Einstok Icelandic White Ale

Einstok Icelandic White Ale

Style: Wit or White Ale

Alcohol Content: 5.2%

From: Akureyri, Iceland

Purchased From: A wine shop in Brighton. Can quite remember the name

http://einstokbeer.com/

The Einstock brewery is located just 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle in the fishing port of Akureyri, Iceland. There, the water flows from rain and prehistoric glaciers down the Hlíðarfjall mountain and through ancient lava fields, delivering the purest water on earth and the perfect foundation for brewing deliciously refreshing craft ales.

From the land of the Vikings!

Colour: Once poured into the glass you are presented with a very pale yellow almost white liquid (as the name suggests). On the pour, you will get a luscious white head that is very bubbly. This will completely disappear after a couple of minutes. No foam is left in the glass at all which is quite strange for a beer of this style.

Aroma: Very faint grassy and gassy aromas are given off by this brew. In fact, the aromas given off by this beer are very similar to those given off by Duvel which i reviewed earlier in this blog. Smelling deeper you can pick up very faint notes of coriander and lemon peel. I must admit this is not the most inspiring beer i have ever smelt. It just feels as if its missing something for my taste.

Body: This beer is quite light which i was not expecting from this wit beer. There is a very low level of
carbonation which makes this beer very drinkable. There is not a hint of stickiness at all.

Taste: Rather surprisingly for a wit beer i can taste a mix of apples and pears (and before you ask that's not my attempt at cockney rhyming slang). There is also a mix of pine and grassy notes followed by a mildly acidic aftertaste on the palate. As these flavors are very delicate, this is not a beer that's going to punch you in the face. Its a easy drinking beer that would go very well with your roast dinner on a Sunday.

Similar to: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/duvel.html
Different to: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/skinners-heligan-honey.html

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