White Birch Belgian Style Pale Ale
22oz bottle - batch 4, bottle 3 of 90. Received in the Sunday Night Football Squares from johnnniee. Thanks a ton for this John! Poured into a Portsmouth goblet. A - Pours and amazingly pale gold with a low white head that fades quickly leaving a loose white collar. This is an extremely pale golden color...looks like a wit beer. S - Fruity, citrusy - lemons, oranges especially. A touch on the sweet side. Maybe it's the label influencing me, but getting a bit of pears in the aroma. T - Orangey, lemons...lots of white wine character. good amount of Belgian yeastiness too. Not much hop flavor. Bitterness is subdued, really just there to balance things off. Just the tiniest hint of funk...think I get more on the inhale for each sip. Different take on the style, but finding myself enjoying this quite a bit. M - On the lighter side of medium bodied....not exactly watery, but definitely on the thin side. Carbonation is pretty high and propels this beer quite nicely. Carbonation seems to enhance the fruity and citrusy apects. D - This is quite a drinkable beer. Seems a little light to be a pale ale, but too heavy to be a wit beer...pretty enjoyable beer. My first experience with a White Birch beer, but would really like to get some more after this first experience.