Review
Posted in: Beer > Witbeir
12 / 12 / 2007
Ever since staying with friends in the Netherlands a few years ago, I have nearly always had a carton of the Belgium’s famous Hoegaarden Witbier in the garage beer fridge, chilled and ready to drink on a hot summer day…that was until now.
Sydney based Barons Brewing Company have produced a simply stunning Lemon Myrtle Witbier as part of their Native Range of beers. The flavour combination of lemon myrtle in a witbier works really well, as Hoegaarden is always served with a wedge of lemon, so the lemon myrtle just makes sense. This easy drinking and uniquely Australian beer has a lemony aroma with fresh herb fragrances together with a crisp palate which makes this beer really exciting. It will be a great summer beer on a hot day.
For those that don’t know what a Witbier is, it’s a beer brewed using wheat instead of barley which lends to light flavoured and cloudy white beer. Some brewers add flavours like coriander and orange peel to enhance its fruitiness, but in the Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier the fruitiness comes from the addition of lemon myrtle. Unlike many Witbeir’s the Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier isn’t cloudy at all. Not sure if it’s a myth, but I was once told that the lighter the beer, the less of a hangover.
The key ingredient here is the native Australian Lemon myrtle which is a rainforest tree that gowns predominately up and down the east coast of Australia. In recent times, Lemon Myrtle has been grown commercially in plantations and the flavour can best be described as a really intense lemon and lemon grass flavour and has been compared in the past to lemon verbena.
“Bush tucker ingredients have been used for thousands of years by our Aborigines, and now you’ll see contemporary chefs around the world are getting excited by the wealth of unique flavours offered by native Aussie ingredients. Barons Native Range brings some of these fantastic flavours to the beer lover” said Brewing Baron, Richard Adamson.
Richard adds “The ingredients to create the Lemon Myrtle Witbieris are a high proportion of wheat malt, unmalted wheat, and oats to give the cloudy white appearance. Saaz and Hallatau hops to create a hint of spiciness while and the blend of lemon myrtle, anise myrtle and wild lime add the citrus backing. The traditional Belgian yeast delivers a sweet, slightly dry finish.”
The Barons Lemon Myrtle Witbier is available at most major liquor stores and pubs, but if you live near me you’ll probably see them sold out, because this beer just replaced the Hoegaarden in my garage beer fridge.
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