what the heck is White Ale?

[andylawcc]

its on sale at Ralphs for the 12 pack ($10.49) and I am quite tempted to try it, but i don't wanna waste the remaining 11 bottles if first one taste awful. have anyone tried it before? it looks opaque white, kinda like diluted milk.

 

[hdeck]

buy it. if it isn't good then offer it to people who come over to your place.

 

[Zanix]

excellent advice.

I bet it's fancy talk for pale or regular beer.

 

[Gilby]

Nope. White Ale would most likely be a Belgian White style, like Hoegarten (sp?) or Mannikin Pis. It's a wheat ale, tends towards tart and citric notes. Not sure if that's what Sam Adams white is. It is very different from most ales and lagers.

 

[fatalbert]

Originally posted by: Gilby
Nope. White Ale would most likely be a Belgian White style, like Hoegarten (sp?) or Mannikin Pis. It's a wheat ale, tends towards tart and citric notes. Not sure if that's what Sam Adams white is. It is very different from most ales and lagers.

thats a pretty good description of it. I've had it and I like it. its quite a good belgian white

 

[styrafoam]

From Sam Adams website :

This beer's roots are in Belgium, and the classic Wit biers produced by Belgium's brewers. The style gets its name from the white, milky appearance of this unfiltered wheat ale. The brewers of Samuel Adams® beer, taking inspiration from the Belgians, have created a classic of their own. On the malt side, we use malted two row Pale barley, malted wheat, and Munich malt to give this beer a crisp, malty, cereal finish and smooth mouth feel. The hops used are Noble Tettnang Tettnanger hops. At the end of the kettle boil, we add a proprietary spice blend to give Samuel Adams® White Ale a unique and complex flavor, without being overpowering or cloying. The spice blend includes orange and lemon peel, dried plum, grains of paradise, coriander, anise, hibiscus, rose hips, tamarind, and vanilla. It is this special blend of spices that gives Samuel Adams® White Ale its unique character, complexity and refreshing drinkability. The beer is coarse filtered, leaving a white haze from the malt proteins. Our proprietary top fermenting ale yeast ferments the beer, imparting its signature character - bright and slightly fruity.

 

[Platypus]

Go with an Allagash or Hoegaarden