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Best wit I’ve had was from ommegang and that even was just so-so.Īugust 12th, 2011 at 12:26 – Thanks for the comment. I just finished my UFO sampler myself and the wit was definitely drinkable, but nothing to brag about. I’ll watch for the Hamster beer, I don’t think I’ve seen it here in the States. It was OK, but amongst the secret craft wits, I liked Blue Moon better. I’m sure it was a typo! 🙂Īctually, I’ve had it to. Shock Top is an Anheuser Bush product! One of their secret craft beers! The Craftbeeroclasts out there get upset at such talk. I generally like the style and have had some very nice examples – this was middle-of-the-road. I haven’t seen it in Blighty for a few years, but I have fond memories of it. Guilty pleasures.Īnother European Witbier I suggest you keep an eye out for is ‘Korenwolf’ (it’s not as dramatic as it sounds – it means ‘hamster’). While I’m not a fan of Witbiers, I confess that I enjoyed a few Shocktops at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami after my recent Caribbean cruise. Posted in 2 Star Reviews, Ales, American Beers 4 Responses to “Harpoon UFO White” Still, if you want to check out the UFO White, (you have until September I think) I won’t stop you or point and laugh (not that you’d care anyway!) – it just didn’t do it for me. There are some examples that I think are great and its because of them that I can’t get too excited about the rest of these beers. Its a great beer style that I happen to love, but for the most part they are mostly all lumped in my mind as good, but not great. It seems everyone makes a Belgian White these days, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Still, I didn’t think that the UFO white really stood out as anything different as compared to any other brewer’s offerings. The style in general lends itself well to Summer beer enjoyment. I was happy to find it in the Harpoon Summer Variety Pack and was glad to try it. Harpoon’s UFO White hits the mark in all those areas without a doubt. Of course, they are always light, crisp and refreshing. Wheat beer, no too heavy, unfilteredness, (I made that word up – take that copywriters!) special blends of secret spices and citrus peel added in for good measure. Yes, the Harpoon UFO White ( UFO = Un Filtered Offering, BTW) is a decent Belgian-style Witbier, and just like the other offerings from the likes of Hoegaarden, Blue Moon and AB’s Shocktop, UFO White follows a similar, and for me, familiar path. With that sort of copy, there’s really no need to even write anything else! Unless, of course, you’re me and have an unhealthy obsession with destroying electrons, consuming bandwidth and filling up some disk space on a server someplace in Georgia! Brewed with orange peel and a unique blend of spices, UFO White is the perfect choice for a summer’s barbecue, a night out with friends or any time you’re thirsting for something a little different.” The ability to order words in such a way that no matter what is being written about, it sounds like a gift from the heavens! I plod along, reviewing beers and writing about other stuff here as best I can, but I could never come up with a paragraph like the following to describe Harpoon’s UFO White!īlatantly lifted from the Harpoon website, we learn that the 4.8% ABV Harpoon UFO White is “Light, crisp, refreshing UFO White follows in the tradition of spiced wheat beers that have been brewed in Belgium for well over 300 years. I wish I had the ability to do what copywriters do.

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