Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier
Gold with orange hues. Lots of prickle all through the beer and on the glass. Light foam head and a good bit of lacing, but all of the prickle is pounding into the surface and breaking it apart. A little of the head sticks on the glass. Blackberry nose and dull or blunt grain tones that come across like melted snow or wet chalk. The attack is gentle and sweet. The blackberry is definitely understated, which tends to be a plus in fruit beers for me. The grain rips through the mouth at first, but then calms down and provides an appealing flavor that you might call a "traditional wheat beer flavor." The blackberry adds a pleasant accompaniment to the grains that dictate the late part of the flavor heading towards the finish. The finish ends up on the syrupy sweet side of the tracks but the aftertaste eventually dries out in the mouth.