The Brew: Excelsior! White Gold (Rustic Pale Wheat Ale)
Availability: Draft and bottles
ABV: 8.0
Rating: 8.5/10
Location: Ithaca Beer Taproom, Ithaca, NY
The Story? A long running part of Ithaca's Excelsior! series, White Gold is fermented with Belgian, English and Wild yeasts which makes it one of the brewery's best beers for aging.
The Beer? I've had several batches of White Gold, but this is the youngest I've tasted it so far. Too new to have evolved into the complex, juicy citrus of the last batch - which was one of my favorite beers of 2012.
Instead, the brew boasts it's more rustic features with a healthy amount of yeast up front, subtle tang on the finish (foreshadowing what that wild yeast is up to), and wonderful unfiltered mouthfeel of a quality craft wheat. Opaque color and voluminous head as is par for the course.
I'm looking forward to how this batch ages and evolves. When mature, it's always one of my top rated beers.
Nickname: The King of Wheats
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