Day 189, July 8 / Pike Dry Wit

Day 189 /  July 8, 2011

Pike Dry Wit

Pike Brewing Co. / Seattle, WA

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Dry wit.  I got mine in a 22 ounce bottle.  Where’d you get yours?

‘Tis the season for seasonal whites and wits.  Pike Dry Wit, from Pike Brewing in Seattle, is another Belgian-style top fermenting, spiced wheat beer, made in America, not unlike Allagash White.  Pike Dry Wit is lightly spiced with orange peel, lavender, chamomile and and coriander seeds.

So here’s a taste test challenge to some of my readers, especially one who’s lobbying for a VG grade for Allagash White.  Get yourself a bottle of Allagash White, Pike Dry Wit and, just for the hell of it, Blue Moon.  And conduct a blind taste test.  You may need a little help, since attempting to pour beer into glasses while blindfolded is a shame, and may result in a drunken dog.

Here’s my prediction.  It will be a close race, but Pike Wit will be the clear (actually, turbid) winner.  I think Pike has just a bit more unique taste and little more bite from the hops.  And the Blue Moon? Fuggedaboutit.