Magic #42 - Passion Fruit & Lime Witbier
Omnipollo

Magic #42 - Passion Fruit & Lime WitbierMagic #42 - Passion Fruit & Lime Witbier
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From:
Omnipollo
 
Sweden
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 7.2%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
49
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 01, 2019
Added:
Feb 27, 2015
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  3
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Rated: 3.61 by mig100 from Texas

Jun 01, 2019
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

3.87/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a pale yellow color and a cloudy consistency. There was a quarter inch of foamy head that lasted an average amount of time. Pretty good lacing.

S: A decent, if a little odd, aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, malt, spices, and a weird grainy / bready quality.

T: Tasted of a fair amount of wheat and malt, lots of citrus (lime, in particular), the aforementioned grainy / bready quality (it's off-putting), some passion fruit, a yeasty funkiness, and spices. This is an odd flavor for the style. The funkiness and grain don't mesh well with the fruit. Not a bad flavor, but definitely uneven.

F: A well-carbonated beer with a zesty, sharp finish. Light-bodied.

O: A solid beer, but it has its faults. Worth a look for a different kind of witbier.
Jan 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by Stoutmeister from Massachusetts

Sep 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

3.54/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle. Surprisingly, this just came in but the bottle cap has a date of 4/11/2015. So this is basically a year old... bad distribution here. Served in a snifter glass.

Pours a light, slightly hazy darker straw yellow body, two finger white head which quickly dies down into a thin film and collar, fairly effervescent. Smells of spices, touch of pineapple, tart passion fruit, not too much lime. Maybe a suggestion of lime. Touch of Belgian yeast minerality as well. Flavour is a crisp tart passion fruit, a bit of lime zest, tropical fruit, mild minerals and spices on the finish. It's not bad, not too complex but it's got a decent passion fruit flavour. Mouthfeel is medium and crisp, light and dry, solid overall with a lime zest finish. Surprising that this had just hit distribution but was already a year old. I may have to avoid Omnipollo beers from here on unless it clearly has a date marked and within a reasonable time frame.
Apr 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by vfgccp from New York

Jan 10, 2016
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

3.77/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle. Pours a clear, pale yellow. Minimal head. Aroma is tangy but light. Both the lime and passion fruit are only noticeable because I know they are there. If sampled blind I wouldn't have picked up either. It's mostly tangy and wheaty. The more I think about it, the lime does have a presence. The flavor is light as well. Sorta tastes like a Gose. It's a little funky. Pretty mild but overall it's decent. Light bodied. More mellow than I'd like.
Oct 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear pale yellow, with a short-lasting white head that gives way to a thin lacing. Citrus smell, a bit funky, with a sweet component that resembles passion fruit and mango. Light body that tastes like limes, lemon zest, mango, passion fruit and feint vinegar. Little carbonation, but it still feels refreshing.
Sep 20, 2015
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Reviewed by GRG1313 from California

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Belmont Station, Portland, Oregon (from notes)

Pours a light gold with a fast fading white head. Mouth feel is inviting with small elegant bubbles and a light tart character. Flavor profile is lovely fruit mélange of lemon, lime and other citrus and fruity tones. Brewed with passion fruit I got hints on the nose and in the mouth but perhaps not quite as "fresh fruit" as one might expect from the nose. All around really good and would love to have again.
Aug 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by shirtless_mike from Indiana

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ShawnL from Wisconsin

Aug 02, 2015
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Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York

3.62/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Served flute glass here at Ceveceria Esparte in Conil, Spain.

Appearance: Light gold color which has very little bubbles to the body except heavier towards the head. Which originally rose to maybe a notch below a finger's length coming off a pure white color.

Smell: Light lemon scent or citrus. Smells hard of sour fruit.

Taste: sour taste you feel lemon and lime and was hoping the passion fruit would kick in a bit.

Mouth: Light to medium carbonation. Sour after-taste with smooth hops.

Overall: Not a what I was expecting but no complaints. My palate was looking for something more on the dessert side after reading the description of the beer. Has the line and maybe the citrus pushes the passion fruit to the side. Regardless, worth giving at least a try. Salud!
Jul 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by jrand2621 from Connecticut

Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by toothirsty from New Mexico

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Ciocanelu from Romania

Jun 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

4.26/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Hazy yellow body with a small white head. Lovely aroma of stone fruit, funk, kiwis, light spice, passion fruit. Quite tasty. Fruity body with sufficient tartness. Lemon, kiwis, tropical fruit, sour goodness. Similar to a Berliner weissbier. Delicious.
Jun 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.23/5  rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes.

Served on-draught into a pint glass at Malja in Kuopio, Filand. Cost was 8 euro.

HEAD: White colour. Recedes too quickly for me to note its characteristics. Leaves no lacing. Retention is horrible - ~20 seconds.

BODY: Cloudy yellow-copper of average vibrance. No yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible.

Looks decent for a witbier. A bit dark and dull for the style.

AROMA: The lime veers a bit into urinal cake territory. Wheat is shallow and reticent. I'm not getting much in terms of yeast. Somewhat bland for a witbier. Doesn't seem as fresh or fruity as the premise would seem to promise.

Aromatic intensity is light.

No booze, off character, or overt hop notes are noticeable.

TASTE & TEXTURE: Lime and passion fruit definitely come through, with some gose-like subtle sea salt in there too, as well as some unexpected sourness (~1-2/10 in terms of intensity). Lactic acid. Wheat, sure, and light pilsner malts comprise the malt backbone. Clean barley. Cool and refreshing.

Smooth and wet. Light-bodied, with sufficient but not overbearing heft and weight on the palate. Crisp, if a bit overcarbonated.

Not boozy, astringent, gushed, hot, rough, or scratchy.

There isn't a harmony of texture and taste, but the former does play into the latter nicely.

Balanced, if a bit lacking in terms of fundamentals...where's the Belgian yeast? The clove? The lemon peel? The citrus here comes only from lime, which just isn't the same as the fresh lemon of a great traditional witbier.

I do like this. Average duration, intensity, and depth of flavour. Hop presence is minimal (to style). Has a cidery acidity, to its detriment. Not soft enough.

OVERALL: Drinkable, absolutely. But the execution doesn't fulfill the potential o the premise. The key lime and passionfruit notes should be more present, if not dominant. It isn't as subtly handled or intricately built as the style demands. I wouldn't buy it again at its 8 euro/500ml price point, but it's an above average witbier and the premise is great. I'd like to see Omnipollo hone this recipe.

High C+ (3.23)
Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by Mebuzzard from Colorado

May 23, 2015
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
When is a witbier a better witbier? When it's not a witbier at all! Erasing much of the earthy perfume from coriander and citrus peel and replacing them with the tropical and lime flavors that are often common in hops allow this crisper, cleaner and less sweet-than-usual Belgian wheat beer a big leg up.

Its pilsneresque appearance is bright straw with the slimmest hint of haze. While bold passionfruit, mango and papaya grace the nose, its taste is mostly of dry bread, light honey, fresh-lined grain and a hint of wheat sweetness.

The fruitiness unfolds on the middle palate with the full brunt of citrus and tropical meddles, leading with obvious tangy passion fruit and the bitter-sour interplay of lime. Seemingly like sparkling white wine, the peppery balance of white pepper and faint clove.

Tart, but shy of sour, the light-bodied beer is dry and clean- a far cry from the creamy grain and spice character of the common witbier. Siding more with saison, the tangy and vinous finishes with an afterglow of tropical hawaiian punch and champagne.
May 18, 2015
Magic #42 - Passion Fruit & Lime Witbier from Omnipollo
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 49 ratings