The champ is here!
Strutting its way to the ring is the audaciously named 'Champ' witbier from Erdinger. I'd had an Erdinger wheat beer before on tap which was quite good, though I'm not exactly sure what particular Erdinger that was.
The body of the Champ is a conundrum. It feels creamy and watery at the same time... which is hard to imagine I know. It has the normal cloudy wheat beer body, but is equally as clean and refreshing as a Pilsner. Can't really question this element of the beer, what you can question though are the flavours.
Subtlety is the word. It's sweet, there's banana and citrus, but everything is very subdued. The carbonation bites a bit if you take a big swig as well, so it's best to drink in smaller sips. This doesn't make for great summer beer action though, being the season for witbiers.
There's no knockout power in it's strike at all, it's more of an endurance fighter. It could probably go the full 12 rounds and last the session, but isn't ever going to land anything significant. You might think...well...Ali didn't boast power, he was an endurance fighter. True, but he backed up his mouth game. This beer is announcing itself as the champ, without achieving anything worthy of the title.
This beer is a bit of a Mundine.
5.5/10
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