White Birch Wrigian

To cheer me up, my girlfriend bought me a bottle of White Birch Wrigian. The beer pours a brown color with a bubbly off-white colored head. The aroma consists of faint raisin and Belgian yeasts. The taste is rather pedestrian with a bit of wet cardboard, raisins and some Belgian yeast comes through a bit. The finish is lightly bubbly and a little dry. The alcohol content is 7.0% ABV. I have heard how things at White Birch are up and down, and this beer definitely hits on the down side. I’ve like the other beers I’ve had from White Birch, but this beer never drove home an enjoyable flavor.

White Birch Indulgence

At Al’s of Hampden, I ordered a glass of White Birch Indulgence. The beer pours a black color with a thin tan head. The aroma consists of chocolate and coffee. The taste is chocolate with some underlying cherry. As if coincidental or by purpose, I also picked up a bit of birch flavor, similar to that in birch beer, and a slight alcohol bite on the finish. The alcohol content is 8.5% ABV. I thought the Indulgence was a really dark strong ale and most appropriately fits into the imperial stout category. However, it was a decent beer with a surprising birch flavor.

White Birch Belgian Style Pale Ale

I grabbed a bottle of White Birch Belgian Style Pale Ale (Batch Number 7) from Al's of Hampden, especially since I have heard very good things about this beer. The beer pours a straw yellow color with a foamy white head. The aroma consists of grapes, Belgian yeast, candisugar, and wheat. The taste is smooth and sweet with a grape flavors coming on the front end before the Belgian yeast and candisugar hit the tongue. The mouth feel is very bubbly and the beer finishes slightly dry. The alcohol content is 7.8% ABV. I really enjoyed how bubbly and sweet this beer was, especially with the grape flavor that comes in the beer. I recommend trying this beer if you can get your hands on a bottle.