Serving Type: Draft/GrowlerABV: 4.6 percent
Appearance: East End's Witte pours a pale straw gold that's just a bit subdued. The head of the brew was an intense white color. It's hazy in the body and appears to have a thickness to it. It had some tough retention and sticky lacing as it gave way and caved inward. I looked closer and was able to notice a dabble of carbonation bubbles here and there.
Smell: This beer smelled sweet, spicy and citrusy. I also detected a hint of grassiness. There was also layers of yeast and wheat. I might be crazy, but when I smell those two ingredients I detect an appetizing sourness/tanginess in beers.
Taste: This beer had a helping of tangy citrus on the front of my tongue. On the back, it was a tad malty and yeasty. It was very crisp. Seemed excellent for spring or summer porch drinking. The finish consisted of some sweet, but sour lemongrass and a little hop kick. In my opinion, the lemongrass pulls everything together.
Overall Rating:
The big addition for this year's East End Witte was the lemongrass. I think that ingredient tied everything else in this brew together. I really enjoyed this one. It has delicate flavor. It's almost intricate. It's sweet, but still sour. This is definitely on the lemon witbier side as opposed to being an orange. If I could have one thing better, it'd be just a bit more presence of the lemon.
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