Walt Wit - Philadelphia Brewing Company

FickleBeast

New Jersey

3.1/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

Pours a very cloudy, murky, orangish color with almost no head whatsoever. Looks kind of gross. Aroma is typical wit, with coriander and some spicy phenols.

First sip is kinda harsh... a sharp wheaty bite strikes first, and maybe too much coriander? Kind of an overspiced flavor, not much sweetness, just a sharp kind of bitter (but not hop bitter) flavor.

Something just doesn't taste right about this beer. It is not really refreshing at all. Damn you clever punny names!!! Gets me every time! :)

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 01:43:47 | More by FickleBeast

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

05-20-2013 14:40:34 | More by InspectorBob

NikD

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%

05-13-2013 00:57:49 | More by NikD

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -10.7%

05-12-2013 17:33:50 | More by mikeburd1128

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -25.6%

04-26-2013 15:11:16 | More by Jason1337

SDL1911

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -10.7%

04-24-2013 17:04:06 | More by SDL1911

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

04-14-2013 21:09:47 | More by TheNightwatchman

beans923

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

04-05-2013 16:47:14 | More by beans923

EFR94

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%

03-10-2013 16:32:06 | More by EFR94

cw13

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +19%

03-09-2013 19:12:05 | More by cw13

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -10.7%

03-02-2013 02:52:53 | More by Gschaf

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -10.7%

02-24-2013 16:42:49 | More by djrn2

TychoNDC

New York

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

02-24-2013 01:38:05 | More by TychoNDC

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -10.7%

02-12-2013 21:23:39 | More by Phillyz

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

02-04-2013 23:37:52 | More by Larrydoherty

vicsju1991

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

01-26-2013 02:27:31 | More by vicsju1991

ColdWaffles

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a standard pint glass.

Appearance: The beer itself has to look: A murky, hazy yellow beer. The issue here is the borderline non-existent head. There's a tiny bit of glass lacing.

Smell: You don't pick up much. Sweet citrus fruit, coriander.

Taste: This is a workman's wit for sure. Pretty standard, but there's nothing wrong with that for the price. The grapefruit adds a nice touch.

Mouthfeel: Refreshing and crisp. Ample carbonation and a wet taste. Doesn't leave much aftertaste and isn't too sticky.

This is a pretty standard wit, and I don't mind that. Ever so slightly above average, and I don't mean that as laudatory.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 01:59:17 | More by ColdWaffles

Ryanmic215

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

12-27-2012 23:27:08 | More by Ryanmic215

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -10.7%

12-25-2012 17:51:48 | More by ejimhof

brewsadedotcom

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -18.2%

12-24-2012 23:41:32 | More by brewsadedotcom

CBrown3763

3.75/5  rDev +11.6%

12-14-2012 02:50:37 | More by CBrown3763

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

1.5/5  rDev -55.4%

12-08-2012 02:16:35 | More by Damian74Shensky

BWED

Pennsylvania

2.93/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

I've been living outside of Philly for a few months now, near Downingtown and Victory, and I have been amazed at the variety of breweries there are out here. One I haven't gotten into yet, is PBC. Walt Wit is my first taste of the brewery:

A- Very cloudy yellow-brown. Almost looks like orange juice. White, creamy-thin head, which dies down to 1/4" before I'm finished. Thick lacing left behind.

S- Typical Wit smell: banana bread with a citrus undertone.

T- Sweet, slight hint of banana, less so than in the smell, bitter citrus bite lingers on the tongue; maybe from the grapefruit peel.

M- Kind of bland. Almost too light, some carbonation, but just rolls through the mouth and down the throat. If it wasn't wet, my mouth probably wouldn't have felt it.

O- This beer is okay. It ranks average on the wheat beer spectrum for me. Nothing really stuck out except the grapefruit bitterness. Mouthfeel was not satisfying. It didn't leave an essence that some beers do. It looks tasty, but it just didn't live up to what I had hoped. Maybe I'll try it in the middle of the summer next time... and hopefully PBC has some better brews. I guess I'll find out.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2012 05:17:28 | More by BWED

tommyd313

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -3.3%

12-02-2012 01:25:11 | More by tommyd313

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +4.2%

11-22-2012 02:01:44 | More by hollywood_15063