Witbiers (or wheat beers) aren’t really my thing, but lots of people do enjoy them so we try to include a few in the lineup from time to time. The Belgian Witbier is generally quite crisp and light, easy drinking drop. With coriander, citrus (most often orange) and hints of bubblegum from the yeast, they are a summer ‘quaffer’.
So when we find a witbier that has something interesting about it, we’ll more often than not say yes. Which brings us to the Uiltje Wingman.
It is a Belgian style wit, made with barley, wheat and oats plus the addition of real watermelon. This makes for a fairly light bready malt backbone, with strong notes of coriander and citrus. There is a strong bubblegum-y note which is probably from the watermelon.
A medium to high carbonation aids the lovely dry finish. The beer is quite big for a wit at 6%, though you wouldn’t know it to drink it.
It’s a decent beer, and I reckon the watermelon comes through a little more as the beer warms as by the end I felt like a had a mouthful of watermelon in the aftertaste. Or was I looking too hard?!!
Witbier with grapefruit and orange zest, kaffir lime leaves and coriander
The 'Witteke' is a typical beer from the past; a cloudy unfiltered, aromatic witbier.
Great example of a Belgian Witbier, voted 'Worlds Best Wheat Only Wheat Beer' in 2009.
Brasserie Du Bocq's classic witbier with fresh raspberry juice added
by Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs
An intriguingly moreish Double Witbier from Abbaye des Rocs
A powerful yeast creates a sweet and dry wheat beer, technically classed as a 'Double White'.
An interesting Belgian Witbier, adhering to the Gruit style of using herbs and spices instead of hops
by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
A tasty Belgian style witbier, with a slightly heavier hopping for a lingering bitterness
A typical Belgian witbier with loads of orange and lemon citrus and a little coriander
A tasty little Witbier from the province of Limburg in north-east Belgium
A biggish witbier, with the typical aroma and flavours of banana, citrus and coriander
A cross between a Belgian Witbier and a German Weisse Bier, with the addition of the juice from blood oranges
This traditional Witbier has been developed in cooperation with Master Brewer Pierre Celis, the Godfather of Hoegaarden.
A Belgian witbier made using 40% unsalted wheat, 60% barley, coriander, curaçao orange and a mix of spices
A traditional Witbier, from the 'Brewer's Town' of Watou; crisp, light and refreshing.
This Rice Brut IPA is a collaboration between Uiltje (NED) and Magic Rock (UK)
This three-way collab. between Uiltje, Siren Craft Brew (UK) and Vento Forte from Italy is a double dry hopped Brut IPA
Uiltje's flagship IPA is a superbly balanced combination of a solid malt base and loads of American hops
Uiltje's hoppiest beer ever, with a big caramel malt body supporting more hops than you can throw a stick at
A collaboration between Uiltje and Bireol (Austria), this double IPA features seven types of hops, pilsner malt and wheat
An oatmeal imperial stout with the addition of Jamaican coffee beans and orange peel
A Scottish Gruit Ale with a rich, smooth malt backbone and a mix of hand-foraged herbs and spices
A soft and juicy NEIPA using Mosaic, Citra and Loral hops
A double dry hopped NE style American Pale Ale. Lots of acronyms there for an easy drinking beer
A West Coast US style double IPA featuring Simcoe, Chinook, Citra, Amarillo and Columus hops
A gentle 3-grain pale ale with Mosaic, Amarillo and Centennial hops
