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New Belgium Mothership Wit

After the Fat Tire that I picked up at Gail's Hops & Grapes a while back, I decided to try a couple more New Belgium Brewing beers. The last time I was in Gail's they had a couple more selections from New Belgium so I grabbed both of them.

Tonight, I'm sampling the Mothership Wit.  Upon opening the bottle, the traditional "bubble-gum" scent of a wheat beer comes out quite nicely, and the taste of coriander and the aroma of orange peel follow once you take a sip of this beer.  From the bottle:

Mothership Wit elevates the zesty Wit or White beers of Belgium with wheat malt, coriander and orange peel spicing - all of which are organically grown.  The alluring taste is the result of a gravitational balance of citrus and sour flavors held in suspension by a bright burst of carbonation.  "Mothership," long the nickname of New Belgium's brewing facility, has grown to encpmapss the brewery's sustainable approach to doing business.  Appropriately, Mothership Wit - A Wit to Make One Wonder.

Serve at 50 degrees
ABV: 4.8%

I'm sure there is a crowd of beer drinkers out there somewhere who are on cloud nine with the ability to purchase organic beer.  I hope they like this one, because I'm not much of a fan.  I have really enjoyed several wheat beers recently, but I'm finding this one coming up short.  I'm not much of a fan of the coriander flavor in this particular beer.  Most of the wheat beers I have tried have a banana and clove flavor which is really nice.  New Belgium has another wheat beer called Sunshine Wheat that I might try when I get a chance...