Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark Aug 17, 2005 Updated: Aug 18, 2005[Tap at the brewpub] An unclear greenish yellow beer with a nice white head. The aroma is sweet whety combined with notes of lemon. The flavor is dry wheat with strong notes of lemon. Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Jul 28, 2005 Hazy pale gold, average white foam, no lacing. Heavily spiced nose, obvious tea-like orange and chamomile overwhelms anything else. No maltiness evidence. Mostly spicy, not too sweet, but definitely uncomplex. Frankly dull. Light bodied, carbonation fades quickly. Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA Jul 15, 2005 Opaque, light tan colour. Malty-perfumey aroma with hints of spices and flowers. I suppose that would be the chamomile, but I drink tea made from tea leaves so I don’t know chamomile so well. Malty, spicy (coriander) flavour with slightly flowery character. Sweetish finish. tiggmtl (4179), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Jul 14, 2005 Very clean, fresh, spicy, lavender, floral, chamomile aroma. Cloudy yellow-tan with fizzy, low, white head that recedes to partial cover and ring. Strong, fresh, floral, chamomile flavour with underlying wheat malt base. Medium-light body with low carbonation for style. Sampled at the brewpub with Oakes, Rastacouere and Ungstrup. MartinT (4377), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Jul 4, 2005 The Lure: Eloquent spiciness introduces tea-like herbaceousness and well-positioned coriander milkiness. Quite attractive for a blanche, in part because of its success in developing a unique identity.
The Festivities: Those tea leaves roam about again (must be the camomile), as does the coriander. Grassy at times, fruity and spicy all around. A little thin, but that eases the summer chugging I guess. Another interesting creation by Charlevoix.
Transcendence: Herbal tea has its comforting factor.
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