Name: Sam Adams White Christmas
Style: Witbier
ABV: 5.8%
As many of you may be thinking in your heads, I am painfully aware that Christmas was over a month ago. Still, that does not necessarily mean that I am done with winter seasonals because there is still over a month left in winter (sadly.) How I long for a winter like the one we had in 2012 because we pretty much had no winter that year, and to me, those are the best kind of winters.
In any case, today I'm looking at a winter seasonal from Sam Adams called White Christmas, a Belgian White aka Witbier. I'd make a cheesy Bing Crosby reference here but I will refrain from doing so.
White Christmas pours a wet golden color with a some high carbonation. The head has a pretty appearance and no lacing to speak of.
The aroma starts off with a pleasent scent of orange peel, wheat and spices. Along with that are notes of cloves, cinnamon and malts.
Cinnamon and spices make up a good portion of the flavor. These are supported by some citrus hops, wheat and pale malts.
The palate is moderate in weight and some mild feeling carbonation is tacked on for good measure. This beer is pretty easy to drink.
I found this to be a pretty good Witbier and warms you up a little bit when drinking thanks to the cinnamon and spice flavors. I could see myself drinking this again next time the winter rolls around.
Sam Adams White Christmas - 8/10
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