Black is the new Wit
Terrapin Beer Co.
Story by:
Steve Alvarez
Experimental Beer
Collaboration
Georgia
United States
Judges Ratings 89
Aroma: 22 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6
Mouthfeel: 8 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20
Description
Showing their true colors of creativity, New Belgium Brewing and Terrapin Beer Co. have teamed up to bring you this unorthodox style of beer. Black is the New Wit is brewed with intensely roasted wheat and dehusked roasted barley for its absence of color, while components of rye, malted and unmalted wheat, coriander, orange peel, and sassafras wood aging give this beer its distinctive flavor.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 8.20%
IBUs: 20
Served at: (48° – 50° F)
Hops: Sorachi Ace, Lemondrop, Mandarina Bavaria
Malts: Two-Row Pale, Torrified Wheat, Malted Wheat, Rye, Midnight Wheat, DH Carafa III
Judges Review
By Owen Ogletree
Judges Ratings 89
Aroma: 22 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 5 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 8 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20 / 20
Quite an interesting experimental ale, this beer boasts an expansive range of mild flavors that merge to form a unique black ale with aromas of dark malts and suggestions of root beer, coffee, cola, burnt sugar, raisins, plum and smoke. The ale comes across as almost opaque with a gorgeous stubborn tan head. Flavor observations include raisin, curaçao, slight spice, kola nuts, toffee, licorice, roasted malt and herbs. Any spicy rye quality seems subdued in the medium/full bodied palate, as do the fruity esters and wood tannins. The brew seems fairly slick and viscous on the tongue, with a lightly sweet, malty finish.
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