White Rascal - Avery Brewing Company

filabrazilia

Colorado

3.93/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy pale yellow with a thin white head that forms to the circumference of the glass. Good lacing.

This is a spicy, peppery, wheaty smelling beer. Hints of citrus mingle with the other smells to create a nice aroma.

There is orange and spice in the taste that make this a very refreshing beverage. This is a nicely balanced beer.

Nice medium bodied beer that has a dry slightly bitter finish. The citrus sweetness is balanced by this dryness. Perhaps a little too dry but not bad.

This is a drinkable beer that can be enjoyed anytime of the year although I'm sure summer is the ideal season to drink this. I liked this beer and would happily revisit it again and again.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2004 16:52:34 | More by filabrazilia

clvand0

Kentucky

3.95/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer pours a light yellow color with a small white head and leaves very little lacing on the glass. The aroma is a mixture of spices, wheat, some hops, and a little citrus. The flavor starts out a little hoppy and then has the standard wheat flavor, but has a nice bit of spices to make it interesting. It's a good beer, but not too special.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2004 19:03:42 | More by clvand0

RockyTopHeel

North Carolina

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

This rascal poured a cloudy straw color with a small white head. The aroma was full of spices, with distinguishable coriander and maybe cloves, as well as dry wheat and a touch of orange. This brew was crisp and dry, with strong spice elements, good wheat flavor, and a hoppy crispness. The yeast adds a bready, round element as well.

This is a pretty good witbier, and a good showing for a style about which I am pretty picky.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2004 02:09:28 | More by RockyTopHeel

HardTarget

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Standard brown bottle with no date, but pouring instructions to swirl and pour the yeast. Saaz hops, Belgian malted wheat, coriander, curacaos orange peel, Belgian yeast listed as ingredients.
Aroma: Sour citric lemon/lime smell with mild spices. Malt also comes in. Getting a bit of the coriander but not much.
Appearance: Hazy light yellow with a nice white head that filmed and collared. Chill haze subsided some as it warmed. Mild lacing.
Flavor: Surprisingly light. Starts with a wheat malt base, shows a bit of spice, then finishes with a citric twang that leaves a good sour aftertaste but isn’t very clean. The sour fades to a bitter that encourages the next sip.
Mouthfeel: Heavy carbonation and a light body. Fizzy, with a bit of puckering bitter.
Overall Impression: There is something in the aftertaste in this beer I’m not liking. It’s a good wit, roasted wheat, nice yeast, good spices, but it was too light and mild. Would guess this might make a good “I hate wits, but want to try one” beer. Would have wished for a date on the bottle, corriander fades so quickly. I was in the mood for something Belgian, and White Rascal scratched that itch.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2003 23:55:35 | More by HardTarget

GCBrewingCo

North Carolina

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Hazy pale yellow with a good head. The aroma is coriander and slight citrus (orange) with some soft wheat. The flavor is coriander spice and bitter orange peel with a medium wheat body. The finish is dry orange peel bitterness.

Notes from the SMA Holiday Beer and Bluegrass Festival:
"A truly authentic Belgian styule wheat or "white" ale, this Rascal is unfiltered (yup, that's yeast on the bottom) and cleverly spiced with coriander and Curacao orange peel producing a refreshing fruity thirst quencher."

Serving type: on-tap

12-14-2003 02:38:45 | More by GCBrewingCo

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

BittRnessabounds

Colorado

4.2/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I like the nice little white devil on the label, and my praise for this beer does not stop there. Finding white rascal proved to be much more difficult than drinking it. So i went to the brewery to procure a nice fresh batch.

White Rascal pours a nice straw/golden colored cloud with head that was at first rather abundant, and then settled to about 1/4 inch throughout the rest. The smell was that of summer time, very fresh, a bit fruity, and floral with a touch of yeast. Unlike some of the other whites that are dominated by yeast in the flavor, white rascal is dominated by the spices. Very nice subtle citrus flavor along with other spices(coriander) balanced with the yeast and a touch of hops, i believe Czech Saaz in this case. A very nicely balanced white to say the least. I very much liked this beer and would put it up there with Hoegaarden and Allagash White and above Blanche de Chambly as some of the best whites I've had.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2003 04:36:14 | More by BittRnessabounds

Brent

Kentucky

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

No fear of spicing here - the beer teeters on the edge of being heavy-handed, but pulls back just a bit to hang on to drinkability. Lemony hazy, with powdery clove aroma. Sweet with yeasty clove and a citric brightness. This is what Blue Moon could be, if Coors knew what they were doing.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2003 03:36:20 | More by Brent

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

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

A solid beer across the board, this little rascal pours a dark hazy yellow with a starting white head of about 3 fingers. The head dissipates to athin layer over a couple of minutes but does its job of lacing the glass. The aroma is classic: lots spice and yeast notes crowd the olafactory network and sing of the wheat. The flavor is a bit less classic with a fairly subdued clove sense and rather nice citrus level that is a bit atypical for the style. Nice feel continues from start to finish with less dryness, but a nice gentle linger. Good drinkability especially in warm weather venues.

Serving type: bottle

11-15-2003 03:33:56 | More by AtLagerHeads

Winter

Wisconsin

4.33/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a pale cloudy golden color with a fluffy white head. Aroma is that of a classic wit. Yeast, wheat, coriander and other spices are all there. Bright and creamy med-bodied mouthfeel. Very clean wheat front combines with a vanilla sweetness. Some mild bitterness exists in the middle with a lemony tang. The finish picks up the wheat flavor again in addition to some yeast. It seems to tie all the flavors and spices together. Excellent drinkability, as this wit goes down very smooth. If there's one knock on it, I wish the spicing was a little more prominent in the flavor profile. Other than that, White Rascal is an easy drinking and refreshing offering.

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2003 14:04:05 | More by Winter

Gusler

Arizona

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The pour produces a beclouded lemon yellow color with the head plentiful and the color a brilliant white as this creamy delight evanesces a satiny sheet of lace clings longingly to the sides of the glass. Sweet malt and hints of yeast at the front, coriander and fresh grated orange peel also in this splendiferous nose, start sweet and tart, top is light to moderate in its palate pleasing feel. Finish is stinging in its acidity, the hops spicy and pleasing but not overstated, very dry aftertaste and another “winner” from this most magnificent brewery.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2003 15:28:21 | More by Gusler

maxpower

Missouri

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

Cloudy and hazy light golden-yellow color, spicy and earthy citrus aromas, decent white frothy head that sticks to the sides of the glass.Wheat with peppery and spicy yeast flavors, crisp carbonated mouthfeel, finishes clean and dry, great for the style, very refreshing and tasty.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2003 19:07:52 | More by maxpower

jcalabre

California

3.95/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I picked this baby up while on a business trip in Colorado.
In my humble opinion, this is an Excellent example of a Belgian Wit. I really enjoyed it. If you like this style, seek out this beer. It was originally introduced as a summer seasonal, but when I visited Avery's brewery, they told me that it would be year round.

It's a hazy yellow color with a small white head. It has the crispness that you expect from a white.
Great job.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2003 02:05:37 | More by jcalabre

kbub6f

New York

4.28/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The head is small. It's also white and foamy. The bright yellow/gold beer is slightly hazy. Minimal spots of lacing. Gorgeous nose: buttery, grainy, nutty, fresh, flowery, creamy. The front is a simple combination of fruit, butter, pepper, coriander, and orange/citrus. The middle is tangy, fruity. A nice, dry, buttery, peppery finish. Surprisingly bitter. This is good. The butter gives this a slight edge in my book over some others. But I think the coriander is just a little overstated. Delicious.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2003 01:42:50 | More by kbub6f

Morris729

Texas

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

Pours a light golden straw color with a good-sized bright white head that has a surprisingly long retention. Nose is coriander and orange zest with a bit of sweet malted wheat. Taste picks up right where the aroma left off with some initial sweetness of wheat and barley followed by some spicy notes (mostly coriander) leading to a finish of some acidic orange citrus and semi-spicy hops. Light, crisp, and refreshing. A great brew for the summer. I could easily drink several more of these, and thankfully, there’re five more in the fridge.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2003 23:51:59 | More by Morris729

RxforBeer

Ohio

3.83/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer was recommended when I was in search of GLBC Holy Moses. This was a good substitute and sample of the Belgian-style wit beer. It is lightly carbonated and light-bodied. It has nice spicy notes and some hop to its flavor. A bit of a spicy aroma also. It is a wonderful seasonal beer that is good on a hot summer day. (although the Holy Moses on tap is better.)

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2003 18:15:57 | More by RxforBeer

Dogbrick

Ohio

3.45/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This isn't a bad Wit. Pours a light gold color with a medium thin white head. Thin lacing. The aroma is nicely hopped with some citrus and spice thrown in as well. Light and crisp with flavors of citrus, clove, hops and other spices. The finish is somewhat wheaty and spicy. Overall a refreshing and crisp (if a little mundane) Wit.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2003 16:41:21 | More by Dogbrick

Mitchster

Michigan

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

Original review 8/10/03, re-reviewed 8/23/10.

$1.89 for a 12oz bottle. Brewed with 2-row malted barley, Belgian malted wheat, Czech Saaz hops, coriander, Curacao orange peel, and Belgian yeast. Unfiltered. Pours out to a lightly milky delicate straw golden, forming a rocky white head atop small bubbles, good head retention and nice sheets of lace. Carbonation is moderate. Aroma opens with delicate clove, coriander, and a trace of orange. This reminds me very much of Blanche de Chambly with much less carbonation. I'm thinking they used the Unibroue yeast strain. Mouthfeel is spritzy and soft with a watery light body. Taste begins with delicate Saaz hops, followed by a brisk wheat malt body, coriander, clove, carrots, and ending in a smooth, mild bitterness. Lightly floral and semi-bready.

Very easy to drink. A solid wit. Cheaper and just as good as Blanche de Chambly and Hoegaarden. I'm inclined to get it again when I'm in the mood for a spicier witbier.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2003 21:28:09 | More by Mitchster

marburg

Michigan

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

A solid wit that offers the usual array of orange and coriander aromas and flavors. Nose is solid and pushes the same sensations to the palate where some orange peel pushes into something slightly spicy. Hoppy foilage flavor -- dandelions and weeds! -- in the finish. An all-around good wit -- nothing too unexpected though it did seem a bit under-spiced and a tiny, tiny bit fuller bodied than I might think of for a wit.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2003 02:04:42 | More by marburg

cokes

Wisconsin

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

Smogged goldenrod with a restrained white fluff.
Typical wit nose of coriander and orange peel. Yeast adds some cracked pepper and white bread.
One thing about wits, in general, the nose seems to mirror the flavor to a higher degree than most other styles. So there aren't many suprises to be had, taste-wise. A pils-like malt up front that is saltine-crackeresque fading gently into unmalted wheat. Orange curacao develops, albeit mildly, and mingles with the somewhat more assertive coriander. Turns breadier midway with pricks of black pepper. The final lap sees this turn additionally tart, with a mellow lemon sorbet just prior to the drying, grassy Saaz closure. Well hopped, but not out of proportion.
Lightish mouthfeel, yet crisp and easy-flowing.
Not substancially different than any number of other well-made Witbiers, but that is not a bad thing.
A solid rendition and a worthy warm weather whistler wetter.

Serving type: bottle

07-19-2003 21:06:58 | More by cokes

Wildman

Ohio

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

This beer poured a hazy yellow straw color and formed a bubbly white head with left some circular lace as it subsided. Some carbonation is present. An aroma of hops, citrus and coriander. A taste of hops, citrus and coriander. A rather buttery feel to it, which is different for this style. Not a bad wit.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2003 16:51:25 | More by Wildman