Mansquito (19309) reviewed Half Wit from Greenpoint Beer and Ale Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dirck the Norseman, Brooklyn tap: Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is light citrus and a bit of spice. Taste is like a sweet gose. The beer is pretty salty, but it is way sweeter than your average gose. That said, for me this beer was more gose than it was wit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Nose/taste of lemon, light banana, wheat malt and touch of coriander. Lighter bodied. Crisp. Clean.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at the source. Pours yellow white head. Nose/taste of banana, coriander, herbal notes, wheat and lemon. Lighter bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at source. Pours cloudy yellow off white head. Nose/taste of grassy hops, citrus, light Belgian yeast, orange peel and light malt. Lighter bodied. Soft on the palate.
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Half Wit from Greenpoint Beer and Ale Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Pours cloudy yellow white head. Nose/taste of salt, sour wheat and banana. Touch of coriander. Lighter bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Pours amber off white head. Nose/taste of toffee, light fruit and toasty malt. Lighter medium body. Clean.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at the source. Pours black tan head. Nose/taste of minty chocolate, light toast, herbal, rye and touch of tobacco. Lighter bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
I had this at Proletariat, NYC. After doing some research, this might be a version or alternate name of Dirck the Norseman Helles Porch, which is also apparently a smoked red rye lager. In any case, it pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is nice meaty, Bamberg-style smoke with a nice rye lager backbone. Smoke in the taste comes up front and then it goes off into nice rye and grain taste. Body is pretty light. A little thin toward the end. Overall good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: Pours a dirty yellow with a white head. Aroma is smoke, some citrus (lemon especially), and some yeastiness. Taste is smoky right up at the front and then it gets more into the fruitiness. As you keep sipping, as is usually the case, the smokiness starts getting harder to get, but it is strong enough not to disappear entirely. Good smoked wheat beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Pours cloudy yellow white head. Nose/taste of lemongrass, white pepper, Belgian yeast, pear and light coriander. Lighter medium body.