Witch's Wit - The Lost Abbey

flagmantho

Washington

3.55/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from corked & caged 750mL bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: light golden hue with a small hint of haze and a huge, active effervescence. Head is a finger of creamy white foam. Not bad, but I like my witbiers with a little more murky mystery.

Smell: light malt aroma with a little bit of wheaty character and a relatively strong perfumey, fruity, vinous quality, perhaps due to the honey. It's OK, but it doesn't exactly work for me in a beer of the style.

Taste: perfumey and floral, with a bit of a wheaty malt undertone. I understand that they are playing with the concept of witbier, here, but it's a bit *too* far outside the range of this relatively well-defined style. That, and the overabundance of perfume quality, make this a drinkable but non-wonderful beer.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body and a great big carbonation yield a nice, big, smooth creaminess. Best part of this brew.

Overall: this is simply not one of my favorite beers. It's not bad in any way, but it is not tasty enough to justify its position so far outside of style guidelines.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2012 01:15:35 | More by flagmantho

Janeinma

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

06-16-2013 00:46:43 | More by Janeinma

TimHitchings

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

06-03-2013 02:14:42 | More by TimHitchings

DenverBigRed

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-31-2013 23:04:45 | More by DenverBigRed

heavenlyStash

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-24-2013 07:05:43 | More by heavenlyStash

metter98

New York

3.73/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is clear light yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that died down but consistently left a thin head covering the surface as well as a coating of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of wheat are present in the nose along with notes of lemons and hints of peppery spices. Some honey also becomes apparent as the beer warms up.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but there are also some notes of honey.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: While the honey flavor makes this beer a little unique compared to other beers in the style, it makes the overall taste slightly sweet and not as refreshing compared to other witbiers. It is still very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 23:58:14 | More by metter98

TKEbeerman

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -14%

05-19-2013 19:01:58 | More by TKEbeerman

Thehuntmaster

South Africa

4.16/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle 4,8% Abv.
Served chilled in an oversized wine glass.
Bottled on: 26/07/2012

Appearance: The appearance is fairly standard for a wit beer - murky (I purposefully shook up the yeast) golden-yellow body, topped by a large white head. The head could have lasted a little better, but it does leave some nice rings of lacing as it recedes.

Smell: Oh wow, the honey is immediately apparent, with a big raw honey note dominates the first few sniffs. After a few minutes the more traditional notes of malted wheat, banana, coriander and clove become apparent. Warming yields a light citrus character (sweeter than I'd expect from grapefruit peel), a little peach and a perfumed note that might just be the cardamom.

Taste: As with the nose, the initial flavour offers a fair amount of raw honey. This is soon joined by malted wheat, an unexpected light hoppy note (sweet citrus fruits), coriander and clover.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied, with a medium-high level of relatively smooth carbonation.

Overall: I love wit beers and this is a very interesting (and delicious) example of the style. It was fantastically refreshing and I could happily see myself drinking a few of these during summer!

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 14:04:23 | More by Thehuntmaster

beernads

Florida

3/5  rDev -20.6%

05-17-2013 08:10:23 | More by beernads

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-14-2013 21:16:51 | More by ShemRahBoo

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

04-27-2013 08:56:27 | More by Kelp

Mattias

Sweden

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

04-19-2013 19:29:09 | More by Mattias

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

04-17-2013 00:51:10 | More by smithj4

LB22

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.8%

04-12-2013 03:09:34 | More by LB22

sendbeer

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

04-11-2013 16:03:18 | More by sendbeer

briguy9842

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

04-09-2013 15:00:39 | More by briguy9842

dwagner003

California

4/5  rDev +5.8%

03-26-2013 03:32:34 | More by dwagner003

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

03-25-2013 20:22:59 | More by acurtis

mactrail

California

3.19/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Sparkly and bubbly in the New Belgium snifter. Like a Lager in color and spritziness. A nice head on the glass. Mild aroma of coriander, with more in the nose. slightly tart with a taste of something too much like chamomile.

The spice is quite prominent, and seems to be a little too much of a good thing. A touch of dried orange and lots of the spice with some Hefeweizen wheaty esters. LIght bodied yet plenty malty. No hint of hoppy taste or bitterness, either. The flavor wears a little on the palate. Not one I can drink much of.

From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 06:31:54 | More by mactrail

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

03-07-2013 20:10:02 | More by orangesol

danmcg62

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

03-02-2013 03:04:08 | More by danmcg62

Seaba

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

02-26-2013 18:49:30 | More by Seaba

richkrull

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

02-23-2013 01:23:39 | More by richkrull

jvillefan

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

02-10-2013 17:56:53 | More by jvillefan

mantissa

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

01-27-2013 05:09:03 | More by mantissa