Howdy all,
I did finally taste one of Sean Terrill's (a10t2) four delicious looking selections this past weekend. All bottles arrived intact with a little yeast moving around that's been settling out in the fridge (bottle conditioned). As such I purposely popped the witbier first since haze is most appropriate there.
Witbier --
Overall very tasty, like liquid Wonder Bread(!), but also having those certain special "Belgiany" esters and peppery spice. Hazy gold, NOT opaque, low white head but with beautiful lacing. A bit yeasty in flavor and aroma, perhaps due to its journey and freshness, but in a very pleasant way that added to the Wonder Breadiness. A little tart, good for style. Low/medium peppery phenol, yum. Balance is slightly on the sweeter side as opposed to hop bitterness. No hop flavor. No pithy bitterness. No DMS or diacetyl or anything like that. Seeking the coriander and orange peel typical for the style, I didn't find any... but I was perfectly alright with that, as I've noticed that even Hoegaarden is low on these, in favor of the peppery spice. I find this example to be sort of like a cream ale, but obviously fermented with Belgian yeast, making it oh so tasty. Very well made for sure. Commercial level of quality, no doubt better than many commercial examples I have tasted -- yes, that's right, if you sold this, I would buy it. Deserving of mid-30s in competition, with small dings in part to the yeast that some folks might not care for (I don't mind it at all) and very low / non-existent coriander (which I'm also fine with). Sean, if you like it like this, don't change it, it's great! Otherwise maybe just double your coriander, and you're good to go, honestly.
After this one, I'm certainly looking forward to the others! Maybe tomorrow or next day.
Thanks and cheers!