Phillips Brewing Company Scarfface Cranberry Orange Wit Witbier at 5% ABV (C$7.95 at Sundance Wine Market, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before, reviewed 13-Dec-2015)
Appearance: hazy peach-tinted pale amber with one finger of fluffy slightly pink head, good retention and patchy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mandarin oranges, cranberry, wheat malt. (7/10) Taste: moderate-high sweet, moderate-low bitter, moderate tart. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry tart finish. (4/5)
Just like the label promises, an interesting change of pace from your typical holiday beer, though it’s hardly “light” by any means. Sweet, but reasonably well balanced with decent tartness. Pretty filling, though, and I don’t think I’d want more than one! (14/20)
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