ABV: 7.00%
Home: Erpe-Mere, Belgium
Nothing like getting a super fancy beer on Taco Tuesday! I was so excited when this bottle was put in front of me wrapped like a Christmas present. Whatever keeps the light out! This is the champagne of beers, in my opinion. The pour yields crazy bubbles with a fruity aroma, but with no real head retention. The most noticeable flavor for me in this Belgian wheat beer was tangy lemon, but online resources also indicate spices such as coriander and white pepper. It's a good thing I didn't look at how expensive this bottle was when I ordered it - $26 for a 25.4 oz bottle! Needless to say, this was my only beer of the night.
I learned some interesting things while reading about this beer: In terms of history, Jan de Lichte was a Belgian gangster during the 1700s and was broken on the wheel (a particularly gruesome execution method originating in the Middle Ages) at the age of 25. I'm not quite sure how this beer is connected to the criminal, since it was developed in 2005, but it's brewed in a traditional style using 4 grains: barley, wheat, oats, and buckwheat. I also learned that a Belgian wheat (witbier) is a completely different style from the German wheat (weissebier), and the differences would be well-demonstrated by trying this beer alongside a Hefeweizen. The witbier usually has a slight sweetness with citrusy flavors while a weissebier is darker colored and often characterized by banana and clove flavors.
And unwrapped (after what felt like my 10th refill):
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