Sterkens White Ale - Brouwerij Sterkens N.V.

Jason

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Cloudy faded orange yellow with a more than decent white lace that leaves sticky patches all over the glass.

Smell: Coriander is dominant though hints of citric tartness and earthy grain and yeast are evident.

Taste: Lively and smooth carbonation, moderate body with a silky mouth feel. Coriander is in the forefront with a slow yet gaining citric tartness. Grainy with a mealy flavour in the back. Hops are distant and merely help to balance though a faint peppery flavour comes around towards the end. Tart orange candy finish yet ends dry real quick.

Notes: A White Ale in the raw and not a sterile as other beer of the same style, a down and dirty version … this works to its advantage. Went well the salad of mixed greens with a fresh feta vinaigrette.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2002 11:17:59 | More by Jason

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle from Big Bear Cafe in D.C. Consumed during a jazz trio gig I had there.

Typical witbier appearance. Cloudy body with a thick white cap. The aroma brings coriander, light spice, orange peel. Pretty easy drinking. Citrusy flavor with a hint of pepper. I enjoyed this.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 02:06:03 | More by Huhzubendah

Flashyspoons

Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

03-16-2013 16:55:11 | More by Flashyspoons

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

4.5/5  rDev +19.7%

03-01-2013 22:24:47 | More by OregonGrown7

-ronin-

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

02-12-2013 02:29:51 | More by -ronin-

cityupsidedown

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

02-01-2013 00:48:53 | More by cityupsidedown

Witbierer

Arizona

4/5  rDev +6.4%

01-11-2013 18:47:47 | More by Witbierer

Danflurry

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.4%

12-28-2012 16:23:01 | More by Danflurry

bigred89

Maryland

4/5  rDev +6.4%

12-24-2012 00:45:12 | More by bigred89

Labeorphile

Texas

4.05/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a pint glass. Nice golden hazy color typical of the style. Thin head that quickly disappeared with no lacing. Could be due to the fact that i served it a bit too cold.

Good fruity aroma with coriander, wheat and orange.

Taste was really good and refreshing. Would be great on a warm day. Paired it with bratwurst, which was probably not ideal, but it workers.

Mouth feel was amazing. Very creamy and full unlike many of the mass produced wheat beers. This was definitely the beer's strong point.

Overall enjoyable and refreshing. I'll remember this one, come late Spring.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 00:59:23 | More by Labeorphile

Bobhoya

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

11-04-2012 23:50:38 | More by Bobhoya

bzach

Indiana

4/5  rDev +6.4%

10-16-2012 09:05:59 | More by bzach

henryhampton

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

10-06-2012 22:30:08 | More by henryhampton

duceswild

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

08-29-2012 02:35:46 | More by duceswild

scootny

New York

4.15/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A hazy chunky yeast in a straw gold fluid. Appreciable head that gently fades. Not much if any lace. The nose if full of apples a touch of grape and wheat malt. Taste is very traditional with a good mild lemony sourness and spices. Low bitterness and a dry clean finish that leaves notes of malt and lemon lingering. Feel is just heavy enough to be above water but light enough to be crisp and refreshing with a lively carbonation. Silky on the tongue. Drinkability is off the charts and so perfect at this time of year that it is all I can do t keep from scoring it higher. Just a perfect and classic Wit.

Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 03:11:30 | More by scootny

kobeer

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

07-27-2012 17:34:49 | More by kobeer

jtierney89

New Jersey

4.3/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Incredibly pale golden color, massive fluffy and craggy bright white head. Lots of coriander, orange peel, and bright citrus fruit on the nose. Smells incredible.

Sweet coriander upfront followed by rich wheaty and graininess. Coarse full mouth mouthfeel. For how dirty and unarranged these beautiful flavors are the slightly peppery finish cleans the palate making for a super clean finish. Bright citric acidity and excellent balance. My only complaint is that at certain moments it thins out in the mouth. Overall awesome though.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 00:29:49 | More by jtierney89

Havion383

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -33.5%

05-24-2012 15:09:29 | More by Havion383

Kam

4.25/5  rDev +13%

05-24-2012 00:15:00 | More by Kam

ferillo

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

05-14-2012 22:46:28 | More by ferillo

Immortale25

Florida

4.4/5  rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a Green Flash snifter. No freshness date.

A- Pours a slightly hazy gold color with a full inch of head that retains decently before dissolving to an 1/8 inch. Above-average lacing.

S- Sweet with lots of orange and spice. A bit perfumey in a wheat context.

T- Refreshing flavors of citrus and coriander. Very sweet, but not cloying. The yeast works its way into the profile but in more subtle of a way than the rest of the ingredients.

M- Lively and crisp with medium-high carbonation leading the way. A bit of a spice bite and a light body.

O- Very tasty and exemplary of the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 03:47:09 | More by Immortale25

cyclonece09

Virginia

3.58/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a 14 oz "pint" glass. Pours cloudy straw with a very large bubbly white head that dissipates fairly quickly, but leaves a little bit of lacing. Smells of citrus primarily, not much else but a little bit of wheat. Tastes of wheat, the active yeast gives it the normal taste of a white ale. This light bodied beer has good carbonation, and a clean smooth finish. Overall, a decent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 00:51:53 | More by cyclonece09

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +19.7%

04-06-2012 22:50:29 | More by MarkyMOD

DougHefe

Maryland

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The first couple of bottles were consumed too warm. Once the beer was properly chilled it was pretty tasty. A very good unfiltered beer and very well balanced.

Consumed on several occassions and with different food accompanyments. Goes well with white meats.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2012 10:40:45 | More by DougHefe

jskennedy

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

01-27-2012 01:45:41 | More by jskennedy