New Belgium Mothership Wit.

My first complaint is that this pale straw colored "organic wheat beer brewed with spices" is too damn clear. The irony of it is that the side of the labels has little pictures to teach you "how to fly the mothership", when there is, in fact, no sediment to swirl. I guess this is just a simulator. I must say this is a curious kind of wheat beer though. It's fairly tart. I suppose that is common to the style, which I am getting confused with other wheat beers. Witbier is a a Belgian/French wheat beer while hefeweizen/weissbier is of German origin. But now that I think about it, Blue Moon and Hoegaarden are witbiers. This does not look like them. It looks more like a filtered hefeweizen. In any case, it is even paler than filtered hefeweizen. It's quite strange.

Maybe the "organic" makes things taste crazy, but this has a crazy taste too. As i said, it's rather tart and sour, relatively speaking. There is some spice bundled up front but it gets shoved around a lot by this vinous character. How turbulent. I am mostly confused about this beer, but I've already drank the other five bottles last week, so I guess it can't be that bad. I will say that I did pass it over a few times, if I had some other option in the refrigerator though. Do what you will with that information.

I just can't find a lot to say about this one, nor can I do it in a cogent fashion, apparently. I want to say there's something kind of mild, unripe and slightly bitter fruit in there or something. It's all very confusing. The carbonation is probably about right for the style, but it doesn't carry well because the rest of it is so light that it might float away. Is that the joke here?

• Appearance: The palest, clearest beer I've ever seen. Weird tint too. It almost looks watered down.
• Smell: Can't get much aroma.
• Taste: Sour and tart. The spice is sort of there but is not very assertive.
• Mouthfeel: Extremely light and fairly high carb makes for a strange balance.
• Drinkability and Overall: I don't know if this was from a bad batch or what. When I typed that it looked watered down, I think that really sums it up. Everything about this beer seems really watered down. Combined with the fact that I didn't get any sediment in my bottles, maybe this was a bad batch.

St. Bernardus Wit.

Soft, translucent golden straw color, thinner head. Carbonation is medium and even. Clean, unadulterated wheat taste, but carbonation keeps the mouthfeel light, crisp finish. I think this is a great summer beer. If only it weren't so pricey.

I did gt to pick it up in this little variety box, which I hadn't seen before. While my local shop would sell the bottles individually, I figured this would be cheaper (or at least no more expensive) and I get this box too.

Sam Adams Imperial White.

The head died quickly, which is typically a bad sign. Darker, sweeter, and bigger in the mouth than your standard witbier, my initial impression was of an abbey. Big was what they were going for, apparently, after reading the bottle, but I feel like its lost the essential characteristics to be a witbier. That being said, I did like it. The imperial brewing is nice punch, and the sweetness is well-balanced by the toasted caramel overtones. It was rather flat for my taste, but I think flatness is accented by cooler temperatures, so maybe I'll try it a little warmer next time. It ran about $9/4-pack which is pretty pricey, but it's nice to see a brewer as big as Sam Adams making quality variety.

Hoegaarden.

I had some of this witbier at a picnic earlier this year, and I liked it a lot though I didn't have the time to fully enjoy it since I was trying to drink a whole lot of beer before going to do some TA stuffs. But I finally got around to picking up my own sixer and have it in a glass.

Unfiltered and deliciously cloudy, it has a really refreshing mouthfeel. The picture is rather dark and doesn't even come close to reality. The color is really nice, incredibly pale compared to what I normally drink. I also think it has a nice spicy taste that I couldn't put my finger on until last night. It reminds me of Dr. Pepper.

Epiphany Inspiration 2006.

Wow, this is a really old picture. Consequently, it's also very, very bad. Guest review by Tag:

Not good! Oh, man! Use it for cooking.

There are some random drafts that will post out of order. Stuff is buffering.

Epiphany Grenache Rose 2006.

To be honest, I don't really know what to look for in non-reds. It's palatable but it doesn't carry as much character. Definitely not a standalone. I might want to try cooking with a little bit of it, but it seems like it's too respectable to be used as cooking wine. Eh.

It's no PS.