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Danevang – Julewit

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Skanderborg Bryghus is located in Skanderborg, Denmark. This brewery was established in 2015.

I bought this beer at a local supermarket in Odense, Denmark. Price is guessed to be around 4 Euro. This biodynamic beer comes in a 500 ml glass bottle at 4.8% alcohol.

It flows thick as porridge, it very hazy and yellow in the color. Head and foam disappears fast.

Aroma is pretty anonymous. A hint of wheat, that is all.

Good CO2 level. Delicious wheaten fruit notes and full bodied taste. Thins out in the after taste, but good balance. It should have been branded as a weissbier, as it resembles that more, than a witbier.

Overall rating 77 / 100.

Albani Schiøtz – Nordisk Hvede Witbier

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Albani Brewery is located in Odense, Denmark and was established in 1859 by three local business owners and of these the most famous is Theodor Schiøtz. Albani expanded in Odense and also bought up another nine breweries in Denmark over the course of almost 100 years. In 2000 Albani became a part of Royal Unibrew and remains there today.

I bought this 750 ml bottle at 4.3% in a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4.5 Euro. A Nordic take on the witbier.

Good glow to the yellow beer, with deep orange notes to the colour.

Rough structured head with a fine foam on top, quickly disperses into a thin layer.

Medium sweet fruit in the aroma, no traces of the added rose hip or common juniper, perhaps a little yeast note is to be found.

Full bodied sweetness with a good balance to the CO2. Wheated notes, despite being a little too anonymous, makes it a good composition which only leaves me to wish for a longer after taste.

Overall rating 79 / 100

Ø Bryg – Vera’s Wit

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Ø-bryg was founded in 2008 by Erik. In 2015 he opened Thurø Brewery at the small island of Thurø in Denmark.

I bought this 330 ml bottle at 4.5% from a gourmet food market in Svendborg, Denmark at the price of 5 Euro. Quite steep for a small beer, but from a new small brewery.

Yellow with orange tones in the colour.

Medium head that disperses into a thin layer rather quickly.

Spices and sweet fruit in the aroma with a surprisingly scent of barrel ageing.

High CO2 level makes it go full force with a mysterious hint of barrels from the spices and citrus. The fruit is deafened by the hops which however is not just a classic bitter wit, mysterious play and combination must be the keywords.

Overall rating 73 / 100

Poppels Bryggeri – Belgisk Wit

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Poppels Brewery is a independent brewery founded in 2012 in Jonsered, Västra Götaland County in Sweden. 

I bought this biodynamic beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 4,7%

Thick yellow colour, like porridge, in a good way.

Very small head that disappears instantly.

Fantastic fruit and a slightly bitter / flowery aroma. Perfect combination in the nose.

Good CO2 with a delicious wheat, fruit and flowery balance, it just continues with this good composition in the after taste. Highly recommended!

Overall rating 88 / 100

Haand Bryggeriet – Dobbel Wit

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Haandbryggeriet is a small hand brewery located in Drammen, Norway. Four guys that used to brew at home moved in a old horse stable in 2005. In 2011 they purchased a large premise, with room for more fermentation tanks.

I bought this Belgian inspired double wit from Oslo Airport in Norway, the price was 6 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 6,0%

As thick and hazy as orange juice, incredibly beautiful!

Thick and fine white head, a perfect lid on the beer.

Heavy fruits in the aroma, clearly shows itself as a double with some of that sweetness. A truly inviting welcome.

Good CO2, balanced sweetness, fruits and herbs. A pleasant drink with a really long after taste. A beer that can be enjoyed over a long period.

Overall rating 86 / 100

E.C. Dahls Bryggeri – Lamo Wit

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E.C. Dahls Brewery was founded in 1856 by Erich Christian Dahl in Trondheim, Norway. In 1966 the brewery merged with Aktiebryggeriet at Lademoen, where it is still located today.

I bought this Belgian inspired wit from Oslo Airport in Norway, the price was 4,5 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 5,2%

Filtered beer with a light yellow colour and an ever so slightly haziness.

Small head with a rough structure. A thin layer of fine foam stays on the top.

Medium strength aroma that has a real delicious sweet fruit to it. Subtle but very inviting.

Powerful CO2, fresh, fruity and a tiny bit on the thin side. Shows no signs of bitterness or soapiness as some wit beer can. A good beer that is easy to drink and tastes great. After taste is faint but yet pleasing.

Overall rating 84 / 100

Mack – Belgisk Hveteøl Witbier

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The brewery was founded in 1877 by Ludwig Markus Mack. Mack is the fourth largest brewery in Norway and is one of the top brands from Northern Norway.

In 2000 they expanded into the growing craft beer market by opening a experimental micro brewery to develop new and exiting beers and follow the trends.

I bought this Belgian inspired wit from Oslo Airport in Norway, the price was 4 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 6,5%

Yellow, filtered, blank, like a pilsener. Not sure why they would filter a wit.

Good white head, fine foam that stays with a thick lid on the beer.

Light citrus notes in the aroma, comes off with faint with other notes.

Low CO2 when in the mouth, very sweet and maybe a tad too much, feels more than full-bodied from the high alcohol percentage. Good balance with the citrus and coriander. After taste is somewhat like candy, it should have been more like wit instead.

Overall rating 71 / 100

Syndikatet – Strandløven Velskabt Wit

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Syndikatet (Bryg-Syndikatet) was founded in 2011 and is a contract brewer that has all of its beer made in Denmark, primarly at Nibe brewery. Syndikatet was founded by Jonas Jacobsen.

I bought this beer at the Salling store in Aarhus, Denmark at the price of 7 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,0%.

Yellow beer with a white bottom, large chunks of sediment.

Small head.

A fresh and flowery aroma with some hops to it.

Low CO2, spiced and some citrus and hops. Bitterness shines through.

Overall rating 76 / 100

Omnipollo – 42

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The brewery Omnipollo was founded in 2010 by Henok Fentie and Karl Grandin in Stockholm, Sweden.

I bought this beer at the Salling store in Aarhus, Denmark at the price of 6,7 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 4,5%.

Light yellow and almost white in the colour.

Medium sized head with a rough top.

Citrus and hoppy aroma with a powerful mango to it, pleasant though.

Good CO2, sourish fruit, a dry fruit and flowers in the after taste.

Overall rating 78 / 100

Det Lille Bryggeri – Hvid Vinter

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The Small Brewery (Det Lille Bryggeri) was founded in 2009 in Ringsted, Denmark. It is a micro brewery that is run as a one man business by the brewery himself.

I bought this beer at a local Christmas market in Odense, Denmark at the price of 6 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 7,9%. I bought it from the brewer himself that was at the market with his products.

A thick and very hazy yellow colour, it almost seems brown in it. Very porridge in its image.

Small head with a semi fine top.

Flowered with some fruit in the aroma.

Heavy CO2, flowers, fruit and goes straight into bock style with its massive sweetness. A good fusion beer that tries to land somewhere between bock, weissbier and wit and actually succeeds in doing so. It would have been perfect with some spiced play to the after taste.

Overall rating 80 / 100