Ides 52: Chef Avtar’s Witbier

Chef Avtar Singh’s cooking has drawn upon Toronto’s diversity to create unique dishes that have left an indelible stamp on this city’s food culture.

Brewed by Henderson Brewing

Style: Witbier
Family: wheat

§ How it tastes

The Belgian wheat beer, and the one hiding behind most orange slices on a bar. Lighter and zestier than a hefeweizen, with a gentle spice and no bitterness at all. A safe, sunny order for anyone who is not sure what they want yet.

That's the style. This beer is one brewery's take on it.

Sweet
2
Sour
1
Bitter
1
Fruit
3
Roast
0
Body
2

§ From the brewery

Chef Avtar Singh’s cooking has drawn upon Toronto’s diversity to create unique dishes that have left an indelible stamp on this city’s food culture. A self-taught chef, Singh left India as a young man in 1979, living in both Iran and Italy before settling in Toronto, where he…

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Witbier

Orange peel and coriander in a soft, cloudy wheat beer.

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