with orange peel for good measure. The yeast really permeates the flavor with fairly strong banana for a witbier as well as spice. The orange peel and lemon are more or less subdued, and the wheat leaves a bready tanginess on the palate after each sip. Yeah, it’s a good witbier.

Me in the store: "Hmm, a witbier; how painfully unoriginal.....I think I’ll buy a bottle." Me upon pouring: "Yup, that looks like a witbier alright." Me upon smelling: "Smells...average." Me upon tasting: "Yup...that’s a witbier. How absolutely uninspired.....I think I’ll buy another bottle."

I keep trying this beer and keep getting disappointed by it. Someday I will learn.+++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a golden color with a huge tan head. There is a sweet aroma of plum and cherry. The flavor is sour, bitter and tangy. There is a light flowery texture - a little hoppy even, but with decent malt balance. The finish is definitely dry. The beer is rather heavily carbonated which is a factor I do not care for.

Opaque yellow. Aroma of pale malts, marshmallows, a little bit of yeast. Fresh, slightly yeasty, slightly spicy palate. Soft body. Quick finish, with a hint of lemon. A little bit lighter than I prefer.

AOBF 04 draught. Pours a moderately pale white gold, sparkly and quite hazy with a large foamy white head. Aroma is heavily yeasty, some bubble gum and light lemon zest. Flavor is mostly dry, yeast and light bubble gum, touches of bananas and oranges on the finish. Extremely delicate and crisp, with a medium body and a spritzy carbonation. Touches of astringency and a paper-like feel from the coriander. Bottle conditioned. I really enjoyed this, as I prefer a dry wit to a sweeter one.