Monday, January 31, 2011

Belgian White

Cathedral Square Brewery is a small, pretty new brewery from St Louis. They make primarily Belgian style beers in large bottles, and on tap, for the local market. I've tried a couple of their other styles, and they do some good work.
This is the Belgian White, which is typically a light colored, citrusy summer beer, with a decent body. This one fits the standard well. It pours a deep gold color, and slightly cloudy from the live yeast and protein haze, which is intentional. The aroma is light and sweet, with a nice dose of citrus, and some mellow sourness. The flavor is a good traditional White, with a solid body, and hints of grapefruit, and a bit of spiciness from the hops. I was a bit disappointed with the aftertaste, which was on the sour side, like the yeast had been left too long. As it warms up, that dead yeast flavor gets a bit strong, and not very pleasant. But overall a pretty good beer.
Scoring:
Look: 3 - cloudy gold
Aroma: 3 - sweet and citrusy
Taste: 2 - lost points for dead yeast aftertaste
Feel: 4 - great body
Total: 3

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