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A - Holy crap there is a lot of carbonation here. Careful pour still produced almost a 2 inch head of bright white foam. Body is pale yellow. There are more bubbles rising to the surface in the glass than I have ever seen. With this amount of action, there is no way that the head can dissipate at all.

S - Dull and light. Slightly lemony. Fresh, clean, and sort of rain like. Some definite spiciness with black pepper being the most upfront.

T - Starts off with s sweetness of almost cornlike malt. Citrusy lemon spritz. Spiciness of coriander and black pepper. More sweetness comes in reminding me of a lightly flavored lemon hard candy. Yeast bounces in here and there.

M - Light bodied, super super carbonated.

Overall - Good witbier. Would be nice to suck down a few of these on a hot summer day, but the price may keep you from doing so.

Price: $4.00 Served In: Weizen Glass

A: Nice carbonation produces a frothy, snowy white head of webby bubbles. The body is a pale, cloudy and drab hay color.

S: If they made deodorant that smelled like this, I would wear it. So fresh and clean, so pure and balanced. Coriander, nutmeg and allspice balance tantalizingly well with lemon, black pepper, lichen and wet hay.

T: Starts very sweet and sour at the tip of the tongue. Seasonings are quite aggressive, with coriander and lavender leading the charge. Sour lemon juice rambunctiously jabs at the sides of the tongue, with shots of sugary crystals bursting on all fronts. Rounded fruity flavors of the likes of young apricot add a basic and almost oily presence. Finishes slightly cloying, spicy and sour.

M: Light body with a soft mouthfeel.

D: Too much going on, not a lot of balance. At first I thought it would be refreshing but I find it hard to drink after a while. I wonder what a tad bit of age would do to this one.

Price: $5.50 Served In: Tulip

On-tap at the Happy Gnome: Holy crap, I was in heaven with this beer. St. B. has done it again to me. OK so the pour and the nose were a little understated compared to what can probably come out of the bottle? But damn if this stuff ain't awesome for a Wit!

Nice golden haze with a small orangey tint at the center. Small but thick capping of solid white froth that keeps for a bit before fading to its collar, where it lays for most of the session. Lacing in some small strings and spots.

Aroma is dull and mild of candish lemon, tangerine, and orange. A small smidgeon of pepper spice and floral yeasty esters gradually appear as it sits.

Taste is wonderfully full of candy played malts that bring one solid stance of pale lemon, orange, and pineapple. Totally like the Tripel, just a tad lessened in girth and activity. But super f*ckin' solid for a Wit. Perhaps more malty then most Wits. But man I love it. Thick, chewy, sinking malt tones of favorable candied fruityness of lemon and orange. Yum, yum, candy stuff. Its so well-rounded in a superbly mild dullness of cooked fruity sugars its amazing. Super long lasting and reaching effect in flavors on the palate. Fine touches of peppery dry spice and flints of flowers skip there and fro from about midway all through to the finish. Lovely play of malts with one of the nicest little dispalys of drying spice. Awesome!

Feel is immaculately centered around a malted candyish smoothness and chewyness. Thick, full, lush, and devine. So smooth, yet surging onto the palate with immense wanting. It wants to be drank. It just screams, drink me, drink me, drink me, I'm so damn good! And you will oblige to its Kingdom of drinkability with the ease of opening your eyes. Wonderful, wonderful stuff!
St. Bernardus is the sh*t!

Served In: Goblet