Avery's White Rascal

Hello all, and welcome back for another edition of Younge's Beer Review! It has been well over a year since I've lived Colorado, but I still miss the places and people I left behind there. This week, i'll be reliving a few memories, with a local favorite from my college town of Boulder. Avery Brewing Company's White Rascal is a light yellow Belgian-style wheat, which has proven especially popular and prompted it's widespread release around the country. Pouring easily, this beer settles into a nice light head atop the glass, crowning a body so thin you can see quite clearly through it. Don't let that scare you away, however, as this imp has a few tasty surprises up it's sleeve.

White Rascal is best served at just below room temperature. It opens into a nice tangy nose which tantalizes the taste buds. Upon tasting, the drinker is greeted with a sweet and sour, almost grapefruit-like body, with hints of lemon. As the first taste fades, it is replaced with an ephemeral sour and bitter finish. This mildly stings the tongue, before disappearing entirely. White Rascal is a beer that gets stronger the longer you drink it, but this has a limit as well. By the end of the bottle, you end up with a full flavored Belgian White, which cleverly produces a mouthwatering effect. It's a nice package all together, and worthy of some admiration, despite my general misgivings with wheat beers.

For a pleasant experience produced in a fine city, I give White Rascal an 8/10.
Cheers!
-Devin