Clementine - Clown Shoes

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #44 (Sep 2010):

Big tower of sea-foam head; cloudy yellow with a very active carbonation. Spiciness of coriander and hops with orange peel and yeast are blatantly obvious in the nose. Rolling crispness off of a fluffy medium body. All the right facets are here ... orange peel and coriander with a light bready malt flavor. Slight tartness evens the playing field, but the yeast does distract a bit more than needed with some chalkiness in the end. Coriander turns around and drops some bitterness, along with the herbal hop, for a pulling semidry finish. A good take on the style: not over spiced, and well balanced aside from the overtone of yeast.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 18:15:25 | More by BeerAdvocate

Halluxone

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

06-18-2013 00:48:09 | More by Halluxone

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.56/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

22oz bomber with no date. review is from notes

look is a hazy yellow-orange with floating sediment. smell is light wheat, orange zest, spice. taste follows with a dank sweetness, but otherwise typical: wheat, clove, lemon, nutmeg, clementines(oh! i get it now...).

OK but doesn't do anything different or especially well at a premium price.

Serving type: on-tap

06-17-2013 06:47:25 | More by jimmah120

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

06-16-2013 16:46:20 | More by jaxon53

mctizzz

New York

4/5  rDev +6.4%

06-15-2013 22:25:36 | More by mctizzz

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance: Typical witbier fare. Murky straw colored. Lots of visible carbonation without retaining much of its filmy white head. Looks inviting. Nice but nothing unexpected

Aroma: Lemon zest and other citrus notes. Obviously some orange. Coriander and that crisp clean-smelling wheat smell. Smells sweet and juicy with a slight spiciness

Taste: Follows the nose. Big citrus zest up front. Sharp wheat crispness with a little bit of spice on the mid palate. The finish is sweet and yeasty. Somewhat reminiscent of a tripel actually. More well rounded than a typical witbier. Really nice flavor. Stands out for me

Mouthfeel: Crisp, tingly from the spice and carbonation. Very refreshing. More body than your average witbier

Overall: I've always been a fan of this brew (and brewer). Clementine doesn't necessarily do anything differently than most witbiers, they just do it all right. Among the best, if not the best, domestic witbiers I've had. Very afforadable and just an extremely well rounded beer

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 03:40:35 | More by MistahBeah

Riik3

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%

06-14-2013 01:39:05 | More by Riik3

Paccamacca

California

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-13-2013 04:41:10 | More by Paccamacca

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-12-2013 18:20:04 | More by InspectorBob

vfgccp

New York

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

06-10-2013 23:20:00 | More by vfgccp

jkane101

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-07-2013 15:04:05 | More by jkane101

judkinst

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-07-2013 14:41:27 | More by judkinst

JakerLou

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-06-2013 17:58:18 | More by JakerLou

LCannon4

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

06-04-2013 13:58:29 | More by LCannon4

Mleblanc25

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13%

06-01-2013 23:48:29 | More by Mleblanc25

bigbeerfan

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.4%

06-01-2013 23:05:52 | More by bigbeerfan

Haybeerman

Colorado

4/5  rDev +6.4%

05-31-2013 22:15:37 | More by Haybeerman

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.31/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Pours a hazy deep straw color with a smallish bubbly white head that persists for a while. Smells of clove and allspice with a sweet light sugary malt base and a light lemony tart spicy wheat twang. The flavor is sweet honey and sugar with a bunch of clove and lemony orange with a tart wheaty edge. Medium body with a spirited level of carbonation and a bubbly sweet mouthfeel. Not my favorite style and not my cup of tea. Stylistically I've had better examples of the style, this one has clashing flavors imho.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2013 01:02:16 | More by johnnnniee

Mikecap

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +6.4%

05-29-2013 00:05:29 | More by Mikecap

vegasmac99

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +19.7%

05-28-2013 20:45:19 | More by vegasmac99

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-28-2013 02:09:48 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-27-2013 03:21:55 | More by SmellsofMahagony

danfix99

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%

05-27-2013 00:57:23 | More by danfix99

afrokaze

California

3/5  rDev -20.2%

05-18-2013 22:39:56 | More by afrokaze

Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -13.6%

05-17-2013 02:11:32 | More by Beerswag