White Rascal - Avery Brewing Company

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.45/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

WIth white matter, little head. Mild pleasant spicey odour. Fruit bar like mouthfeel, a bit sour taste along with spices. Not a bad beer but only passable on drinkability. Corriander and lemon band orange peel does not work for me in beer or in herbal tea.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2006 04:08:58 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Murky, almost milky, pale butter yellow. This may be the lightest witbier that I've ever seen. The tight-bubbled head is one shade darker than pure white and looks to be fairly stubborn; unsurprising since it's fed by mulitple streams of vigorous carbonation. Fine, intricate lace is situating itself on the upper reaches of the glass.

Classic, appetizing witbier nose with loads of coriander, clove and Saaz hops. Wheat malt and Curacao orange aren't quite as prominent. The flavor follows the nose pretty closely with spices (clove especially) in the forefront. Orange peel is more easily appreciated on the palate, but this still isn't an especially orangey wit.

Wheat malt makes its presence known in the firmness of the mouthfeel and in the mild sweet and sourness, but doesn't contribute much actual flavor. The body is light-medium and the level of carbonation is spirited without being spritzy; in other words, ideal for the style.

I've had a handful of good witbiers of late and White Rascal (great name) can easily be counted among them. Heavy on the spices, not too sweet, light of body and deliciously drinkable, this is yet another quality beer from one of Colorado's finest craft breweries.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2004 15:28:32 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Rich light amber in color with a good amount of cloudiness to it as well. A nice sized head of around two inches in height rose up immediatly but then settled down to about a half an inch and stayed that way until the very end. Some light side glass lacing on this one as well.

The aroma was full of grain and slight spices. Some small fruit notes, pears mainly, with a touch of apple. But this hay like spice kept everything going. Rich notes of grass and hay opened it up, and melded seemlessly into a pear driven fruity yeast body. Very intresting and quite complex, but then the smack of the spice hit you and it was all over. Really intense here as the almost pepper like notes bounced all over the tongue and really just put on a great show. Smooth as silk, the letdown in the finish was that it was just a tad thin and flat and that really seemed to just let it fade away all too quickly.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2011 01:29:24 | More by mikesgroove

womencantsail

California

2.88/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

On-tap at Blue Palms

A: The pour is a hazy pale golden color with a nice white head to go with it.

S: The coriander and orange peel notes of your traditional witbier are here, which is nice. However, the pitfalls of so many brewpub wheat beers are here as well: lemons and sour wheat. Maybe a little bit of corn, too.

T: The flavor is fairly light, somewhat watery, but very similar to the nose. The spice note is more pronounced than on the aroma, but the slight tartness is there again.

M: The body is light and a bit watery, but at least the carbonation is nice and lively.

D: This is not what I look for in a witbier. Too much like a crappy brewpub "hefeweizen" and just watery.

Serving type: on-tap

10-10-2010 00:41:03 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap at the brewery in August 2009. Reviewed from notes.

Pours a pale apricot orange with a nice, billowing white head and a good amount of lace rings as it goes down the glass. Nose brings forward some citrus and wheat along with a hint of spice. Spice comes out more in the flavor, which still brings mostly a wheaty sweetness and a bit of orange and citrus. Feel is a bit thick and starts to feel almost like a shake. Drinks alright, but not my favorite representation of the style.

Serving type: on-tap

10-13-2010 01:39:51 | More by Thorpe429

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.45/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, light gold body with a small white head.

Smell: Aroma of honey and tangy-scented wheat malt with a full spiciness and notes of juicy orange peels.

Taste: Tangy, lightly sweet wheat malt followed by a brazen dose of coriander and orange peel (like taking a teensy weensy sip of triple sec). Touch of honey. Distinct pear fruitiness Spicy hops with a light bitterness. Pinch of coarse black pepper near the end. Orangey, spicy finish with a faint lingering sweetness.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-high carbonation.

Drinkability: Tasty, but the additional spices are just a wee bit overbearing for me.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2008 03:06:31 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a cloudy pale lemon yellow body with a good head and plenty of lacing

Smell: Got that banana wheat beer nose going along with coriander and orange peel; overwheklmingly perfumey

Taste: The nose follows through to the tongue, as this spicy Belgian wheat comes through with bananas, orange, clove and coriander flavors

Mouthfeel: Well carbonated with a very light body

Drinkability: Pretty darn good for the style, although this is not my thing. Nice and refreshing for a hot day.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2005 13:20:07 | More by brentk56

UCLABrewN84

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Bier Academy in Canyon Country, CA.

Pours a hazy light orange with an off-white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. Smell is of wheat, spices, yeast, and a slightly chalky aroma. Taste is of wheat and yeast with a pretty strong spice profile on the finish. This beer has a pretty good level of carbonation with a decently crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but nothing too great.

Serving type: on-tap

03-02-2012 16:49:49 | More by UCLABrewN84

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle: Poured a light hazy white/yellow color ale with a big foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of coriander and orange peel is dominating with light wheat notes. Taste is a mix between some orange peel, coriander and some wheat malt with some notes of fruity ester. Light body with OK carbonation. Not bad but not there with the best from the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2008 20:10:56 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.18/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Impressive. Like most Wits, it's pale and cloudy yellow. Big fluffy head with loose bubbles. Laces well. Smells a whispy citrus lemon and grapefruits. Throw in some tartness and spiciness. Tastes modestly sweet with light banannas and papayas. Citusy with ripe lemons, kiwi, and pears. Quite spicy with corriander, curraco, and pepper. Light but firm body is silky smooth and a quite creamy and slick. High carbonation plays on the toung. Light honey or powdered sugar sweetness in the finish along side of tartness and light bittering. No real hop presence. Slight alcohol flavors in the finish helps with the dryness and crispness. Good for the summer season.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2005 13:59:20 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours out like lemonade with no haze to it with not much head not what I expected,strong nose of coriander and smoke.Taste is pretty spicey with a light not of the caracao orange with wheaty aftertaste that was pretty nice.Well not on par with some Belgian wittes it is nice on a hot day like today.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2004 20:13:13 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Avery's White Rascal is an excellent example of the Belgian witbier style, and a hell of a lot cheaper too boot! It's hazy "white" yellow body is capped by a head of creamy white that's obviously buoyed by the effervescent bubbles streaming from beneath. In the nose it's quite typical with notes of coriander and citrus rind; and it's light body passes almost unoticed across the palate with the exception of a delicate zest at the front of the tongue from it's very-fine bubbled, effervescent carbonation. The flavor is drier and more coriander-based than some examples, but there is some tartness and a touch of lemon there as well. It's bitterness is restrained as expected, and it's quite nicely balanced. A very well-done, refreshing, and quaffable example of the style!

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2005 21:37:46 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.05/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Very pale yellow color, yearning toward white, with a beautiful head, pure head, fresh and frothy head.
The nose is everything I'd expect from a witbier, or any decent imitation, alert, spicy, citric, a touch dry, some lemon, a show of orange, and overall, inviting and appetizing.
Taste: decent hops at first, nice wheat texture, very light in body, and extraordinarily drinkable. I could kill a ton of these in the summertime. (I can only admire that attribute now as the snow falls!) It's lightness and smoothness is it's perfection, a bit more lemon than orange in the flavor, very thirst-quenching and full of zing!
Thanks to vitriola for this one!

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2003 09:06:34 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a hazy pale gold color with a thick frothy white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is good. It has a light and refreshing wheat scent with a dry finish. There is some coriander and orange peel here which rounds out the aroma; very nice. The taste is good. It has a dry wheat flavor with some banana and clove hints along with bitter orange peel and coriander. It goes down smooth and finishes with a dry, yet fruity aftertaste. The mouthfeel is fine. It is a low bodied beer with good carbonation. This is a fine wit. It's well rounded and highly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2004 18:20:35 | More by WesWes

Mora2000

Texas

3.58/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Hazy yellow with a small white head. Looks about like you expect a Belgian White to look.

The aroma is a mix of coriander, wheat and orange peel. Overall, the wheat is what stands out the most. The flavor is heavy on the wheat and coriander, with a little bit of orange mixed in to enhance the flavor. Very well balanced and easy to drink.

Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2011 03:37:45 | More by Mora2000

zeff80

Missouri

4.1/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours out a pale yellow with a two-finger head. It also appeared to be highly carbonated. It did leave nice lacing, too.

S - It smelled of wheat, yeast and clove.

T - It tasted very strongly of clove. The wheat and citrus tastes were a little understated.

M - It was crisp and smooth. A light-bodied beer.

D - It was very good. A nice representation of the style.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2006 23:33:33 | More by zeff80

metter98

New York

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer poured hazy golden yellow in color with a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface that slowly disappeared. A light amount of carbonation is visible.
S: There are weak aromas of citrus fruits and spices in the aroma.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but is a bit stronger and also has flavors of wheat in addition to the citrus and spices.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate with a slight amount of carbonation.
D: The beer is very easy to drink and is rather refreshing, although not quite as thirst quenching as some of the other types of witbiers that are available.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2010 02:22:05 | More by metter98

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.9/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy straw color and is topped by a wispy pale white head. The aroma is an interesting mix of bready yeastiness, earthy/ herbal coriander, and a hint of zesty lemon notes. The taste is just barely sweet up front which accentuates the spritzy, citrusy lemon acidity. This beer is quite light on the palate and is quite refreshing. There is sort of an austere, dry note in the finish which seems to come from the coriander. This is quite a nice example of a Wit, it is spicy and quenching with its light acidity. Again Avery proves that they can brew great standard gravity beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2005 05:50:18 | More by Gueuzedude

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

3.98/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a light gold color, with a thin white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is of citrus, Belgian yeast, wheat, light malts, some spice and a little bit of hops.

T: The taste is well-balanced with bready flavors of wheat and Belgian yeast, fruity flavors of orange and lemon and mildly spicy flavors of clove and coriander. The malt character is light but still hearty enough to give the beer some substance. There's a mild hops presence but about the right amount for the style. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Smooth and crisp, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean.

D: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, very good representation of style, this is a very good lighter beer to drink for a long time, especially if you're in the mood for the style.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2008 03:12:21 | More by TheManiacalOne

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a cloudy yellow color with a foamy white head on top. The retention and lacing were both pretty good. The smell of the beer is citrusy as well as a little peppery. The taste is orangey, some subtle wheat notes come through as well. The mouthfeel of the beer is light bodied with a decent carbonation. Overall this beer is pretty refreshing. Not the best Wit but still worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2013 02:08:42 | More by Knapp85

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.6/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours honey colored with a finger of cream colored head. Above average lacing & good head retention

S: Some band-aid notes, white pepper, some juicy-fruit once warm

T: Follows the nose, lemony notes as well up front, some grainyness too. Lemon & phenols as this warms, a touch of dryness too. Finishes with hints of juicy fruit, lemons, a whisper of grapwefruit, cloves, coriander & white pepper.

MF: Light/medium bodied with subtle carbonation

An alright Wit, but not upper tier by any means, still great to see another choice in canned beer though

Serving type: can

08-28-2011 01:29:33 | More by russpowell

Halcyondays

California

4.28/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle,

A: Pours a cloudy sun yellow, with a perfect cap of white foam, great retention, with extensive lacing.

S: Pastry bread, almost a glazed donut scent, white sugar, light orange in the end.

T: One of the breadier tasting wits that I have had lately, the wheat is sweet-tasting and there in droves dominating the flavour of the brew. Orange is secondary, coriander definitely comes in 3rd, only a hint of that spice, light candied fruit in the finish.

M: Definitely a fuller-bodied wit, creamy, smooth, but light enough to be easily drinkable.

D: A great wit all and all by Avery, been tasting a lot of wits lately, this is top notch within that group.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2008 04:00:55 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: pours a pale yellow color with a 1" head that falls slowly. Some spotty lacing develops.

Smell: easily detectable banana, clove, coriander, and yeast.

Taste: light wheat tones with the usual spice suspects - clove, coriander, and pepper - along with some lemon zest and hints of banana. Mild bitterness levels.

Mouthfeel: simply put this is clean, crisp, and refreshing. Light in body.

Drinkability: very nice drinkability especially on a warm summer day as this quenches your thirst. Not the usual "over the top" beers from Avery, but worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2006 19:33:29 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

3.45/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours cloudy light lemon-drop - looks like cloudy lemonade - with a one-finger pillowy head that descends to a thin cover before becoming a patch. Some broken rings of lacing stick to the glass.

The smell is of wheat tang, orange peel and a touch of coriander - very soft/mild.

The taste is malty - barley malt more noticeable than usual for style - not a bad thing - with wheat tang. Orange peel and coriander lend slight fruity/spicy notes. Saaz hops are appropriately light. Malt sweetness turns to a dryish finish.

Appropriately light-bodied, but rather watery too.

Nothing "off", but nothing particularly special. Very mild - approaching weak.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2007 15:05:49 | More by jwc215

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A pretty good wit, but not quite spot-on. Pours a nice pale yellow with hazy and a rocky head. Smells of spice and a little something else (a friend of mine called it Spam, I disagree). Its not a very citrusy wit and it lacks delicate flavors, the yeasty, corriander like flavor, however, is still quite nice. Nicely carbonated and easy drinking. I put this on par with Whirlwind Wit. Nice beers, but not quite Belgian. I've buy again if it wasn't $9/6er round here.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2006 22:17:26 | More by tempest