Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company Blood Simple Witbier at 5.3% ABV | 30 IBU (C$6.24 at NLC Stavanger, 600 ml, packaged on 28-Mar-2018, acquired 11-May-2018, reviewed 13-May-2018)
Appearance: opaque medium gold with one fat finger of creamy white head diminishing gradually to a thin persistent cap, moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: orange flesh and zest, chocolate, wheat. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate tart, moderate-low bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration oily astringent finish. (3/5)
Tempting to call it Terry’s Chocolate Orange in a glass, and leave it at that. It’s not quite that simple, though, because there’s a bit of a disconnect between the aroma and the taste. The chocolate is far more prevalent on the nose than on the tongue, and the oranges that smell so sweet end up providing a somewhat unbalanced oily astringency in the finish. I sort of see what they’re going for here, but I don’t think they were entirely successful. (14/20)
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