Dageraad Brewing White Witbier at 5% ABV (C$7.64 at Oak & Vine, 650 ml, no bottle date or best before, acquired 26-Apr-2017, reviewed 1-May-2017)
Appearance: slightly hazy dirty pale straw with a massive fluffy white head, excellent retention and chunky soapy lacing. (3/5) Aroma: wheat, coriander, light banana, hint of citrus. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter, light spice. (7/10) Palate: medium-light body, lively to moderate carbonation, off-dry mild bitter and spicy finish. (4/5)
Hmmm… I see why they make the frankly surprising admonition (for a witbier) to leave the sediment in the bottle: it starts off looking slightly unclean with a fairly clean pour after a gentle swirl of the bottle, but when I more aggressively swirled in the lees to get the true “white” character in the remainder, it turned a fairly unappealing dirty opaque ditchwater tone. Decent wit other than the appearance, though. (14/20)
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