I just got an email from Jamie, and apparantly they've changed up their wheat beer as well. It's a Belgian wit that's "spiced with bitter and sweet orange, coriander and tiny bit of anise".
I don't typically like anise, but I'll have to give it a chance (besides, I know my wife will drink it!).
Ready today.
BTW, it doesn't look like they'll do the Schwarz, but their Octoberfest will be back!
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Amsterdam Belgian Wit
We packaged it yesterday. Bottles to be sold at the retail store about 60 cases and limited run in kegs. We have brewed a 2nd batch, so more to come.
When is it going to be in the retail store? I was there Friday and didn't see it, and when I asked about it the guy working the cash register didn't seem to know what I was talking about.trub_man wrote:We packaged it yesterday. Bottles to be sold at the retail store about 60 cases and limited run in kegs. We have brewed a 2nd batch, so more to come.
I picked up a six today and I'm having my second one now. It's a nice, refreshing summer drinker. Should be a crowd real pleaser.
I'm not getting a lot of anise from it, just the slightest hint of licorice in the aftertaste. So fear not Derek.
Since the packaging is completely generic, I'm wondering what the exact name of this beer is and what the ABV is?
I'm not getting a lot of anise from it, just the slightest hint of licorice in the aftertaste. So fear not Derek.
Since the packaging is completely generic, I'm wondering what the exact name of this beer is and what the ABV is?
Stupid marketers. Half-wit would have been more interesting and stood out more particularly if you'd design a package around that. Oranje Wit probably wouldn't get a second glance on the LCBO shelves.trub_man wrote:Brewers were partial to naming it Dim-wit or Half-wit.
But maketing decided on Oranje Wit which is 5%abv
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I think there's at least a half a dozen "Half Wits" out there already, including one from Wild Rose in Calgary. And it's probably just me and my lack of imagination, but somehow I envision a label designed around a half wit motif to be something along the lines of what Wychwood does with their beers, which wouldn't exactly be in keeping with Amsterdam's brand identity. Plus their Blonde, Dutch Amber and Nut Brown Ale seem to do all right at the LCBO and elsewhere without any novelty packaging or naming. But what's in a name? It's what's in the bottle that counts and, as I said, I enjoyed it.lister wrote:Half-wit would have been more interesting and stood out more particularly if you'd design a package around that. Oranje Wit probably wouldn't get a second glance on the LCBO shelves.
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Considering that this beer isn't going to be sold at the LCBO - and doesn't even have labels, from the sounds of it - I hardly see how that matters.lister wrote:Oranje Wit probably wouldn't get a second glance on the LCBO shelves.
Also, Oranje Wit goes better with the Amsterdam theme, seeing how Oranje is Dutch and all.
EDIT: I just Googled "Oranje Wit" and it seems to be the name of a number of soccer and other sports teams from the Netherlands. It also has a connection to one of the historic flags from the country. So all in all, it's a pretty clever name.
Oranje is also Flemish (which is the version of Dutch spoken in the north of Belgium) for orange, and it's a Belgian wit made with oranges, so it works that way too.
But do we pronounce it "oranyeah" with a rhotic r? Or just orange?
The Dutch fascination with orange dates back to William of Orange and The House of Orange and orange being the colour of the Dutch Royal Family. It has pervaded their culture for years. On Queen's Day or during the World Cup (and other international football tournaments) tonnes of people wear orange, and streets are decorated with orange and they really get into it. They have orange m&m's, orange cheesecake, orange liquorice, orange chocolate sprinkles, orange, well... you get the idea right?
And yeah, the bottle just has the generic Amsterdam label on it (no neck label signifying what it is) and it came in a blank open six pack holder.
But do we pronounce it "oranyeah" with a rhotic r? Or just orange?
The Dutch fascination with orange dates back to William of Orange and The House of Orange and orange being the colour of the Dutch Royal Family. It has pervaded their culture for years. On Queen's Day or during the World Cup (and other international football tournaments) tonnes of people wear orange, and streets are decorated with orange and they really get into it. They have orange m&m's, orange cheesecake, orange liquorice, orange chocolate sprinkles, orange, well... you get the idea right?
And yeah, the bottle just has the generic Amsterdam label on it (no neck label signifying what it is) and it came in a blank open six pack holder.