Day 143 / May 23, 2011
Philadelphia Brewing Company / Philadelphia, PA
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Continuing with their scheme of naming their beers after Philadelphia landmarks and history, PBC’s Walt Wit is a tribute to Walt Whitman, who resided in nearby Camden, NJ towards the end of his life, and has a big-ass blue bridge in Philadelphia named after him. The “Wit” part of the name is also supposedly a reference to the way you’re supposed to order your cheese steak at Pat’s or Geno’s – either “wit” or “witout” onions. And for the record, I think I prefer Geno’s.
Walt Wit is a Belgian Style White Ale, a traditional unfiltered wheat ale. This was not a specific taste of spices or fruit in this ale, and it was somewhat unremarkable. I’d compare it to a Blue Moon or a Hoegaarden.
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