Glazen Toren Jan De Lichte

Previously at 7.5% abv.

Strong "double" white, brewed with barley and wheat malts, oats and buckwheat.

3.5

422 reviews

Erpe-Mere, Belgium

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3.5 Pours slightly darker than golden and pretty hazy, with a big and quite dense white head that shows good retention and lacing. The aroma was not very intense: white bread and cereal, citric notes (mostly orange and lemon) plus slight flowery and spicy hints. It's all there if you stick your nose but somehow it was quite subdued. Taste notes followed the aroma closely with much more intensity. A white bread base, citric notes as per nose, flowery notes (i think chamomille is the one i'm getting most) and moderate per style spiciness. Medium to light bodied with medium to high, lively carbonation, resulting in a very easy mouthfeel for it's abv. A classic, refreshing witbier with a bit more presence than usual. Overall a nice one.

2.4 Aroma; wheat, coriander, citric stuff, clove, fruit acids. Look; off-white low head on hazy blanche golden body. Taste; sweet malts, lemon, coriander, clove, peel, dough, and sourish end. Feel; ok body n co². Overall; maybe wit goes better below 5%. [čištění starých papírů,, lahvové pivo, koup@německém obchodě]

3.6 Copenhagen 29/4 2020. 75 cl bottle neatly paper-wrapped bottle from Best of Beers web-shop. Clumsy drawing of the Flemish Robin Hood lurking in the grass on the wrapping. Pours hazy yellow with a medium-sized, bubbly white head. Settles quite quickly as a thin patch of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No lacing. Aroma is medium intense and of sweet fruity lemonade mingling with citric notes. Tangerine, citrus. Wheat malts providing lightly perfumed, sweet base. Light carbonation. Thin, oily, lightly tingling texture. Flavor is fairly intense with a light sweetness followed by a stronger tart sourness. Aftertaste is citric sour. Lingers for a while. Finish has a light boost of alcohol. A fine Witbier avoiding the overly lemonade orgy and having a nice tart edge. And it dos not spoil the fun with a decent ABV.

3.8 Yellow in colour. Very fruity, taste of orange. Very «fresh». A good choice!

4.0 Years of Hoegaarden (R.I.P.) and Kronenbourg Blanche in the years when beer didn't exist, had put me off from this style of beer. Then, I found De Glazen Toren. Pours hazy amber, a finger of white head, which lingers on top of the beer, sticking well to the glass. Aroma is floral, yeasty, minor citrus. Bitterness doesn't live here, all malt beer, with wheat malts and yeast that play the game. Citric esters wrap it up. And when you try to recall that Hoegaarden that you had in 1998 and it tasted closer to it, before the money arrived. Medium body, smooth, creamy, whatever you want from a witbier is here.

4.4 Bevuta in bottiglia questa sera .. come prima bevuta perfetta!! Fresca, giusto grado alcolico, appena opalescente e con una schiuma bianca compatta e consistente.. al naso profumata, sempre fresca ed al gusto piacevole, equilibrata e richiama la seconda bevuta.. una blanche con una buona struttura ... da provare!!

3.5 Taken with family as an introduction to a great weekend, a nice Belgian wit.

4.3 spicy double white beer!! hard alchohol.

3.7 Bevuta alla spina al villaggio della birra. Aroma di grano non citrico. Fgp

2.7 Fles 75 cl. Helder lichtgeel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en ietwat kruidig met iets van koriander en citrus. Drinkt makkelijk weg.

4.5 Cette Jan de Lichte est une jolie bière agréable portée par une belle amertume et consolidée à la fois par un alcool à 7% efficace et par une base maltée, plus douce donnant un bon contraste. Pour une blanche, ou double blanche en l'occurrence, cette Glazen Toren est une réussite. Robe blond paille voilé en verre, de très fines et nombreuses bulles ainsi qu'une mousse blanche de 1 cm d'épaisseur, c'est attrayant. Nez frais sympathique sur la pomme, la poire, les céréales, le citron, les herbes et une légère banane. L'attaque présente une belle et fraiche amertume. On y retrouve les arômes du nez, mais ce qui est intéressant, c'est l'alcool que l'on ressent en sous-jacent, intégré comme il le faut mais permettant de renforcer l'ensemble tout en donnant une touche de caractère. La deuxième bouche, toujours sur cette amertume fruitée et herbacée présente un joli contraste avec une base maltée en arrière-plan, plus douce sur le miel et le caramel. Cela permet en outre de donner de l'épaisseur à la bière. L’arrière-bouche, quelque peu brouillonne, s'axe davantage sur l'alcool et renforçant ainsi le caractère de la bière. La corpulence est bonne sans être exceptionnelle, tout comme la longueur avec un final qui présente un très bel équilibre malt/houblon. Plaisant.

4.3 Birra blanche belga atipica dal colore biondo torbido, in produzione limitata. Schiuma fine e molto persistente, aroma citrico, speziato, notevolmente agrumato. Corpo all’inizio molto snello, note speziate del coriandolo, dolciastre del curacao e rinfrescanti dell’agrumato.

4.0 Аромат схож на стиль, много цитрусовых ноток, особенно апельсиновой и лимонной цедрой, также очевидное присутствие разных пряностей, немного гвоздики и кориандра, немного пшеницу и совсем нету дрожжей. Цвет бледно белый, пенка белая, пышная, мелкопузырчатая. Вкус хороший, конечно в основе сильная, слегка ядреная цедра от лимона и апельсина. Хорошо ощущается пшеничный солод, при этом дрожжи ощущаются только при глотке, и то немного. В целом отличный витбир, в стиле.

2.7 Tap (KwakInn, Riga). Clear golden color. Small size, white head, stays. Wheaty, soapy, fruity, grainy in aroma and in taste. Alcohol is hidden. Drinkable brew.

3.6 Tap at Kwakinn, Riga. Pours hazy yellow with whiteish head. Aroma and flavor are fruity, sweet, wheaty, soapy. Overall: good wit.

3.5 Keg @ Riga Pours Festival 2019. Poured golden in color. thick white head. Orange peel, really floral and herbal like spiciness, coriander and wheat. Heavy wit but works here.

4.0 #RigaPoursGolden hazy with rich white creamy. Spicy notes in the aroma. Moderate bitterness, remarkable fruity sourness and good spicy coriander notes.

3.3 33cl flesje. Helder bleek kleur, fijne romige witte schuimkraag. De geur van koriander en curaçaoschil . Smaak is zoet, koriander en curaçaoschil. Medium lichaam, veel koolzuur.

3.8 Bottle shared at Beer Merchants Tap - London. Pours cloudy pale yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. Nice snout, light funk, wheat, lemon. Light to medium sweet flavour with notes of straw, wheat bread, mild lemony aspect. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with mellow warmth, melon, white grape, angel food cake, wheat bread. Nice stuff. Good depth.

3.5 Bottle 0,75. Pours hazy yellow with medium white head. Fruits, spices, some yeast. Medium body and average carbonation.

3.8 750ml bottle thanks to Eric pours out a hazy straw color topped with a white. Nose has lots going on nice fruit notes spice and some belg yeast. Taste is more of the nice fruit notes sweet notes and some spice.

3.4 Dubbel witbier, op zich is dat al een leuke benaming die wel het een en het ander doet vermoeden, wat in het glas zit is nog beter dan ik verwachtte!

3.5 75c bottle from Sandersput, Ninove. Pours hazy yellow with a lasting, foamy, white head; little lacing. Fresh aroma of banana, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, white bread, wheat, apple (cake), baker's yeast, honey. It tastes medium wheaty sour, with a fruity back (apple & banana), and light spicy bitter, a bit yeasty & bready. Dry, grassy hoppy finish, spicy & yeasty. Medium body, slick ('wheaty') texture, lively carbonation. Quite the enjoyable Witbier - that's saying something, methinks!

3.6 Bottle thanks to Beer Merchants. It pours hazy golden with a medium white head. The aroma is fresh, sweet, banana, clove rock, nougat, apple pie, banana split, whipped cream and spice. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter - sweet, alcohol kick, banana, clove rock, grassy, straw, nougat, some warmth, wheaten ale and candy with a sweet finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Good fun.

3.7 Bottle shared at beer merchants tap. A hazed yellow straw coloured pour with a a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is floral, coriamder seed, straw, vanilla, Christmas spices, orange rind. Flavour is composed of semi crisp, wheat, orange rind, numbing coriander, spicy Belgian yeast, light apple. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, high frothy carbonation,. Little Warming alcohol in the finish.

3.2 Keg at brauhaus. Pours hazy yellow, nose is pineapple, toffee, spiced, taste is sweet, toffee, spiced, caramel.

3.2 Flaska från Belgoklubben. Ljust gul med vitt skum. Något syrlig doft av citrus och banan. Klassisk belgisk veteölsmak.

3.5 Gushing bottle. Light hazy golden with a large white head with good retention, lace and regeneration. Mild aroma with banana, hay and dry grass. The flavour has dry grass, hay, banana, wood, flowers and candied citrus. Medium body, mild to medium sweet and bitter. Mild finish with some lingering banana and citrus.

3.7 F: thin, white, quick diminishing. C: blonde, hazy. A: citrus, mineral, bit orange, spicy, peach, bit vanilla, grassy. T: malty, spicy, bit wheat sour, curacao, coriander, vanilla again, bit tropical fruits, sharp bit disturbing carbonation, medium body, good balanced, very refreshing, I like curacao tones in beer, enjoyed, bottled 26/11/16, 75cl bottle from Prik & Tik Leuven.

3.6 Bottle from belgolådan. Pours a hazy golden colour beer with a medium head. Fruity and yeasty with notes of spices and herbs. Dry finish.