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anyone in love with Blanche de Bruxelles Witbier like i am? it’s the perfect summer beer, crisp, bright, and delicious! i’ve never loved a beer like i love this one.

Hitachino’s White Ale is not a Bavarian-style hefeweizen, but a Belgian witbier. If your preference is for hefeweizen, then witbier might not be for you. I love witbier, it’s one of my favorite styles, and I think the...

I have a St. Bernardus witbier, a Dogfish Head Midas Touch, and Weyerbacher Prophecy.

You might want to check on a more home brewing-oriented site. What I can tell you about brewing witbier is that it is a bit more advanced of a brewing process, because of the unmalted wheat, unless it’s an extract-based...

For east coast, I’d say Brooklyn Brewery. I’ve had their witbier, weissbier, stout, porter, lager, and abbey ale, and all were great. For west coast, my list is longer (only because I live here and know more of the...

I had a Harp a few months ago and found it pretty tasteless; Hoegaarden, on the other hand, is a decent witbier.

be very cloudy. IMO, Blue moon is a horrible example of the witbier style with its overuse of the wrong type of coriander which gives it an overpowering vegetal/celery character.

My go-to food beer is either Belgian witbier or French biere-de-garde. Examples of the former: Unibroue Blanche de Chambly, Blanche De Bruxelles, Avery White Rascal, Allagash White, Ommegang Witte. Examples of the latter:...