A couple months ago we began noticing an interesting trend. People who used to bring light beer to a party were now bringing Blue Moon, a witbier made by Coors. For us this is both good and bad. It's good because people are looking beyond a typical light beer, but we felt like people were missing out on so much. The selection of witbiers made by craft breweries is quite vast and we wanted to help showcase some of the other options out there. In our minds there were much better offerings than Blue Moon, but we wanted to see what other people thought.

Above: One of ourt tasters takes notes

In conjunction with our article, "A Battle Of Wits: Craft Beer Takes On Blue Moon", we're featuring 3 witbiers for your enjoyment. Summer is winding down, but it's not over. With a holiday weekend approaching we wanted to give you sampling of great summer beers that go down easy.

This month's tasting will be held on August 30th at Bauer Wine and Spirits on Newbury St from 5-7pm.

So, without further ado, we present you with our August selections!

Avery White Rascal
Appearance: White cloudy fluffy head; it's like Bob Ross in a pint glass...happy little clouds. Hazy very light straw color.
Smell: Light banana, wheaty

Taste: This beer is nice and light with smooth earthy tones. It's falvorful without being heaving in any way and is just plain refreshing. There is a nice wheat balance in this beer that makes it smooth. In short, this beer rocks, despite the creepy dude (rascal?) on the label.

Why we like it:
1. It's wonderfully refreshing... it's 93 degrees on the porch and this hits the spot
2. Lots of flavor for a light colored beer
3. It won the taste test












Allagash White
Appearance: Golden Hazy
Smell: Lots of wheat and a slight hint of banana

Taste: More body than many wits we've tasted. Quite dry, hint of lemon. Strong wheat finish. You'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't enjoy this beer.

Why we like it:
1. Another nice wit, simply put
2. Very easy drinking... We could certainly have a few
3. It's still really hot out and this helps















Otter Creek White Sail
Appearance: Very light very clear for style, white fluffy head
Smell: Sweet, lightly citrusy, wheat

Taste: Nice light orange flavor. Its the flavor we wish the whittier white had pulled off. And just by chance, we also happened drink this on another 90 deree day and it went down VERY easy. This may not have been in our blind taste test, but that doesn't mean it isn't every bit as good as the ones that were.

Why we like it:
1. Breaks a bit from style, not too hazy, and tastes a bit more like a regular ale with bit of wheat rather than a "wheat beer"
2. Nice citrus flavor without being overwhelming.
3. It tastes different and after trying a bunch of witbiers, that's nice