New Belgium Mothership Wit

Review:  I selected this one in a hurry.  What I was after was full bodied unfiltered wheat beer that would go with the fall weather.  What I wound up with was a light, crisp, organic, and disgusting beer.  Not my kind of beer at all.  That said, if you like a light crisp beer it's pretty good.  Not too "beery".

 Hasty decisions...I have made a few. Usually they turn out just like yours did. I find I stick to the same kind, beer after beer. But I have gone to a microbrew place or two that let me sample a taste before I order, good alternative. Thanks for the test, I'll write that one off.

A really great darker beer that I had recently (I just looked and the company classifies it as a "Brown Ale") is called Moose Drool and it is brewed by Big Sky Brewing Co.  They are located in Montana and claim that Moose Drool is the "best-selling beer in Montana", whether that is true I do not really know.  Anyway, its a great beer that I will definitely get again.  Try it for sure if you like beers that are, as Craig put it,"beery".

And there you have it.  I hate it, and Dave loves it.  I guess that's why there are so many different beers out there.

 Had both...Manny's and Moose Drool. Like 'em.

Full bodied and wheat bear don't normally go hand in hand. I have to say, that once you start developing a taste for Belgian's they can often satisfy a craving for something different, when all the micros start tasting the same.  Belgians are often pricier, but with the high ABV one big bottle is usually plenty enough.

Stouts: Old Rasputin Imperial Russian stout is my favorite of the stouts. That's a bottle of whupass if ever there was one. Try it - if you like stouts at all, you'll like it. You won't find it as a six pack - buy one, two most of this one.

with all that said, there's often little sway for me to choose something other than God's beer from Chico, CA.

cheers
-ike

 

Ike,

Yes, wheat beers are considered a lighter summer beer. Compared to a traditional lager, a wheat beer is full bodied. I was hoping this was going to be slightly fuller than a Hefeweizen.

I'd never had a "Belgian Wit" before, so I didn't know what to expect.  The Mothership Wit label held the promise of being similar to a Hef. Given that I'd never seen this beer in the store I was shopping at, and Pumpkin Ale's and other Fall Seasonals were being promoted everywhere I made the incorrect assumption that this might be a slightly denser wheat beer suitable for fall. I was intrigued and gave it a try. What I found was an extremely light lager and was dissapointed.
 

witbier, wheat, white, and hefeweizen are all distinct styles on their own, and each one varies GREATLY in interpretation between american and european brewers. i wouldn't write the style off just yet, given the sample from New Belgian Brewing. Like most of the "high volume microbreweries" -Deschutes in Oregon, Redhook in WA & CT, they tone down the recipes quite a bit for each style to make each more "drinkable".

Head over to a beer store and shop for singles. If it comes in a six-pack it's probably not that representative of a particular style.

fwiw. 

edit:  if you want a REAL Lager, check out Maritime Pacific's offering on tap.  

edit2: have you had Froach Heather Ale?  you might like it, and certainly the history of the style is interesting.  I use it to cook with all the time; been meaning to try a fish batter with it for fish tacos. 

Two of my favorite, heavier bodied ales are Samichlaus Ale from Austria and Old Foghorn from Anchor Steam Brewery in San Francisco.

You can usually find them in a Portland or Seattle expanded beer selection store.

Belgians taste very flat. Blah.

I am actually impressed with Michelob's Shock Top ale. It's their version of a Belgium white and it's pretty tasty..

I'm not sure what Belgians you've been drinking, but all of the ones I've drunk have a nice carbonation to them.