Name our Belgian wit
Okay everybody. You obviously enjoy naming beers. Good thing, because we’re in another pickle… Our Weissguy Hefeweizen started out as a pretty traditional Bavarian-style wheat beer, complete with the ubiquitous orange peel and coriander. But after drinking more of the the wheat beers and determining where this beer fits into our lineup, we decided to migrate it to a Belgian wit. We were way more successful than I thought we would be, and this is now one of my favorites of the beers we brew.
Herein lies the trouble. We can’t use the 1930s gangster name because “weiss” is too German. We need something more “witty” (a wit pun ? ZING!). And before we start thinking of a name, we need a good character to base it around. Here’s a list of the characters we’re using for other beers:
- Pirate
- Ninja
- Bagpiper
- Monk
- Base Jumper
We need something that either connotes the medieval origins of the beer (maybe a knight?) or the beer’s name (clown = wit, or maybe that’s a stretch). So before we name it, we need a character to guide our thinking. I should also add that we’re experimenting with adding ginger to this beer, though that hasn’t been finalized yet.
Suggestions?
Sounds like it was closer to a witbier from the beginning, as “traditional Bavarian-style wheat beers” do *not* use orange peel or coriander; Belgian witbiers do. Bavarian hefes use no spices at all.
Point taken, Danner. I was referring to 2 separate facts:
1) We used to use Bavarian yeast
2) Seems like every wheat beer around here brews with orange peel and coriander and still thinks it’s unique
I’ve heard it said that Brevity is the Soul of Wit but for the life of me I’m too loquacious to reign myself in enough to test that hypothesis.
Maybe something in the Weatherman vein (a weather vane pun!), like “Cloudy Beer For A Sunny Day” which describes the beer and the drinking occasion?
Or that whole Brevity/Wit thing, which is attributed to Hamlet (who was a Dane and not Belgian or Netherlander, but who in the States knows that?) so maybe a Shakespearian or Hamlet reference?
Great Dane?
I’m just rambling now.
So much for brevity. Or wit.
How about:
Velo Wit – The Belgians do love their cycling
Call it the T-Wit or Twit. You may have trouble signing your spokesmodel Travis, but it could work.
This may work… use a Jester as the character and call the beer “Wit and Weissdom.”
Cheers!
I think the “Nitwit” would be kind of nice. Stick with the jester image, just a little more concise.
retracting that last statement — already been done. What can I say, I am a rookie.
It’s all about the collaboration! I do like “NitWit” and the Jester! Great name, Harris!
I think what Harris is saying is that the name NitWit has already been used:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3042/19199/?ba=Floydster
It’s a shame, because it was a great name. However, perhaps there’s still something there with the jester. I also like calling it the Twit in honor of Travis. Nice.
Or maybe DimWit? Half-Wit i think has already been taken.
I like DimWit. Looks like it’s kind of in use:
http://www.shorelinebrewery.com/index.php?page=tap
But I bet we could “borrow” it.
Are any of y’all going to the Atlanta German Bierfest in downtown tomorrow?
I am volunteering with some of my German friends and pouring beer in the lowenbrau tent from 5-8pm. Come by and visit!
http://www.germanbierfest.com/
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