Style Information

Witbier (literally, "white beer" in Belgium) is one Belgian version of a wheat beer. It is also sometimes called a "Witte". The color should be straw yellow to gold, with a notable cloudy haze. A true historical rendering of the style will not use hops, but instead a mixture of spices, herbs and orange. However, current versions of the style generally include hops as a portion of the mixture (or "gruit"). Despite that fact, the hop presence in both aroma and flavor should be minimal. However, there should be a notable citrus or slight acidity present. ABV should be somewhat low. From Wikipedia: "Witbier, White beer, (French: bière blanche), or simply Witte is a barley/wheat, top-fermented beer brewed mainly in Belgium, although there are also examples in the Netherlands and elsewhere. It gets its name due to suspended yeast and wheat proteins which cause the beer to look hazy, or white, when cold. It is a descendant from those Medieval beers which were not brewed with hops, but instead flavoured and preserved with a blend of spices and other plants referred to as "gruit". It therefore still uses gruit, although nowadays the gruit consists mainly of coriander, orange, bitter orange, and hops. The taste is therefore only slightly hoppish, and is very refreshing in summer. The beers have a somewhat sour taste due to the presence of lactic acid. The suspended yeast in the beer causes some continuing fermentation in the bottle. Witbier differs from other varieties of wheat beer in the use of gruit. French regulation (the territory was French in the 14th century) excluded the use of hops in gruit. Witbier can be made with raw wheat, in addition to wheat malt."

Glassware	Description
Mug	Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more]
Pilsner Glass	Pilsener glasses are primarily designed for serving pilseners, but they do well with many other lighter beer styles also. They tend to start with a short neck at the bottom and taper unwards to ... [more]
Pint Glass	Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more]
Weizen Glass	A wheat beer glass is a glass that is used to serve wheat beer, known also as weizenbier or hefeweizen. It is much taller than a pint glass, and is considerably wider at the top than at the base,... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Blue Moon Belgian White by Coors Brewing Company	18
2.	White Rascal by Avery Brewing Company	13
3.	Double White Ale by Southampton Publick House	12
4.	Shock Top by Anheuser-Busch, Inc.	10
5.	Calabaza Blanca by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales	10
6.	Belgian Prairie Moon Farmhouse Ale by Lake Louie Brewery Company	10
7.	Namaste by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	8
8.	White Bark Ale by Driftwood Brewing Company	8
9.	Red & White by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	7
10.	St. Bretta (Summer) by Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project	7

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Tunnel Vision by New Albanian Brewing Co - Bank Street Brewhouse	94
2.	Blanche De Chambly by Unibroue	84
3.	Calabaza Blanca by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales	83
4.	Summer Ale by Barley John's Brew Pub	82
5.	Batch 8000 by Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Cafe	82
6.	Double White Ale by Southampton Publick House	80
7.	Witte by De Struise Brouwers	80
8.	Tallgrass Wheat by Tallgrass Brewing Company	80
9.	La Grande Blanche by De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)	80
10.	Holy Moses by Great Lakes Brewing Company	80