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Rye Wit
Freetail Brewing Company
- From:
- Freetail Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 11.11%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 06, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2008
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 16
No description / notes.
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Rated by HipCzech from California
3.83/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can poured into a curvy plastic beer cup at The Bar at Bottling Plant, at the Pearl Food Hall (San Antonio, TX).
Jan 21, 2019Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.34/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Brief impression from a can:
Orange esters/fruity esters, citrus, faint hints of banana, light bubblegum phenol, wheat.
Soft if not weak. Smooth, wet, well-carbonated, medium-bodied. Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, or harsh.
Drinkable but underwhelming for a witbier. One would hope for more clove and lemon peel.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
***
12/12/17 impression from a can:
Soft. Estery.
B- / WORTHY
Dec 02, 2017Orange esters/fruity esters, citrus, faint hints of banana, light bubblegum phenol, wheat.
Soft if not weak. Smooth, wet, well-carbonated, medium-bodied. Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, or harsh.
Drinkable but underwhelming for a witbier. One would hope for more clove and lemon peel.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
***
12/12/17 impression from a can:
Soft. Estery.
B- / WORTHY
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
4.07/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
$ 8.62 (Including discount and tax)/six pack of 12 oz cans ($ 0.119/oz) at Spec’s, Live Oak, TX.
Packaged 051917. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Aroma – very spicy, coriander and rye. The coriander fades and some yeastiness comes to the forefront.
Head – small (Maximum 1.5 cm, aggressive pour), white, low density froth, rapidly diminishing to a partial ring of isolated bubbles and no head.
Lacing – none.
Body – medium yellow, hazy. Initially some effervescence but that quickly ends.
Flavor – spice is more subdued than the nose would initially indicate. There are neither malt nor hop flavors present, and the yeast phenolics and fruity esters typically associated with a wit beer are not noticeable. The predominant flavors are coriander, yeast, and rye. No alcohol and no diacetyl are found.
Palate – medium, watery, lively carbonation.
This is a tasty witbier, at least to me. The coriander and the rye complement each other quite nicely. A six-pack will be going home with me, and a can or two might be hitting the next NBS.
Appearance 3.5, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.25, Palate 4, Overall 4.
Jul 17, 2017Packaged 051917. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Aroma – very spicy, coriander and rye. The coriander fades and some yeastiness comes to the forefront.
Head – small (Maximum 1.5 cm, aggressive pour), white, low density froth, rapidly diminishing to a partial ring of isolated bubbles and no head.
Lacing – none.
Body – medium yellow, hazy. Initially some effervescence but that quickly ends.
Flavor – spice is more subdued than the nose would initially indicate. There are neither malt nor hop flavors present, and the yeast phenolics and fruity esters typically associated with a wit beer are not noticeable. The predominant flavors are coriander, yeast, and rye. No alcohol and no diacetyl are found.
Palate – medium, watery, lively carbonation.
This is a tasty witbier, at least to me. The coriander and the rye complement each other quite nicely. A six-pack will be going home with me, and a can or two might be hitting the next NBS.
Appearance 3.5, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.25, Palate 4, Overall 4.
Reviewed by jngrizzaffi from Texas
3.98/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy golden color with a thick foamy head. Head retention and lacing are both good. Strong rye aroma with wheat, citrus and maybe some coriander. The rye dominant, though. Strong rye taste at the beginning with some spiciness, followed by wheat and a crisper citrus finish. This is a pretty good beer. Starts off medium bodied but ends on a lighter note. Mild to moderate carbonation.
Apr 27, 2016
Rye Wit from Freetail Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
103 ratings
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