Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Tom from BBNo. It pours hazy pale yellow with a thick white head. The nose is fresh tangy orange, lemon, marmalade and hay. The taste is zesty orange, wheat, straw, hay, earth, light spice, nice level of bitterness and underlying sweetness with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Zesty, refreshing, drinkable and just damn tasty. This is BBNo’s best work to date. Delicious!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at CBC, Clerkenwell. It pours near black with a tiny white head. The nose is rich-roasted, espresso, coffee liqueur, burnt caramel, treacle and cocoa. The taste is all about the coffee, roasted malt, light acidity, toast, earth, treacle, touch of liquorice and light alcohol with a bitter finish. Medium body and fine/low carbonation. Not a whole depth of flavour going on, this is dominated by coffee. Still an enjoyable beverage (for a coffee lover anyway!).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at CBC, Clerkenwell. It pours hazy pale yellow with a small white head. The nose is clean cucumber, star fruit, softness, dough, capsicum and white pepper. The taste is smooth, fresh cucumber, hay, floral, spice, touch of peppery juniper, faint banana and light bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth, peppery and refreshing. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate yeasty, citrus, soured milk. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, citrus tart, yeasty, milky, salty, tropical fruit tart. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130127]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
9th April 2013
Cloudy gold beer, little white head. Light dry palate. Mild minerals. Fresh dry cucumber. Brief floral note in the mid. Finishes dry with a fruity tangy vibe that must be the juniper I guess. Interesting beer but a bit dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled (from AbM). Amber colour, with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, some floral notes, mild wood and quite caramelly and mild herbal notes. Flavour is sweet malts, some caramel, mild toast as well as some nice floral and grassyness. Smooth carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
33cl Bottle from Utobeer, thanks Manon! Hazy orange colour, dense off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, stone fruits, light soapy, nice sweet fruity and floral hops, light citrus, sugar. Flavour is medium-sweet, stone fruits, mango, tea leaves, smooth bitter fruity hoppy finish. Light-bodied, smoft mouthfeel. I could drink loads of this stuff. Tasted more like an APA or IPA than a golden ale imo.
Scopey (25115) reviewed 07|01 Witbier - Classic from Brew By Numbers 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @Bruces, Thanks to Mr Leighton. It pours cloudy pale yellow with a small white head. The nose is wheat, dough, floral, paper and spice. The taste is wheat, spice, flour, touch of tartness, bready, lemon, earth and faint banana with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A fairly standard Witbier by all accounts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared with Paul at The Kernel. Pours lightly hazy gold with a large, white foam head. Lots of sugary dough in the nose, some tangy lemon. Medium to big sweet flavor, sweet dough, some hay, vanilla frosting, white sugar. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, well and sweet, some ripe fruits, rich dough, mild yeast, hints of tangy lemon. Some of the oaky, vanilla characteristics of a juicy chardonnay, along with the buttery mouthfeel. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle, thanks to Leighton. It pours cloudy yellow with a large white head. The nose is earth, hay, spice, dough, faint smoke, apple and dough. The taste is sherbet, pear drops, melon, pear, spice, dough, hint of oak, earth, hay with a dry finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Ok, but not my thing.