Double Wit - Great Divide Brewing Company

rowew

Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: 22 oz bomber, label matches the rest of the Great Divide lineup. I could do without the ugly (and poorly applied) gold foil. Bottled on date and ABV clearly marked.

Appearance: First pour from the bottle has just a bit of haze, nice head and a bright yellow color.

Smell: Tons of spice - coriander and orange peel. Classic wit flavors, but a bit stronger than usual.

Taste: Actually a bit less flavor than I expected given the strong aroma. Again, quite a bit of spice, with just a hint of alcohol burn. A bit of yeast notes in there too.

Overall impression: Not bad, but it smells better than it tastes. A bit underwhelming. Fairly drinkable for the ABV, though.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2009 01:53:49 | More by rowew

hopdog

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle. Bottle stamped bottled on JUN 03 2009.

Poured a medium and hazy yellow color with a large sized white head. Aromas of sweaty wheat, citrus, and spices. Tastes of citrus, wheat, spices, and a touch of fruitiness. Alcohol content well hidden.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2009 00:49:53 | More by hopdog

froghop

Washington

3.48/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

pours a semi-hazy yellow with a tint of orange, a large white head, and great lacing.

smell is of some wheat, sweet fruit, and malt.

taste is tangy, sweet fruit, sour malt, wheat, and nutty, ends dry and a tad bitter.

overall not that bad of a wit.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2009 00:46:36 | More by froghop

Georgiabeer

Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I like this beer. Pours a hazy light golden with a bright white head that has extrenely tight beads. Smells lemony, spritzy, with coriander, and quite yeasty. Tastes similar. Very herbal and with a nice lemony bite and loads of yeasty character. Starts crisp and finishes softer and creamier. Not superlative, but a very solid effort.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2009 04:58:46 | More by Georgiabeer

mdcrouser

Missouri

3.08/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from the 1 pint 6 oz. bottle, capped in gold foil, this beer has a huge head. Significantly lighter than one might expect from a double - it's more like a dark pilsner.

A hint of "farmhouse" is immediately apparent to the nose - that's really inviting, at least for me. Acidic, bright, wheaty, with just a hint of caramel - odd, but it's there.

Bitter and acidic - enough so that your mouth wraps around it like you're knoshing on a grassy golf ball. It's not really as robust though as the Boulevard Double Wit that I recently had - this is a little "flatter."

You really get a taste for the beer when the mild carbonation kicks in on your tongue. A bit too acidic at this point - overpowers the subtleties of the beer.

Enjoyable, but not so much as many other comparably priced beers - just too acidic to be wholly enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2009 03:09:59 | More by mdcrouser

praufs01

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - Hazy golden yellow with a frothy white head.

Aroma - Fermenting yeast with citrus rind, and coriander.

Taste - Orange and lemon with a biter citrus rind aftertaste.

Overall - Very good Witbier. Not my favorite but good none the less.

Serving type: on-tap

07-19-2009 21:52:29 | More by praufs01

BMoney575

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Sampled on 7-17-09
Bottled on 6-3-09

Pours a very hazy pale yellow with a very cool translucent gold effect. The head is thick and creamy, with huge chunks of lacing.

Smell is very spicy and sweet, made even stronger by a great alcohol push underneath. A hint of Belgian yest at the end completes the picture.

Taste is very wheaty, with subtle flavors of coriander and light citrus, but the booze adds all the complexity. Not harsh at all, just a great, slightly fermented Belgian kick.

Mouthfeel is great slick for the alcohol and carbonated just right to keep it light.

Drinkability is scary good, a little sweet, but it's just my style.

Overall, a great beer. It makes a good case for double witbier becoming its own style.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2009 22:25:27 | More by BMoney575

Anthony1

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

poured into 2 perfect pints

pours out a hazy straw color with a fluffy white head. mild lacing.

smelles of babana (mostly), coriander, some spice. also noted some cloves, citrus (lemon and a splash of orange), and light wheat.

Tastes of ripe banana and citrus/wheat. very bready/wheaty. taste the spice. medium body with above medium carbonation.

Nothing special, my girl friend enjoyed it much more then I did, but wasn't bad

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2009 14:25:33 | More by Anthony1

jdubjacket

Georgia

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Split between me and my dad on the 4th of July. Pours a hazy yellow color with a frothy white head.

Spicy scent with hints or orange, a little bit of sweet candy and coriander. Perhaps a bit of pepper as well.

Taste is very refreshing and light, despite the ABV. Spicy, citrus, wheaty, grassy, earthy, orange peel.

Bubbly mouthfeel and full-bodied.

Good witbier. Nice to have on a hot Summer day.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2009 14:11:52 | More by jdubjacket

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 ounce bottle - 6.99 at Bullock's in Marietta, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours out a hazed, straw-color yellow body with a large, lusciously foamy, white head.

Smell: Aromatic nose of soft white wheat with some sweetish tones of sugar-coated banana and particularly spiked, pungent notes of coriander and bitter orange peel.

Taste: Faintly tangy, lightly sweet wheat with a meager brushing of wildflower honey. Fresh florals and some sweet banana. Earthy, spicy coriander and zesty Curaçao orange peel. Lightly spicy hops with a mild, though cleansing, bitterness. Just a touch of puckering acidity. Faint vanilla upon warming. Blends of yeast, citrus, and spice prior to the drying, spicy, warming, downright fluffy finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-plus carbonation. Fairly creamy mouthfeel.

Drinkability: Surprisingly good. Typically, I find these Double-fied, Imperialized witbiers to be a disheartening mess, but this one was actually fairly enjoyable. Nice work on that, GD.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2009 15:14:05 | More by ChainGangGuy

belgbeerdrinker

Colorado

3.18/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

a: clear yellow color, thick foamy head slowly settles to veil, lots of lacing, some streams of bubbles
s: funky, earthy aromas, some toasted malty undertones
t: coriander tartness, light wheat and belgian yeast with earthy/spicy flavors, finishes with a slight tartness
m: a little thin with light/medium body, not enough carbonation
d: a disappointment for me as the flavors and body didn't come together well

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2009 04:45:26 | More by belgbeerdrinker

GilGarp

Colorado

4.2/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottled 6/3/09.

Served from a chilled 22oz. bottle into a chalice. Removing the golden foil reveals a slightly rusted bottle cap. That's a little bit of a turn-off from the start but from there it gets better.

Pours a slightly hazy pale golden yellow with huge towering white head. It looks a lot like a tripel and the head has great retention and nice lacing.

Aroma is just right for a wit. There is great citrus and fresh lemon plus some nice floral notes. The yeast imparts just a hint of sour. It all goes together wonderfully.

Flavor has really nice balance. It opens up slightly sweet with lemon zest fading from citrusy to tart. It never goes too strong in one direction or the other. Finishes crisp and dry.

Mouthfeel is pleasant - not too thin, not too heavy with perfect carbonation. Very drinkable beer for the summer season. Alcohol is well-hidden.

Overall a very fresh and zesty beer that I wouldn't mind having again.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2009 02:52:43 | More by GilGarp

rye726

Colorado

4.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy straw color with a silky beige head. Nose has wheat, citrus, and spicy yeast. Taste has a blend of peach, lemon, apricot, wheaty malts and herbal yeast. Don't detect any additional spices. Crisp body is a bit over carbonated. Fairly big for a witbier.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2009 05:34:47 | More by rye726

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.98/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I'd give the appearance a 5, but the head was just too damn big to allow easy drinking. I had this in a plastic cup, then another in a glass and both times the head was very, very large and fluffy. I'm talking 6 fingers. I hope this was just due to the pressure setting. Very cloudy, gold body beneath the mountain of white fluff.
Coriander and lemongrass in the nose. Bready, too. Some citrus peel.
Taste is rather mixed. Spice, orange peel, very good malt backbone, yeasty tingles. I would call this a 'heavy wit' because it's not very light. Perhaps "double" is the right call.
Bready aftertaste, lingers with the floral spice. Went well with the cheeses they had there.

Serving type: on-tap

05-30-2009 18:04:56 | More by Mebuzzard