Beer Styles #77 - Belgian-Style Witbier

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Belgian-Style Witbier
-Color – Straw to pale
-Clarity: Unfiltered starch and yeast haze should be visible. Wits are traditionally bottle conditioned and served cloudy.
-Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Very low to low
-Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: Hop aroma is not present to low. Hop flavor is not present.
-Perceived Bitterness: Low, from noble-type hops
-Body: Low to medium, with a degree of creaminess from wheat starch.
-Additional notes: Wits are brewed with malted barley, unmalted wheat and sometimes oats. They are spiced with coriander and orange peel. Coriander and light orange peel aroma may be present, sometimes as an unidentified spiciness.
-ABV: 4.8%-5.6%
-Glassware: Tulip
Examples
White
Allagash Brewing Company
ABV: 5.1%
Notes: Our interpretation of a traditional Belgian wheat beer. Brewed with a generous portion of wheat and spiced with coriander and Curacao orange peel, this beer is fruity, refreshing and slightly cloudy in appearance.
Hoegaarden Original White Ale
Brouwerij van Hoegaarden
ABV: 4.9%
Notes: The Original Belgian Wheat Beer. Almost 600 years ago in the Belgian village of Hoegaarden, a band of monks experimented by adding oddball botanicals from halfway around the world to their traditional wheat beer. Our recipe, inspired by their creation, is a beer with a refreshing flavor and captivating aroma, unlike any in the world. Let the refreshing citrus and earthy coriander alleviate the stresses of modern living and whisk you to another place entirely. You might call it divine inspiration... we call it Hoegaarden.
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