Bottleworks is a specialty beer store in Seattle, Washington. They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate. Over the weekend, Bottleworks celebrated they 12 Anniversary. Best way to do that is with a specialty beer from Continue Reading →
Bell’s Brewing’s Winter seasonal isn’t a dark, spicy, malty beer. This winter beer has a Belgian flair – it’s witbier. Witbier translates to “white beer” originating in Belgium, and is top fermented. This beer style got it’s name due to Continue Reading →
Great Divide Brewing (Denver, CO) announced Double Wit last year, along side Oak Chocolate Yeti. Double Wit had very little shelf presence in it’s initial release in the southeast, but in 2010 things are different. Double Wit is here, and in higher Continue Reading →
Bottleworks is a specialty beer store in Seattle, Washington. They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate. Over the weekend, Bottleworks celebrated they 12 Anniversary. Best way to do that is with a specialty beer from The Bruery.
The beer is XII a part of the “Bottleworks Imagination Series.” XII is an imperial sour wit ale brewed with spices, then aged in red wine barrels with raspberries.
Even without tasting the beer sounds nothing short of amazing. Sold in 750ml bottles AT the Bottleworks in Seattle only. Or Ebay by now.
Bell’s Brewing’s Winter seasonal isn’t a dark, spicy, malty beer. This winter beer has a Belgian flair – it’s witbier. Witbier translates to “white beer” originating in Belgium, and is top fermented. This beer style got it’s name due to the suspended yeast in beer creating a hazy, white effect when cold. Thusly, Winter White Ale is appropriately named. The German version of witbier is called weissbier.
Commercial Description: Taking its cues from Belgian-style white ales, Bell’s Winter White Ale offers a lighter yet abundantly flavorful alternative to the traditional heavy winter warmers. Fermented with a Belgian ale yeast, this blend of barley & wheat malts yields a mixture of clove and fruity aromas, all without the use of any spices. Deliberately brewed to retain a cloudy appearance, Bell’s Winter White Ale is a beer for embracing winter.
Style: Witbier
Taste Expectations: Coriander & orange & citrus. Smells of wheat, which shines through in flavor. Grassy hops. Touch of lemon.
Great Divide Brewing (Denver, CO) announced Double Wit last year, along side Oak Chocolate Yeti. Double Wit had very little shelf presence in it’s initial release in the southeast, but in 2010 things are different. Double Wit is here, and in higher quantity.
Double Wit Belgian Style Ale is a witbier. Witbiers are pale, cloudy beers that are unfiltered with high levels of wheat in the brew. Witbiers are spicy – with notes of orange/orange peel, coriander, even banana. Great Divide Describes Double Wit –
“Double Wit is Great Divide’s more muscular take on the beloved white ales of Belgium. Unmalted wheat and Belgian malted barley give the beer a light body and straw hue, while coriander and curaçao provide the traditional notes of spice and light acidity. The brewers emphasize that this cloudy, deceptively drinkable creation should be enjoyed without the addition of fruit.”
Taste Expectations – Spicy with a strong flavor of wheat. Spices include banana and clove. Belgian yeast is notable and sells the flavor. Easy drinking for higher ABV.
Bottleworks is a specialty beer store in Seattle, Washington. They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate. Over the weekend, Bottleworks celebrated they 12 Anniversary. Best way to do that is with a specialty beer from The Bruery.
