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No Nonsense Tasting: Mothership Wit

Mothership Wit

New Belgium Brewing Co.

www.newbelgium.com

ABV 4.8%
IBU 15
Style: Wit
Serve in: Tumbler or Weizen

Impressions:
The Mothership Wit from New Belgium Brewing gets high marks from Brewed, Fermented & Distilled. The cloudy golden yellow reminds me of the classic flavorful wheat beers that I first met in Bavaria fourteen years ago. The sample that I tried, which may have been over-carbonated, had a full head and crisp taste. Wheat flavors are quickly noticeable, but I also got hints of citrus and, believe it or not undertones of olives. The finish was fleeting and buttery. I wouldn't normally associate buttery taste with a good wheat, but in this brew it works. For me, the Mothership Wit could easily be a "go to" wit.

Reviewed From the Bottle by Heath Cox

Brewed, Fermented & Distilled Rating
For a classic Wheat feel with a pleasant twist I give the Mothership Wit **** Four Asterisks out of Five

What others are saying
Mothership Wit earned an average of 3.09 out of 5 from 448 reviewers at Ratebeer.com.

The reviewers at Draft Magazine gave it 94 points out of 100 earning it an "Exceptional Recommendation." Draft Magazine declares, "The taste washes over the tongue with a prism of flavors, starting with sharp acidic wheat followed by notes of chamomile and dandelion, all laced with generous spices and peppery yeast notes."