Jeanne forced me to drink this. She has been a friend for over a decade now, so I'm willing to cut her a bit of slack. She insists that this is the best beer ever, and everyone who drinks it will love it. I like good beer, so why not give it a try? Because it's a Belgian white? They can be good. Is this one?
Carbonation live here. The head on this thing is epic. Once it dies down, it's manageable, but holy crap - that's a lot of bubbles. The remaining head is very resilient, and it is like a soft cloud floating on top of the beer. It's a very cloudy pale yellow. I'd say it's a yellowish dishwater if anything. the smell is of sweet bread, vanilla, and citrus. If I were to categorize the aroma, I would say it smells clean - very expected for a Belgian wheat, really.
First sip is more complex than I expected. It has lemon, grain, bread, spices, cloves, and a slightly metallic taste lurking underneath. I'm not sure that I would refer to the taste of the sip as "clean" like I thought of the smell. It's too complicated for that word to properly apply. It's not a bad taste, but I've never been a huge fan of wheat beers, and this is almost the benchmark for Belgian wheats.
A proper gulp brings a tip-in that brings a very expected carbonation bite. If there's a flavor in with it, it would be a slight hint of lemon, but the carbonation pretty much grips the tongue hard and protects it from whatever flavors are trying to get in. The middle is bread... I'd say it's a multi-grain bread with all of the grain in there, too. Finish is sweet and gentle. It has a bit more bread, rounding out with spices, and trailing off with maybe a bit of clove. It's actually a really good finish, and I've noticed that the beer is getting better as it goes from ice cold to just cool. Good beers tend to get better as they move in this temperature zone, and this is one of them.
4.0/5