St. Cloud Belgian White - World Brews

DUBinMIA

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a sniffer from a bottle. Bright orange opaque color with lots of wheat haze. White ½ in head that turns into about 1/4in. little lace

Smell is malty with yeast and small citrus notes. You can get a real feel for the wheat malt for sure. No noticeable hop aroma.

Wheat malt is brought out in smooth fashion and gives a good thick smooth flavor. Some floral hop flavor is present towards the end as well as yeasty citrus like flavor… not bad

OK body with thick flavors and good carbonation for the style

Not bad by any means… worth a try but I think I will try to seek out another Belgian white to replace my past blue moon love that ended with a Coors takeover… 

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2011 22:47:22 | More by DUBinMIA

PsychicBubblegum

California

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

03-16-2013 02:53:00 | More by PsychicBubblegum

BrianCuoz

New York

4.25/5  rDev +58.6%

03-08-2013 18:57:31 | More by BrianCuoz

quadhog

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev +21.3%

02-24-2013 03:39:50 | More by quadhog

JMBSH

Colorado

2.25/5  rDev -16%

02-10-2013 15:03:39 | More by JMBSH

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev +18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

This beer comes from the creator of the can quest, woodychandler. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of wheat, some mild spices. Taste is mild, some wheat, lihtly spiced, nothing offensive, but a bit bland. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a mediocre beer.

Serving type: can

02-09-2013 18:29:24 | More by tone77

chris1919

Florida

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

02-09-2013 02:18:33 | More by chris1919

Hanzo

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

02-08-2013 01:51:14 | More by Hanzo

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A guy walks into Whole Foods in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C. and he walks out with some new CANs for the furtherance of The CANQuest (TM). There has to be the basis for a joke in there somewhere, right? Perhaps Jesskidden is right - this whole CAN thing has morphed from an obsession to a vice and now to a fetish. I CAN't help myself any longer. If I see a new CAN, I just feel CANpelled to bring it home for a review.

From the CAN: "Soar with St. Cloud[,]Take flavor to new heights"; "Ale brewed with spices"; "Crafted with the freshest of ingredients". I gotta say, the town that the biplane is flying over looks like something out of M.C. Escher or Breughel.

The Crack & Glug was most welcome, providing auditory input as well as revealing a brimful CAN. I got a lot of foam initially, but it quickly cascaded upwards, resulting in two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, eggshell-white head with good retention. Color was a St. Cloudy lemon-yellow and I hope that first-time readers of my reviews will forgive my digressions and transgressions as I simply CANnot help myself. Nose was quite sweet and reminded me somehow of blueberries. Is that supposed to happen? No kidding, it had a very fruity nose. So be it. Mouthfeel was medium and it really had a taste like blueberry muffin on the tongue. Where were these spices that they crafted this beer with? Finish was semi-sweet so maybe the spices helped to take some of the edge off of the inherent sweetness, but it seemed somehow lacking in totality. Still, for the price point, I CANnot complain too loudly.

Serving type: can

01-06-2013 06:45:29 | More by woodychandler

MikeDre

California

3/5  rDev +11.9%

12-28-2012 20:11:08 | More by MikeDre

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

2.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A: poured from a 16 oz can into a mug, light straw colored with a loose big white head that dissipates leaving little lacing, cloudy

S: grain with a little yeast, no hint of spice, nose of an American adjunct lager

T: slightly sour up front, coriander, spice, very light flavor

M: thin and watery

O: not very representative of the style

Serving type: can

12-24-2012 21:39:21 | More by M_C_Hampton

mactrail

California

3.45/5  rDev +28.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This is actually not at all bad. Big handsome foam in the Mort Subite globe and nice sudsy carbonation in the mouth. Color is closer to amber than to the paler hue of most Witbiers.

Faint bubblegum aroma and overall there is a little of the Hefeweizen flavor. A touch of hops in the finish along with some scratchy bitterish yeasty taste. Some pencil shavings at the end seems to be the main contribution of the coriander or whatever spice they brewed with. This is not a standout but it's perfectly drinkable as a lager alternative.

From the 16 oz can bought at Whole Foods because it was the cheapest thing in the store.

Serving type: can

12-15-2012 06:51:42 | More by mactrail

buckyp

South Carolina

2.25/5  rDev -16%

12-02-2012 00:00:41 | More by buckyp

wtighe03

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +30.6%

11-23-2012 04:27:42 | More by wtighe03

vfgccp

New York

2/5  rDev -25.4%

11-18-2012 19:21:43 | More by vfgccp

95stategrad

1.55/5  rDev -42.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

This is not a good Belgian White. Some sort of aftertaste ruins it. Wrong hops, wrong spices, astringincy, something. Word Brews needs to go back to the drawingboard on this one. Completely redo with all new ingredients because this is not right. Will not buy again...ugh.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 02:38:51 | More by 95stategrad

bzach

Indiana

2.25/5  rDev -16%

10-21-2012 05:22:29 | More by bzach

impending

California

3.45/5  rDev +28.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

B-

12oz into a tulip. Pours a crystal clear classic yellow gold, yellowish minor head receded to a cap, ok lacing.

Aroma is heavy on the citrus and coriander, zesty, spicy, sweet and clean.

The taste matches the scent precisely but with an unexpected dry twang that kicks in the pleasant aftertaste. Spices to the level of a 9 volt on the tongue. Crisp, small bitter residual. Thin bodied mouthfeel.
cheers
jd

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 00:58:41 | More by impending

jminch

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +30.6%

07-29-2012 21:14:00 | More by jminch

tdm168

North Carolina

2.58/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A - copper-yellow with a thin lacing of loose, white head

S - citrus and grains

T - lemon, citrus, grains, faint hops and sweetness in the finish

M - light to medium bodied, crisp

This is nothing near a Witbier. There is nothing that separates this from a poor pale ale. I have a hard time finding anything that separates this from the Tap Room 21 Pale Ale that they sell for Kroger. I would avoid this at all costs.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 02:56:12 | More by tdm168

sam972

Alabama

1.25/5  rDev -53.4%

07-10-2012 03:38:05 | More by sam972

willsy

2/5  rDev -25.4%

07-04-2012 02:24:18 | More by willsy

ant1

France

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

06-03-2012 20:59:51 | More by ant1

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.53/5  rDev +31.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Aroma is not strong but does have good fruity and yeasty components. It pours a slightly hazy golden with a thick and fluffy white head that leaves some good lacing. Fruity flavor has apple and banana components and a yeasty, malty undertone. Fizz and body are about average. Overall, not too shabby.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 03:39:35 | More by Cyberkedi

Tschnab

New York

3/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- looks like your typical wit, clody yellow with a big white head.

S- smells typical as well. Light orange citrus with lemon peel and coriander, as well as wheat and dough.

T- the taste is light and crisp, slightly sweet and slightly bitter, a well balanced summer beer.

O- people are being pretty harsh with this one but I'd say it's at least average.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 22:32:59 | More by Tschnab