Brewery: La Brasserie Artisanale de Nice Country: France ABV: 4.8% Style: Belgian Witbier
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Orange and coriander.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.33 My ratebeer.com rating: 3
Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 7th June 2017 and poured into a plastic cup (all that was available at the hotel). Appearance: It poured a hazy dark yellow brown colour with a huge three finger off white head with great retention and good lacing. Aroma: Wheaty, bready, banana, orange and coriander. Taste: Sweet banana, wheat, bready, orange peel and lemon. But other than the banana, everything else was quite light. Mouthfeel: Creamy, light bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: This was not too bad, but the main thing was that the colour was quite unappealing.
Brewery: Brasserie du Comté Country: France ABV: 5% Style: Belgian Witbier
Brewer Description: (from website) (in French) Bière blanche de fermentation haute. La Blanche du Mercantour est une bière fruitée et épicée qui pétille avec élégance. Ses notes d’agrumes et sa pointe d’amertume surprenante lui procurent un caractère rafraîchissant. Elle peut s’accompagner d’une rondelle de citron qui fera ressortir son côté fruité. Un dépôt de levure riche en vitamines et gage de qualité se forme naturellement dans la bouteille.
My rating: 2 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.07 My ratebeer.com rating: 3
Intro: A 750ml bottle with a best before date sometime in 2017 (I forgot to record the exact date), and poured into an old fashioned glass. Appearance: It poured a cloudy straw yellow colour with a one finger white head with decent retention and some lacing. Aroma: Lemon, wheat, zestiness and pepper spice. Taste: Lemon, lemon zest, breadiness with a hint of orange and coriander. There was also some booziness on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Overall: Again like the Ambree, I was getting some booze on the finish which was not ideal.
Brewery: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project Country: USA ABV: 5.5% Style: Belgian Witbier Other Notes: Seasonal Citrus: Tango Mandarin
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Artisan ale brewed with citrus fermented in oak foeders.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.87 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8
Intro: A 375ml bottle bottled in April 2015, poured into a Cantillon ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a cloudy golden colour with a huge three finger white head with good retention and leaves nice thick lacing. Aroma: Strong tangy citrus mandarin, lemon and floral aromas with only a hint of oak and brett. Taste: Citrus peel, orange, mandarin, flower petals, oak, pepper spice and some brett. Mouthfeel: Creamy, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: This was nice and refreshing. I would prefer a bit less of the floral element, but it was not a deal breaker.
Brewery: Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks Country: Canada ABV: 4.9% Style: Belgian Witbier Other Notes: Contains fresh strawberries
Brewer Description: (from website) A refreshing Belgian Wit brewed with fresh strawberries and sweetened with lactose. Delicately sweet and slightly tart.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.89 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8
Intro: On tap at Owl and Pussycat Taproom and Kitchen (Busan) into an Upright Brewing tulip glass. Appearance: It was a hazy straw yellow colour with a one finger white head with decent retention and leaves good lacing. Aroma: Strawberry, strawberry yoghurt and some bready malt. Taste: Strawberry, lactose, yoghurt and light tart sourness. Finish was a bit abrupt. Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Light, crisp and refreshing. Great for hot summers.
Brewery: Clown Shoes Beer Country: USA ABV: 6% Style: Belgian Witbier Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Mercury Brewing Co., Ipswich, MA.
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Clementine is a beer conceived in a dream, in the middle of a blistering beatdown of a day. We used clementine essence, sweet orange peel, coriander and summit hops to smack that mean day upside the head with a refreshing clown shoe.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.76 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7
Intro: A 12 fl oz bottle with a bottled on date of 2nd January 2015 and poured into a pint glass. Appearance: The beer poured a hazy orangey amber colour with a just over one finger white head that dissipated quite quickly leaving a very thin foamy layer. Aroma: Strong citrus and sweet orange in the smell with hints of coriander and grass. Taste: Definitely very orangey with citrus orange, orange peel and mandarin shining through. Hints of coriander and pine then a slight spicy but peppery finish. Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with high carbonation. Overall: A good witbier that I would probably buy again. Admittedly I was iffy when I smelt the strong orange aromas, as I did not enjoy the other really orangey witbier that I’ve tried. But this was much better and restored my confidence somewhat on orange flavoured beers.
words of another dreamy traveller 