Martens Witte - Brouwerij Martens NV

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.24/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Here was another CAN, courtesy of local, in-person trader, tone77. Another of his drop-offs is upcoming tonight and so I am trying to catch up prior to his arrival.

From the CAN: "Martens Beer Anno 1758"; "Traditionally Brewed"; "Belgian Wheat Beer"; "Malt beverage brewed with coriander and orange peels".

This was a beer that seemed to beg for a Crack & inverted Glug and who would I be to deny such a request? I got a fluffy finger-and-a-half of cottony, bone-white head that sat there like a petulant child. Color was a cloudy, light lemon-yellow. Nose smelled as though someone were atomizing lemon juice in my kitchen and I have to admit, the kitchen has never smelled better. Mouthfeel was soft, caressing, but way too sweet for my taste. I was reminded of when Country Time Lemonade was first released and I immediately eschewed it in favor of iced tea, indicative of my caffeine addiction. Finish had a definite white (not black) pepperiness, rendering it semi-sweet, rather than outright sweet, but still not to my liking.

Serving type: can

04-07-2013 22:14:40 | More by woodychandler

DoubleJ

California

3.25/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

You can do it! 500 ml can ready to go, and on to the beer:

About the color of pale straw. Its body is quite clean for a witbier; there's a touch of haze, but there's enough clarity to see bubbles rise. The head sitting on top forms an inch thick initially, dropping to half that and staying put. The spcie hits the nose first, though it does have an astringent accent to it. A little spearmint gum note finishes it.

Tastes like spearmint bubblegum. Add a little bit of lemon, and you have the taste of Martens Witte. That's acceptable enough, if not a little strange. It is light bodied (and almost watery) with a gentle crispness.

Decent overall witbier. The price is reasonable is the states, so it won't set you back much if you're willing to try.

Serving type: can

03-28-2013 05:12:27 | More by DoubleJ

JayQue

Virginia

3.48/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Not a bad Wibier. Poured from a 16.9 oz can into a Busch Gardens Bud Select flute. Hazy pale yellow/ straw colored beer. Big delicately bubbly white head with pretty good retention. Flecks of lacing on the glass.

Smell is fairly mild mostly lemon. Taste is better than the aroma. Still mostly citrus (lemon) but there is some spicing, the orange peel, a little black pepper and cardamon are there. Some mild wheat bitterness as well.

Mouthfeel is just about right for a Wit. Light, crisp and refreshing

Overall a pretty good summer ber, but there are a lot of better Witbiers out there.

Serving type: can

03-08-2013 20:59:29 | More by JayQue

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 16.9 oz. can. Has a whiteish color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, some hints of citrus. Taste is good, citrus, spice, some wheat, lots of flavor and very easy drinking. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overallis a refreshing and enjoyable beer.

Serving type: can

12-01-2012 09:47:12 | More by tone77

Vancoubeer

Washington

2.98/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Grabbed this in a can for basically, "how bad could it be?" Out of the can it pours very clear and in the glass it is quite filtered and the head disappeared quickly. Once I drank my class and poured out the rest, the sediment was poured out. The smell is quite nice. You really get the orange peel. The taste was watery at best and there is a sweetness but not the citrus I was hoping for. It was a sub 3 dollar can so I cannot be to picky. However it does taste the way it should but its below average. The mouthfeel is also average. Its not flat but not carbonated. Its flaw is its very wet...instead of that dry feeling you get with high end Wit beers. Meh...its an average beer but its not bad. I mean its better than literally every American Pale Lagers on the market today. So with that said, I will drink this over any of the macros we come across at the average social event and or sporting event.

Serving type: can

11-12-2012 05:01:17 | More by Vancoubeer

Halcyondays

California

2.33/5  rDev -31.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

50 cL can,

A: Pours a translucent yellow with a light white head, fair retention, no lace.

S: Lemony soap, almost a Dial play, some wheat and Lemonheads candy.

T: Grainy wheat flavour with a light bit of citrus. Candied orange in the finish, fairly odd tasting. Lots of husky grain flavour.

M: Light-bodied, flabby, soft carbonation. Thin, watery feel to the beer.

O: A fairly poor wit, it's quite cheap, but there a ton of stuff out there that's better.

Serving type: can

10-16-2012 03:24:29 | More by Halcyondays

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.18/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a hazy light yellow amber with a thin, fine white head with good retention and slippery lacing. Pleasant aroma of wheat and cloves, almost floral. Flavor is sweet, light wheat and cloves with a light bitter clove finish. Flavor is very light and attenuated. A bit too sweet, but the dominant wheat and clove flavor has a floral element that is rather unusual. The finish is a weird combination of dry wheat and an underlying light, but cloying sweetness. Body is light, appropriate to the style, nice carbonation. It tastes as if cane syrup was added to a pleasant understated light wheat beer.

Serving type: can

09-16-2012 03:22:42 | More by LiquidAmber