Clementine - Clown Shoes

Mora2000

Texas

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

Thanks to Exiled for sharing this bottle.

The beer pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma is grain with some lemon and orange notes. The flavor is more of the same. I get wheat, yeast and oranges. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2010 01:11:05 | More by Mora2000

mountdew1

New Hampshire

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

Poured into an imperial pint glass. Color was a light golden amber with a 1 finger froathy white head. The head lasted a few minutes, and clung a bit. Aroma was slightly fruity, a small amount of bitter orangey smell. Taste had a small amount of pepper, with a touch of cloves, but was predominantely watered down orange, with a very small hint of grain. Felt ok in the mouth, slightly bitter and over tingly. Easy to drink, but not one to session.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2010 22:05:07 | More by mountdew1

jmerloni

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Cloudy golden straw colored. Head is big and bright white. Little retention.

S - Yeast, orange, coriander, wheat.

T - Very refreshing. Yeast and orange with coriander. The citrus flavor actually DOES taste more like clementine than orange. Might just be in my head.

M - Medium bodied. Pretty carbonated, not overly so. Does leave a nice dry finish. I do agree with the reviewer below that it is a bit too thick bodied for the style...I prefer these fairly thin.

D - Very drinkable. Very summery. Good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

07-16-2010 22:47:23 | More by jmerloni

ambluhm

Massachusetts

4.93/5  rDev +31.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Now this is my type of beer!! I love the label, but that was just the start. It really is the perfect beer on a hot day when you're looking for something refreshing. My new "summer beer" of choice.

The appearance of this one is a hazy straw, golden-white with a fairly thick head. A few laces of the head remained after a while.

The nose is perfect. I picked up a lot of the "clementine" notes in the form of citrus acidity, like a scraped orange skin. This, however, was not the base of this beer like it can be with a lot of fruit-infused beers. I also got some bready yeast, and a decent amount of delicious smelling floral hops. I was definitely excited to try the beer.

The mouthfeel delivered! I got all the aspects I picked up in the nose from the refreshing citrus body to the hints of cooling hops.

This is a beer that I am definitely going to pick up again and again. Great package, even better product. Like I said before, my new summer beer!

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2010 01:33:55 | More by ambluhm

brentk56

North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a cloudy straw color with a whipped egg white head that leaves a few shards of lace

Smell: The citrus peel almost jumps out of the liquid though a closer sniff detects the coriander, yeast and bready wheat malt

Taste: The Belgian yeast and wheat flavors establish themselves at the outset with the coriander also arriving early; after a few seconds, the clementine orange peel and hops start to really assert themselves and dominate that profile through the finish though the coriander lingers in the aftertaste

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; a little heavier than I would like for the style

Drinkability: This is a Wit with a hoppy difference, but what would you expect from the hop-loving folks at Clown Shoes? It is going to be too hoppy for some folks but I really enjoyed the difference

Thanks, Gregg, for the opportunity

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2010 17:33:58 | More by brentk56

Jwale73

Rhode Island

3.78/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured the color of orange juice with a quarter inch bright white head that dissipates quickly. Nose was lots of citrus, coriander and yeast. Taste follows nose, but a little on the bitter side. Mouthfeel was light-medium in consistency with a pleasant carbonation level. A very nice witbier - very drinkable and the bitterness definitely adds some interest to the style.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2010 23:19:05 | More by Jwale73

therube

Massachusetts

4.28/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

22oz bottle from Bogie's in Beverly Mass

Hazy golden appearance with a nice head that recedes quickly, with a decent amount of lacing action for you to enjoy.

Smells yeasty and appealing

Very refreshing nose, citrusy and aromatic; complex enough to get excited about. I'm not normally a fan of citrus or putting oranges/clementines in my beer but the clementine somehow works. Overall, most aspects are great and this beer makes me wonder what Clown Shoes could do as far as a belgian-style without any citrus.

The mouthfeel reminds me of Orangina. Refreshing to say the least.

I could drink this beer all day in the summer. Will certainly purchase it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2010 04:35:30 | More by therube

albern

Massachusetts

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

This is a very nice wheat beer, with enough substance and tang to really make it a beer worth seeking out. The beer pours a hazy golden, slightly orangy hue, with a nice creamy white head. The nose is very nice. There are plenty of tangerine and orange notes, coriander, spices, sweet malts. It's an enticing brew.

The taste follows the nose. The tangerine and orange rind flavors are very pronounced. There is plenty of the coriander and other Belgianesque spices, such as star anise, to add complexity. There is also a very nice Summit hops that are a touch leafy, a touch citrus, and overall quite mild. The hop, orange peel, spice, and sweet malt complement each other quite nicely. The beer is fairly medium bodied which adds to its substance. This is a beer worth seeking out. The ABV is not present at all, the mouthfeel is very light on the tongue, and there really isn't much of an aftertaste beyond the orange and coriander. L'Chaim.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2010 19:51:05 | More by albern

Liverpool08

Massachusetts

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

Pours a cloudy pale orange. Nice aroma of cloves and orange zest. Taste is quite good. Starts with cloves and then pushes into a nice orangy spice. Although I would call it sweet by beer standards, its not at all over the top sweet. In fact the orange/clove flavor goes great with the White ale style. It doesn't take artificial at all. Very refreshing, and my favorite so far from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2010 19:47:16 | More by Liverpool08

Moq420

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I thought that this beer was very interesting. This style for me has been ruled by the "Matilda" by goose island in chicago. I was expecting a blue moon with a HUGE slice of orange or a Delirium Tremens with a slice of orange lol if that makes sense. It poured the expected color. The thing i most noticed is that it really differentiated between "clementine" and just basic orange. The palate was like a combo of Clementine Orange Peel....the peel big time, and Clove, the clove like Hoegarden. It didnt have the mouthfeel of the Matilda for example, which was viscous and chewy almost. I gave it 90 points for creativity, and delicuousness. Althought after a bomber im all set.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2010 03:53:04 | More by Moq420

bceagles39

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the big bottle at home on May 23, 2010. Sampled earlier in the day at a tasting.

Pours a very cloudy straw / pale orange color. Slight white head which goes down quickly. Virtually no lacing after the first sip.

Smells like freshly squeezed but watered down OJ, if that makes sense - a hint of sweetness and the juicy-ness of the fresh squeeze. Not much spice. Some wheat.

Tangy. Taste of a spiced orange peel. Less sweet than expected from the smell but still highly sweet. Finish is a little bitter and drying. Acidic.

Fairly thin with a light mouthfeel for the style. Highly carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2010 01:02:10 | More by bceagles39