White Gold - Ithaca Beer Company

claspada

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -36.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

The aroma is quite dusty and grassy, with some orange rind, lemon and wheat. Reminds me of a Biere de Garde or a lighter Bret yeasted (is that a word) beer.

The taste is initially overwhelmingly tart. Was not expecting that but I guess I should have been from the nose. It fades into a lemon/lime/grapefruit bitterness; I am honestly not enjoying these combinations. The finish is bready and slightly funky/yeasty, maybe a touch peppery. As is warms it turns into more of a soapy whit, a style that has never grown much on me.

Overall the flavors are kind of muddled in my opinion and leave a lot to be desired. I appreciate the creativity in the approach but it fell short.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2010 03:25:24 | More by claspada

ClockworkOrange

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A capped 750ml bottle share with psycohops. Poured into a pair of nonic pint glasses. The ale appears a hazed golden yellow color with a good inch or so of pillowy white head. Aromas and flavors are of lemon and orange peel, spicy yeast, a bit tart, toasted wheat, grassy. Crisp and bubbly with just about moderate carbonation. Decent stuff.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2009 03:24:37 | More by ClockworkOrange

thekevlarkid

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Off tap at the brewing company this beer was a hazy golden color with a billowing, three-fingers-worth of lemon-tinted head. The retention was good, and the head became rocky over time, leaving sticky lacing. The aroma was of lemons, spicy hops, a little pepper with a slightly musty note of yeast. The flavors were fairly light for 8.5% but refreshing. Tart in a way similar to lemon zest further accentuated by the spiciness of Saaz hops with a background of earthy malt and a good presence of Belgian yeast. Nice wheat notes but more advanced than that. The mouthfeel was good, the carbonation appropriate and the body medium/light.

Serving type: on-tap

04-06-2010 14:52:59 | More by thekevlarkid

ktrillionaire

Florida

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - It pours a very orange hue with creamy white froth and spotty lace. The carbonation is very active, and there is obvious sediment.

S - The aroma is comprised of an oak-lemon-zesty fusion rounded out by a little sour-dry malt and some grassy hop.

T - The taste is quite similar to the nose, with the addition of some light funk to the lemon zest. Not funk like wild bugs or Brett, but just more like musty earthiness. This brew says it is a "Rustic Wheat Ale," and it certainly is living up to the rustic part.

M - Lighter-bodied, quite effervescent, dry finish.

D - This is an interesting beer, fairly tasty, and quite refreshing. It is not phenomenal, however, as some of the Excelsior! Series are...

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2010 14:48:37 | More by ktrillionaire

sulldaddy

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Cellar temp bottle poured into a weizen glass. the beer pours mostly bright clear gold in color with some chunky white particles at the end of the pour. Thin tightly packed, creamy bleached white head foams up and remains as a sturdy surface layer. Aroma is citrusy lemon and wheat breadiness but also a bit of grassy hops.
First sip reveals a surprisingly light and refreshing body for an 8% abv brew. Flavor is sweet malt with some twangy wheat and light citrus notes. A little bit of general fruitiness.
No hint of ABV and the hops have disappeared as well.
A very drinkable and refreshing beer for a warm June day!

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2010 00:25:45 | More by sulldaddy

mcallister

Ohio

3.18/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Looks like a typical belgian white light pissy colored with clouds hazing things and a raspy fluffy white head. The low score is for the nasty chunks of odd colors in this beer. Normally these things don't bug me but these are pretty nasty.

Yeasty with very grassy hops. Lemongrass, orange peel, a bit of licorice and other odd phenols.

Good beer nothing overly exciting. Pretty drinkable. Not overly complex with more lemongrass and a decent hop character. Moderate carbonation very grassy and earthy with some pitted fruits.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2009 23:01:21 | More by mcallister

wagenvolks

Texas

3.7/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

750ml bottle, E!012. Thanks to whichever BA brought this to the September tasting in Austin.

Cloudy goldenrod body with a creme-colored head. Fat bubbles quickly settle to a thin veil of foam. The aroma is quite simple given all that's gone into this beer--light wheat from the malts and a kiss of floral hops. A touch of funky earth and tartness suggests wild yeast, but Ithaca can do better (e.g., LeBleu, Brute, Old Habit Batch E!017).

The flavor takes the tartness up a notch, with a juicy, funky blast of orange peel and dry Brett. Wheat gets kicked aside, but manages to add a tasty balance of bread crust to the mix. White Gold finishes with a bone dry crispness--body is thin and well-carbonated. Overall, a unique beer to say the least, but probably not something I'd want to have again. Worth a try...

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 06:22:26 | More by wagenvolks

harrymel

Washington

4.18/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

batch E!022

This beer was a treat, a nice deviation from what US brewers are doing these days, and I welcome it.

The beer is a lovely grain color with a strong finger or two of white foam and spotty lace. The smells are grainy (in the farmy way, fresh and sweet), grass, yeasty, and there is the slightest indication of tartness. I get a hint of pear on the nose.

The flavor follows through and offers a nice bite behind my jaw of tartness, but this is short lived. Quickly a nice, sweet wheaty tone comes through and again the pear flavor is present for me. As the beer warms, I get really nice white wine notes (particularly reminds me of naked Chardonnay). A sincerely lovely beer.

Thin bodied with lower carbonation and a semi dry finish. I would offer this beer to many wine enthusiasts I know and expect that there would be a significant appreciation for the beer. A wonderful, insghtful and innovative beer for the US.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2012 07:36:54 | More by harrymel

rudzud

Massachusetts

4.72/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed this at BBF. One of my favorite beers of the night.

A - Pours a deep yellow basically golden hue with a huge, rocky white fluffy head that sticks around to leave lots of sudsy lacing.

S - Mmmm, this is delicious. Very aromatic with lots of lemon, wheat, tartness, some light funk. No banana at all, which is a good thing as its a departure from the norm.

T - Oh my goodness. First taste I get is pineapple...of all things! This is spectactular. Tart and sweet, great wheat notes throughout. Nicely lemon like with good Brett notes as well.

M - Great mouthfeel, very sour but clean. Lower carbonation means this is creamy, crisp finish and refreshing. Delicious.

O - Wow, I know Ithaca makes good beer but my goodness this was a treat. Would love to get my hand on a bottle of this!

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2011 14:53:14 | More by rudzud

CrellMoset

Virginia

3.95/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch E!008, an extra courtesy of jleblanc - many thanks! TEN and Old Habit are two my favorites, and so I'm stoked to try this one. Poured into a footed pilsner glass to augment the appearance of this one.

Appearance: Pours a hazed sunset orange, light hazy yellow to darker, hazier orange nearer the top, which is capped by a good two-fingers of foamy, white head that more "melts" than fades. This speaks largely to the consistency of the head - it's incredibly fine-bubbled, dense, almost like the cap on a root beer float. Once it does begin to recede - more due to the receding volume of liquid than the natural fading of the head - it leaves loads of sticky, sudsy lacing, full in places, stringy in others. This one looks incredibly well-carbonated, as well, full of incredibly fast streams of average-sized carbonation.

The lacing actually bears further mention. So I keep bottles. I save them. Bottles of rare beers, of beers I've tried that are particularly good, of beers that aren't distributed regularly in Virginia, of beers that I'm proud to have tried. One of these beers was the Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock. The KRE smelled so good, so amazingly incredibly, so decadent, so opulent that I didn't wash it out before putting it on my display shelf. I would occasionally walk by and indulge my olfactory, and would invite guests and relations to do likewise. One day, a good three or four months after I'd emptied the bottle of its contents (largely), someone made the mistake of looking inside.

That's what the lacing on this beer looks like. A massive, sticky, clumpy, hairy mold, voluminous and chunky. Anyway, back to the review.

Aroma: Allspice and coriander, faint nutmeg, sprinkled on top of a freshly glazed, honey-baked array of citrus and tropical fruits, all the way from lemon (faint) to coconut (faint) and everything in between (stronger), including banana, kiwi, guava, and mangos. It's all very nice, if a little on the "bouquet" side of things.

Taste: Very interesting. Graham cracker malts and soft, powdery wheat, relatively dry but with an accompanying honey-like sweetness that provides the foundation for an array of estery, spicy, yeasty, and faintly medicinal notes. Candied oranges, lemon, mangos, kiwi, and a few other faintly tropical fruit notes meld with definite coriander, allspice, anise, and cloves, nothing too spicy, but more mellow and blended. A mild underlying bitterness adds an interesting touch, and a faint, spicy alcohol permeates the background and keeps this beer from a slightly higher score. Also of interest, the alcohol actually fades in this one as it warms, contrary to the typical course of things.

Mouthfeel: Smooth but slightly fluffy, a little thick on the "malt" side of things, with subtle, understated effervescence providing a solid backbone, if not anything too impressive.

Drinkability: A unique brew. At 8.0% abv, it's certainly no traditional pale wheat ale. This one defies classification really, with a motley crew of yeast strains, intercontinental malts and hops, and a soupcon of imagination to boot. Very glad I got to try this one - not sure what I was expecting really, but I could see myself trying this one again, should it make itself available. At 8.0%, I'm still able to type after finishing off the bottle (always a plus), though it is somewhat hefty. I liken this somewhat to a softer, more bitter version of the Southhampton Grand Cru - both had those intensely spicy Belgian notes going on, though this one seems to be a little more sticky, syrupy, sugary sweet. Either way, recommended.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2009 04:38:45 | More by CrellMoset

aerozeppl

New York

4.22/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I was at the brewery in April of 2007 and bought a few bottles and greedily drank them. From what I remember they had a nice hop bite. Picked this bottle up a little bit after at Half Time. Cellared since then.
750 bottle number 1469. One of the other bottles I drank was in the 170s.

A: Slightly cloudy golden color. Holding my Urthel weird glass up to the light reveals tons of delicious yeast at the bottom. Poured with a finger of white head. Good retention and sticky lacing.

S: Very tight nose on this beer. Hints of fruit and citrus. Some hints of the yeast. Little bit bready. Little bit musty as well.

T: The hops really toned down from the last time I had this. In their place is a nice fruity ale. Starts off with a nice subtle tartness. Citrus is in there somewhere but it is hard to pin down. The wheat is muted after a year as well.

M: Very nice. A little on the dry side towards the back but still nice. It walks a nice line between refreshing and satisfying if that makes sense.

D: More bottles! Seriously wish I had more. Good thing they are still making this. Glad I laid this one down. Don't know how much longer it will improve but time definitely changed this beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2008 01:35:31 | More by aerozeppl

yourefragile

District of Columbia

3.98/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

25 oz bottle, Batch E!008, poured into a snifter.

This was a tasty, mildly interesting beer that doesn't really fit nicely into a particular style. The trappist yeast lends a distinctly Belgian sweetness to the flavor and the wild yeasts provide a layer of mustiness, though not outright funk. On top of that there is a strong citric sweetness like an APA. Appearance is a cloudy, straw golden yellow with a retentive bubbly white head with minimal lacing. Body is thick and creamy smooth, with mild carbonation that leaves a sloppy wet and musty finish. Aroma is dominated by the earthy and musty notes much more so than the flavor is with little presence of the yeast or fruitiness. Extremely drinkable and refreshing, but kind of sloppy and not very well balanced. Now to find a fresh bottle...

Serving type: bottle

07-30-2010 01:17:18 | More by yourefragile

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750mL bottle poured into tulip - thanks gillian!

Pours a hazed dark golden color with an absolutely out of control head, which foams out of the bottle and all over the place. Clouds of film and lacing are eventually left on the glass, along with suds left on my friend's kitchen counter.

Wild years and funk in the nose, lemon peel with zest. Hints of spice and tartness, some touches of coriander and orange.

Light hops and spice up front with floral notes. Citrus peel with lemon and orange. Juicy and flavorful, resting on top of a soft, but well balanced wheat and straw malt base. Tart and funky towards the middle, but not sour. Finishes dry with some lingering citrus and slight warmth.

Light medium body, high carbonation, dry and bubbly on the tongue. Drinks nice and easy despite the higher ABV, which is masked incredibly well. Too bad the bottle gushed all over the place.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2011 02:27:39 | More by xnicknj

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4.33/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours cloudy gold with one inch head of white fluff. A slow retreat revealed some stringy lacework and a solid skim coat throughout the glass.

Aromatics lead off with ripe fruit, light bubblegum and cloves, yeast-dusted dough, and a hint of lemon.
A blend of peaches, bannana, mangoe, apricot, and yeasty esters.
Some faint pineapple skins and sugared orange segments round out the nose.

On the light side of medium bodied and creamy. A very rounded, soft mouthfeel indeed.

Tropical fruit, light malt, and clovey overtones start the palate. Peach fuzz, pineapple skins, and dried apricots mingle with twist of lemon zest, fresh cut hay, and peppery spice.

Finishes with soft fruit overtones, light malt, and yeasty goodness.

Very much Belgian in character, with light notes of Brett starting to come forward.
With cellaring the brett should step forward, but the fresh and fruity character will fade.

This one is damn tasty and way under the radar peeps!

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2008 23:36:09 | More by brewandbbq

philbe311

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Two fingers worth of crisp slightly creamy slightly rocky pure white head... Awesome retention that lasts througout... Bursting at the seams with swirling moderate-to-quick paced carbonation... The color is lemony golden yellow... An ever so slight haziness... A good bit of lacing clings to the glass...

S - Sweet lemon... Grassy... Wheat... Some moderate yeasty notes... A bit musky... A very muted spice component... Perhaps even a bit of bubblegum...

T - Sweet candied lemon... A touch of vinegar... Pear... Apples from a canned fruit salad... Some wheat notes... A slight touch of spiciness... A slight hopiness rises on the finish...

M - Light to medium bodied... Sticky... A surprising bit of tartness... Slightly creamy to start... Not much in the way of carbonation...

D - Starts of strong in terms of appearance and smell, but quickly works its way back to average... The taste is a bit of a muttled mess with some nice things going on but no clarity... The mouthfeel is also a bit odd as well... Overall the sum doesn't equal the parts... An interesting offering, but not one I would either recommend or seek out again...

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2011 01:57:45 | More by philbe311

albern

Massachusetts

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

This is a fairly complex beer and well worth seeking out. It is a bit of a cross between a Belgian pale/trippel and an American pale, encompassing the best of both. The beer pours a fairly hazy golden color with a fizzy somewhat creamy head that retains. The aroma is quite pungent and contains all the usual suspects: honey, clove, florals, orange zest, lemon citrus, spices, some Belgian yeastiness as well.

The taste is in line with the aroma but add some mustiness, a bit more apple, perhaps some ginger buried deep within, the typical Belgian like candied sugars and yeastiness, and perhaps a little oakiness that plays off well with the spices. There is a bit of peppery spice in the finish. The other spices are in the clove and coriander family. As the beer settles, the spices recede a bit and the orangey citrus becomes more pronounced along with more wheatiness.

The beer is quite carbonated and very complex. This is the type of beer that is a pleasure to review because it changes in subtle ways with each drink. The beer does have a high ABV which does leave a bit of a throaty aftertaste. L'Chaim.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2008 17:14:18 | More by albern

NEhophead

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

25.4 fl oz brown bottle; served in a snifter.
Batch #: E!008.

Pours a cloudy, golden-highlighted light copper in color. Creamy, pillowy half-inch white head that slowly recedes to an intact sheet, leaving a ring of lacing around the rim. Pin-sized, spotted lacing with not much strength.

Semi-sweet Belgian, candied sugar with notes of vanilla. Not quite tart, citrus and light tropical fruit esters: pear, lime, apricot, and melon. Farmhouse must with a touch of skunkiness.

Citrus and mild tropical fruit up front that give a rounded sweetness rather than a sharp tart quality. Light vanilla notes really add a nice, mild sweetness and depth to this wheat-based ale. The wheat base is not artificial or grainy as a result of the smooth, barely noticeable alcohol character. Notes of lightly buttered biscuit, Belgian sugar, and pear fill the aftertaste.

Medium bodied; a very nice balance of smoothness from the alcohol presence, creaminess from the sugar, dryness from the wheat, and crispness from the mild tropical fruit.

A very flavorful Pale Wheat Ale, which is certainly saying something positive for this offering. Flavorful, balanced, and very drinkable as I would have guessed the alcohol by volume to be well under 6%.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2009 01:11:54 | More by NEhophead

jsanford

Georgia

4.05/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle courtesy of thecpj. Cheers!

A - Pours a hazy orange-gold with a dense, creamy white head that settles to a solid cap, leaving soapy lacing clinging to the glass.
S - Crisp aromas of wheat, toasted malt, orange and lemon peel hops, and earthy Brettanomyces. Nice and floral, reminds me a bit of a highly-hopped Saison with Brett.
T - Surprisingly tart, with a juicy lemon peel and orange character that is follows by more earthy, fairly funky, Brettanomyces, toasted grain, and a long-lasing bitterness. A pretty neat beer, "rustic" was a nice word to describe it.
M - Smooth and creamy, with a medium body , solid carbonation, and a pleasantly dry finish.
O - A nice blend of numerous beer styles, and it's always nice when Ithaca does a Brett beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2012 04:00:55 | More by jsanford

aasher

Indiana

3.95/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer pours a full bodied dull golden in color with a two finger bright white head. This has got to be the thickest wheat beer I've ever seen. Imagine a gold imperial stout in appearance. The aromas are earthy, grassy, lemon, and feature a tart yeasty aspect which is quite interesting. The flavors took me by surprise. It's moderately tart and you can pick up the different yeasts. It's very grassy and again features a lemon like tartness. It drinks kind of dry and is full in body. The viscosity makes this wheat a little harder to get through than most. Drinking a glass makes you feel like you just consumed a loaf of bread. It's definitely an interesting beer and I'm glad it had so much complexity for the style. I'd recommend trying this one, but probably sharing it with a friend.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2011 12:32:05 | More by aasher

Ryan011235

Ohio

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

Poured into a snifter on 8/24/10

Batch E!012

White Gold is indeed gold; vibrant & of a consistent hue. Carbonation was vigorous on the pour, yielding a nearly two finger head. Head retention dropped considerably, though swirling helps maintain it. Droopy lace holds briefly before eventually sliding down. Wispy retention.

Despite being done up with wild yeast, the aroma is strikingly clean & crisp. Sure, there's a present musty, funkiness but, at least initially, it seems pushed to the back. Instead, there are sharp notes of muscat grapes, tart apple & a hint of pear. Subtle spice & earth tones; likely due to the hops. The malts don't seem too prominent, merely offering a general graininess.

The flavor is distinctly tart & wrought with light fruit notes reminiscent of the aroma, especially the apple & grapes. Beyond that is an earthy blend of wheat, grains, herbal foliage & peppery spices that are accented by a hoppy kick & underpinned with a mild funkiness. Said funk is even less pronounced compared to the nose. The tartness subsides a touch after a while, but this remains a well-rounded collection of flavors.

Upon the first sip the carbonation was quite lively. Though the prickliness tames over time, it's still at ample capacity by the end. The body is moderately light, crisp & on point. Residual notes of the flavor profile all linger for a moment. The bottle indicates White Gold finishes "bone-dry." I'll not waste time trying to find a better descriptor.

I find that this beer becomes more enjoyable to drink as it warms & opens up. Still, it's nice to see how it progresses from being chilled. Seemingly drawing influence from a variety of styles (namely American Pale Wheat, Saison & Wild Ale) makes for a unique & interesting, if somewhat unconventional, brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2010 02:22:18 | More by Ryan011235

ColForbinBC

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had this on-tap at Delaney's in New Haven, CT. Served in a snifter.

A hazy straw/gold color with a one finger bone white head. A good amount of carbonation and a small amount of sticky lacing.

Spicy clove and white pepper, bubble gum, lemon, orange peel, and biscuity yeast.

Pepper and clove up front with the yeast and citrus flavors coming in to balance it all out. Alcohol is extremely well-hidden. Well-balanced is this beers middle name.

Medium bodied with good carbonation. Body is a little heavier than it looks.

Drinks very well. Smooth and fulfilling all the way. This guy is a winner.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2008 13:12:28 | More by ColForbinBC

kbutler1

Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle. Poured into a tulip glass a slightly cloudy golden color with a white fluffy head. Fresh, light, refreshing aroma with notes of grass, lemon, and a bit of spice. Medium mouthfeel with good carbonation. Lemony, slightly sweet, mild bitterness. Summertime beer. Semi-dry feeling. The belgium notes come in but its pretty mild. Nice.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 12:31:48 | More by kbutler1

Kendo

New York

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle -- Bottle #963, released April 2007. Purchased in Buffalo area, July 2007. Consumed November 15, 2008 after about 15 months in the cellar. . . .

A: Poured into a Piraat tulip, the body is clear, honey-golden in color with a 1-finger white head. Some splotches of lace stick to the sides of the glass.

S: Sweet and wheat -- ripe apples with a hint of spice. Also some underlying earthy funkiness, presumably from the Belgian yeast.

T: Clean and crisp -- there's definitely a wheaty twangy-ness to it on top of the fruity malt. Also a hint of spice -- maybe white pepper? -- and a slightly herbal bite to it. Finishes nice and dry, however, with no real evidence of the 8% ABV.

M: Light, but not thin or watery at all. Creamy and with good carbonation.

D: Very good.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2008 20:18:44 | More by Kendo

GratefulBeerGuy

New Hampshire

4.38/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle. Batch # E008 w/cream colored foil wrapping. Poured into 16oz. Stella glass

A lightly hazy orange-hued gold color, tons of fine bubbles and obvious lively yeasty beasties! A 2" thick and foamy, pure white head, wonderful retention with some slightly lacy run-off.

The aroma is very nice, deep red fruits like; strawberries, mandarin orange and kiwi's, slight honey-dew mellon with a balance of hearty wheat and dry summer wheat fields. The three varieties of of yeast really makes this a solid aroma. spicey, soft heat and slightly fruity.

A light wheat malt brew with hot cinnemon and ginger crispness is the first impression. The wonderfully complex yeast(S) gives many authentic Belgian Brews a run for the money in complexity. The yeast has a robust, wild flavor with lots of earthiness and succulant fruits. The depth of the yeast and hops is really bold, the light wheat malt adds just the right balance. This is one of my favorite yeast flavor's without being from an Abbey. The American, English and wild yeast adds up to IMPRESSIVE. A crisp, zippy feel and slightly dry. you can taste the wild variety in the finish most. Heat is well hidden but effective. The buzz is rather intense so don't let this one fool you!

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2009 20:18:37 | More by GratefulBeerGuy

MbpBugeye

Ohio

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

Thanks go out to Ryan011235 for this one.

The looks are pretty. Its a light gold colored beer with a lively white head. Unfortunately there is no lacing. The aroma might be the best part. Its sporting very nice lemon that dies down to a smooth woodiness. The taste is mostly a rustic, musty woodiness with fresh lemon splashed in. Mild citric tartness and acidity is all of the "sour" qualities this beer has. This is a crazy dry beer. A glass of water might be a good idea.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2011 04:20:09 | More by MbpBugeye