St. Bernardus Tokyo Witbier

St. Bernardus Tokyo. 6 % ABV. Brouwerij Sint-Bernardus, Watou, Belgium. Ingredients: water, mout, gemoute tarwe, suiker, hop, gist. In other words, AKA, English: water, barley malt, malted wheat, sugar, hops, yeast.

Clouded, pale golden hue, under a large white head that slips down after time.

Aroma: sweet and sour at first hit, with plenty of citrus and spice. Orange and lemon, ginger and coriander.

Taste: smooth, light and wheat, like any good wit, with a nice dose of spice on the side. A bit more must, a touch of sour, and plenty of yeast. What makes this different from their regular wittier. The yeast, the sour, the must. Just a bit funkier, not as clean and light. I like this quite a bit.

Here's the notes on it's origins from the label: "This beer has been created for the St. Bernardus Tokyo pub in Kanda, Tokyo, Japan, that will be run in partnership with our good friend Ryohei Suguwara-san. Intensely cloudy, unspiced wheat ale brewed with the use of malted wheat. The specific yeast strain of St. Bernardus and the Golding and Magnus hops from our own hopfield next to the brewery give the StBernardus Tokyo a citrusy aroma, a solid, but soft mouthfeel, a touch of acidity, wit a very smooth and clean finish."