This beauty presented itself from the shelf at Dan Murphy in Mona Vale. 750mL cap seal, coming in at 6.5%, $20, the label advises to keep for 5 years to develop. Bottled on 20DEC17.Don't know about you, but I find cellaring beers very difficult. Managed to hang on to a Thomas Hardy Vintage Ale for a year, but that was definitely an exception. And for the purpose of illuminating you, dear reader, this will not become one either.
Hazy pale apricot in colour, with rocky white head. Citrus and spice on the nose. Good light to medium mouthfeel, with an easy bitterness at the back. Flavours of citrus, musk, and Saison funky goodness.
Best description is a funkier version of Witbier. I tried to sell it to Libby as a cross between Champagne and Hefeweizen. She likes both but is unconvinced by this one. More's the pity, because I think it's pretty good. The spice is still lingering as I'm typing this, and my last swallow was after the last paragraph....
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