Unibroue Éphémère Apple

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Fruit Beer
Chambly, Canada

Serve in Flute

12oz bottle (bottled 11-11-11) - Nice fizz when opening bottle. Aroma of crisp granny smith apples coming immediately from the bottle and then huge from the glass. Pretty large head of pretty open white bubble, but it fell pretty fast. Body is dusky, almost clear, yellow. Whole bit of sludge in bottom of bottle. Soft mouthfeel. Flavors of oxidized apples mixed with a bit of a hop bitterness. Sure wish it was sweeter. Interesting to try, but glad I got a small bottle, and not a large one.

Halmgul öl med vitt skum. Doft av gröna äpplen och en aning av jäst. Saknar kryddighet och resonans mot den söta smaken av gröna äpplen, vilket t.ex. Belgiska Wit öl brukar ha för att balansera apelsin/pomerans smakerna.

Bottle
Appearance - Pale yellow, lots of bubbles, thick head
Aromas - Thick, musty, yeast, green apples
Taste - Mellow, lemongrass, apples

This is a different brew from Unibroue, instead of heavy, yeasty beers that is. Instead, you get a delicate and full apple taste with a yeast undertone that makes it a very balanced drink. Altogether a bit light, but a great after dinner sipper.

Pours a cloudy light gold with a thick white head. Aroma is sour... funky... yeast with some faint apple. Taste is a beautiful - almost creamy apple in flavor. The apple is very noticeable in the finish and slightly tart. Overall, this beer is wonderful - in a Belgian kind of way.

Pours hazy gold with a sizable white head that fades but remains throughout. Some lacing. Aroma is sweet green apple and yeast. Taste is more subtle than the aroma. Apple is tart here. Lively carbonation.

750ml corked bottle pours a pale golden color with a huge white head that fades quickly to a very thin lacing. Aroma is dominated by green apples and hints of yeast and spice. Taste is sour green apple with some malty sweetness and yeast with light hints of spice and a very low profile hop bitterness. A pretty nice fruit beer, but the green apple is a tad bit overpowering, needs a bit more malt and hops for a better balance of flavors.

Pint @ Chuck’s. Refreshing brew that smells like green Jolly Ranchers. Crisp, tasty with a faint sour apple taste. I could drink this rather regularly on a hot summer day.

750ml cork and cage. Light hazy golden color. Bright aromas of honeyed, freshly sliced green apples, and strawberries and mint herbal tea with a crisp fruity medium body and a long refreshingly tangy apple mint jam finish. Definately a summer beer.