St. Cloud Belgian White - World Brews

Crossmd

Virginia

1.55/5  rDev -42.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Poured 40 degrees Fahrenheit into a Sam Adams pint glass. $1.50 for a single 12oz.

Pours an almost completely clear light gold with a 1 finger head that dissipates within 30 seconds.

Nose is almost non existent, but is there with some yeasts and the slightest hint of coriander maybe?

Taste is surprisingly thin for what I was expecting of a wheat beer. Tastes like a weak adjunct lager. No hints of any wheat. I think I taste mostly corn. I would rather have a Coors Light than one of these.

It's really pretty hard to try and review this as the style it claims to be, as it doesn't even do that. Regardless though, as a beer of any kind, just generally unpleasant to drink. This will probably be a drainpour.

75.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 16:49:22 | More by Crossmd

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

popery

California

1.83/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Decent looking wit. Nice yellow-orange body, good haze. Head dissipates too quickly. The aroma is musty grains, weak spices/wheat and simple sugariness. It lacks the complexity and rich, fresh grain flavors necessary to the style. Taste starts sweet, picks up a touch of spice and finishes with that terrible macro sweetness. Some yeast flavor tries to dry things out in the finish, but it’s overwhelmed. Mouthfeel is fine. I’d compare it to Blue Moon, but it’s been a very long time since I drank one. On the other hand, this beer compares quite unfavorably to something like StB Wit. The cloying finish is unfortunate. I’m not a big fan of witbier, but I can appreciate a good one. This is very skippable.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2011 06:46:08 | More by popery

largadeer

California

1.88/5  rDev -29.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Thanks for this one, Will. Maybe.

Muddy straw gold with a quickly fading head, looks pretty standard. Smells decent, very citrusy with strong lemon notes, backed by orange peel, rising bread and raw grain. The palate is surprisingly awful, exhibiting a strong fruity sweetness followed by brash astringency, like over-steeped tea rather than hop bite. The astringency fades into a bland, thin wheaty finish that's oddly slick. Pretty bad stuff, one of the worst wits I can remember having.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2011 04:04:25 | More by largadeer

avaldivia

California

1.88/5  rDev -29.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured from bottle into a pint glass. This will be a short review and will start with, I did not like this at all. The appearance is standard. It looked like most other Witbiers. Smell was okay. a bit of spice but nothing too noticeable to point out. Tasted like a watered down Blue Moon. Mouthfeel was light and crisp. Drain poured after having about 1/3 of glass. Not interesting enough to finish. Would not get again.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 15:25:07 | More by avaldivia

metter98

New York

2.03/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

A: The beer is hazy pale yellow in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: There are very light aromas of citrus and wheat in the nose.
T: Similar to the smell, there are muted flavors of citrus and wheat in the taste. There are some hints of spices and yeast towards the finish.
M: It feels light-bodied and watery on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The yeast and spices adds a little bit of dryness to the finish, which seems unusual for the style.
O: The beer isn’t difficult to drink and has some hints of refreshing properties, but there’s nothing interesting about the taste that would make me want to try it again.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2011 17:51:18 | More by metter98

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.08/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Clear yellow pour. Fail. Almost nothing makes up the aroma. Coriander and faint grain.

Taste, not supposed to be this bitter. No delicate flowery touch, no good yeast esters, no banana, no fruit strip gum, whatthedillio? Did they just replace some genny light or something with this label? Tastes like if shocktop made a light beer.

I dunno who talked Whole Foods into this deal, its reminiscient of the Indian Wells contract. Avoid.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2012 00:10:29 | More by Beerandraiderfan

jktedder12

North Carolina

2.3/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured a hazy orange/yellow color with a quarter inch foamy head. Slight lacing. Fruity aroma detectable. Taste and mouthfeel are not bad, medium body, hops detectable, wheat flavor, but not exactly what I'd consider to be belgian. Overall a decent attempt. Probably wouldn't have another though.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2012 00:58:39 | More by jktedder12

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

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

Appearance: Pours a hazed, orange-golden body with a thin, trifling, white head.

Smell: A phoned in, meager scent of wheat malt, spice, and citrus, but it's just a bit uninspired, maybe even a notch below an aged bottle of Blue Moon.

Taste: Sweetish malted wheat layered with some basic table sugar, small hints of bitter orange and spice. Drying, crisp finish. A beer that's simply weak flavored throughout its entirety and gone from the palate in a flash.

Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-plus carbonation providing ample tingle across the tongue like club soda.

Overall: Woefully bland, I was expecting a bit more from Whole Foods. Like the cloud in its name, it's just a fluffy, forgettable nothing.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2011 18:50:53 | More by ChainGangGuy

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

morebeergood

Massachusetts

2.63/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

This was a random six pack purchase at Whole Foods, merely because I had not seen this before and it was super cheap. Poured into a tulip glass. I gotta admit, it's a good looking beer at least. Nice bright sunrise orange body, with a perfect white head atop the glass. The smell really had no major redeeming aromas to note, with a slight hint of orange if you try hard enough. Flavor was not very engaging. It was mostly bland citrus and some spice. The worst part about this beer was the mouthfeel. It gives off a very soapy aftertaste that lingers on the palate. Not a very pleasant finish to this brew. It's a low budget beer, so I wasn't expecting a lot, and I got what I paid for. Now I have 5 left in my fridge though, ugh. Use it for cooking I think.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2011 03:26:14 | More by morebeergood

lacqueredmouse

Australia

2.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Picked up from the bargain singles lot at Whole Foods in Los Altos, CA.

Pours a bright golden colour, with a suitable haze and pleasant chunks of sediment. Head is firm and creamy, with a nice lace sheeting to it. Body is light, and there's minimal carbonation, but both those things are pretty good examples of the style. Looks good.

Hahaha. Sorry, can't help but laugh, because the nose reeks almost exactly of toilet sanitiser, the pink and blue blocks you get in a men's urinal. It's fresh and cleansing in a way, but also harsh and chemical. And it reminds you just perfectly of the aroma of urine that's never quite covered up by the smell of the cakes. Very little else to it. I don't know how to rate that.

Taste is, unfortunately, just bland and empty. Smooth entry, with a touch of wheatiness to it, but no spice, no bite, no crispness; almost no flavour. It just comes across and smooth, and extremely light, with very little to offer. Feel is not bad, and would be good if the beer were more flavoursome.

It's a shame in some ways. It's not a good witbier by any stretch of the imagination, but they have managed to get some characters right that are hard to do—the feel is light but quite creamy, the head is full but fine while the body reamins light and drinkable. But it's like they forgot to put any flavour in—it's more disappointing because I feel like they could have brewed a good witbier if they wanted to.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2011 23:36:54 | More by lacqueredmouse

mralphabet

Virginia

2.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

12 oz bottle poured into Samuel Adams Pint glass

A: Pours golden pale yellow.. with a little haze, finger and a half of head that settles to a nice layer and ring. Visible carbonation from start to finish... Good lacing.. very soapy looking. Very nice looking beer.

S: I'm getting wheat up front with citrus mixed in.. Lemon and orange peel... Just a tiny hint of colander.

T: Kind of like the smell... Wheat malt upfront.... little spice and lemon mid palate... finish is a little yeast and straight up orange flavors.

M: Very light bodied, kind of watered down... a little sharp carbonation at the start, but settles down as it warms up.

O: Very easy to drink..I'd put the ABV around 5%. It is very refreshing and not bad, but it is not very exciting.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2011 02:49:29 | More by mralphabet

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

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

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

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

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

Billolick

New York

3.43/5  rDev +28%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 ounce bottle, no freshness info, purchased for $5.99/sixpack @ Whole Foods

Suprised by the crushingly low scores for this one. Maybe this years batch is a major up grade from what people sampled last year.

Has the look of a typical wit beer, with decent retention on the off white tiny bubble head.

Some light spice in the nose, nothing remarkable.

Moderate spice, pepper most notable, quite dry in the finish. Ehh, this is a near the middle of the road wit, nothing too exciting, but it work fine on a warm summers day as a refreshing quaffer, which is not that bad of a thing to be relagated to. Bring on some salads, bread and cheese and this a low cost addition to a decent summer's meal.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2012 23:27:23 | More by Billolick

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

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

secondtooth

Indiana

3.48/5  rDev +29.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Golden yellow with a huge head of carbonation and some sediment, almost to excess. Large spoke-style lacing makes up for the lack of clarity.

Aroma nicely wheat-based, with a hint of orange/citrus.

Smooth in body, and sweet in taste. Mild hint of spice, with definite tones of orange peel in there. Overall, not bad, and quite drinkable, though lacking in complexity or character.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2011 03:01:08 | More by secondtooth

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