I have never tried this beer before for two reasons: 1 - It's a wit, which I'm not really that into. 2 - it's made by New Belgium, which I'm not really that into.
And it was everything it promised, it was fine. I think that New Belgium tried really hard to make it a beer that was approachable and not too "weird" for the average American beer drinker. Although it does have a characteristic cloudy wit-ness to it, it's quite pale and yellow. It looks like a Budweiser with a few drops of milk in it. The nose is nice. There's a good amount of earthy spice and that Belgian-y banana aroma. On the palate, it starts out good, fairly smooth and nicely hopped. But it really falls flat on the finish. The whole palate seems to drop off into a kind of Heineken-esk skunkieness.
So I salute New Belgium for attempting a beer in the style of their namesake, but I just feel it could be so much better, more refined. Overall, eh... 5 out of 10.
On the upside, I did get to sit and sip at
Rudy's Can't Fail Café in Emeryville. Good little spot. They serve food till 1am! And they have Lagunitas IPA in the bottle.
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