Used to live in DC when Dogfish first came out with Namaste, and I fell in LOVE with it, for a while I'd find it in any random liquor store. I moved to Chicago 3 years ago and I can't find it anywhere here, unfortunately.
Cool video! Would like to see how some of the commonly imported white ales compare -- Einstok's white ale from Iceland, Kronenbourg Blanc -- next to maybe a white ale actually brewed in Belgium, and perhaps a local craft brewery's rendition of the style?
Ommegang Witte and Unibroue Blanche de Chambly are both excellent examples of this style as well. I don't think either is as good as Allagash White but they are pretty close
I wish we had Allagash in Canada to try. I would drink shock top any day. Boy would it be great to have Tree House beers near home the 8 hour drive down is not so easy to do. great video . Cheers Brian from Canada
What amazes me is that in the sea of macro lagers and the general public's (generally poor - sorry!) taste in beer that Allagash White is so incredibly popular
The non-Allagash beers were probably darker from using higher protein 2-row (probably with a wider color spec than a Pilsner malt) and wheat malts. Nate even called the Blue Moon “meaty”, that’s the Maillard reaction right there.
Hell yeah, my favorite crushable beer style. Now I'm thirsty and it's not even 9am yet. My all-time favorite white ale I've had is Tired Hands Brewing Barrel Aged Antenna. I want to see more breweries aging their witbier, because Barrel Aged Antenna is aged in French oak red wine barrels for 6 months with Brettanomyces added. It ends up being so yeasty, juicy, and tart. The most thirst-quenching beer I've ever had.
ooooh ! Part One 1 of your White Ale reviews .... 😛[ I started at Pt. 2, but had to search for Pt 1]. I'll have to try Allagash again .. and see your Pt. 2 review. Drinkability ? Crushable ? I think I'd prefer a Miller Lite for that ! Malt flavored water with a bit of bitter ... I understand that as a Brewer you want to sell (good) volume, but maybe as an (older) consumer, I'd like to drink less (but tasty) beers (more filing!). Trying Shock Top now .. now really impressive to me, maybe like a Widmer Brewing Hefeweizen (Portland, OR)(but also ABinBev) but probably prefer the Widmer. Maybe a NW bias ... as opposed to a Midwest (AB) mentality 😜.
Another great video from Tree House. Loving all of your fresh content...and fresh beer of course. Just visited your brewery in Charlton on Father's Day and it was bananas. Keep it up!
Very surprised with UFO white, that's my go to beach beer. Would choose that over shock top any day. Agree with blue moon. I'll drink it, but it's basically juice.
Interesting reading that pre-50’s witbiers were lacto sour. The canned mixed ferm beers from Tree House were interesting/good. I wonder if we’ll see more of those one day.
I used to drink UFO a lot 10-15 years ago (I moved out of Harpoon’s distribution area). I could have faulty memory, but I remember it being almost as pale as a Hoegaarden. I wonder if the recipe changed or there was a condition issue with that bottle or if I couldn’t see colors in Texas?
haven't seen/tried harpoon before out west in california. Does white rascal make it out there from avery brewing? One that isn't made all year but kinda good is sam adams' cold snap.
I used to love this style of beer, big fan of Ommegang, Hoegaarden and Weihenstephaner. Never liked Blue Moon, UFO or Shock Top and never have tried the Allagash but will def give it a taste. Great vid, thanks.
Nice video🍻Not my style but will always try an Allagash when I am in NE🍻Where can I get that hat? I need it for when I am Squatching🦧🎸🍻 Love the channel Bro👊🍻
Allagash vs Shock Top and Blue Moon is like asking, who is better the Yankees or a minor league team? Easily the most lopsided one of these you have done.
Sorry to be that guy, but, for clarification, as this video will confuse people, there are no styles called White Ale. There are two categories here: 1. Belgian Wit (in the category of Belgian Ale) 2. White IPA: made with Belgian yeast (in the category of IPA)
I would only consider Allagash White as the true expression of a Belgian white ale (BJCP 21.24a Witbier, even used as an example beer) and better tested against a panel with something like Hoegaarden Wit. While labeled similarly, the rest are really just American interpretations of this original style. Not that they can't be good, they are just a different category (BJCP 21.1D, don't _usually_ get clove from these) and should be treated as such.
