One very popular and widely
seen style of beer is the Belgian White (wit) style. This is a wheat beer
brewed coriander and orange peel, and some are unfiltered with live yeast in
the bottle. Belgian Whites are easy to find, so many breweries brew them. This
particular White ale is Harpoon’s UFO (Unfiltered Offering) White, 4.8% ABV.
Harpoon UFO White pours a hazy yellowish color with two finger bright white
head that stay for a little while and forms some decent lacing. I found very
small traces of light through the glass with an average amount of carbonation
bubble, this is do to the cloudy/hazy nature of this beer. The aroma on this
Harpoon has a small hint of wheat gains with a big orange zesty aroma with
hints of spiciness. The taste on Harpoon UFO White has a slightly sweet orange
at first, and then you get a wheat grain taste that has just small hint of spiciness
from the coriander. There is also a nice
carbonation feel to this beer. The mouth full is slightly full but has light to
medium qualities to it. The finishes is fuller with hints of the citrusy flavors
that lead into a nice sweet refreshing wheat like aftertaste with hints of
citrus. Overall this is a good and well-balanced beer, so with that said Harpoon
UFO White gets an A-. I do think that some Belgian whites are slightly better
than this (not that is in any way a bad beer), for example Hoegaarden is at the
top of my Belgian White list. The only thing wrong with Harpoon UFO White (not
a big thing) is that I found it to be not a crisp as some Belgian Whites, but somewhat
close. I do recommend that you go out and try Harpoon UFO White and see what
you think of it. Cheers! Please enjoy
responsibly!
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