Unibroue Blanche de Chambly

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Chambly, Canada

Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a cloudy yellow. Aromas of orange and spice. Flavor has too much orange, White beers aren’t high on my list. But this one wasn’t that bad, had a little more of a crisp alcohol bite to it.

330 mL bottle. Really the first Unibroue I have been disappointed with. Pours a hazy, bright yellow with a medium, white head. Rather low carbonation. Nose is water, lemon, cloves, coriander, and faint bananas. Maybe some bubble gum. Mouthfeel is very light, watery, and unremarkable. Not much yeast in the flavor. There is certainly something missing. You would think Unibroue + one of my favorite styles = awesome. But this is a very half-assed witbier to say the least. It makes macros like Hoegaarden look pretty damn good. I’m sad and disappointed.

750ml Bottle from the LCBO I am going to have to try this one again as my mind is fussy on the details

[Bottle] Pours a hazy chunky gold with a medium whitish head. Aroma is pepper, wheat malt, and clove. Flavor is vanilla, yeast, tart wheat, and spices. Light and crisp palate.

Hazy beer with a very small head. Low carbonation. Tastes a bit sweetish. Reminds a bit of cherry-gum. A look on the label learns me that the beer over 4 years old is. It’s nicely aged.

Bottle. Hazy light yellow pour with bubbly white head typical of Unibroue beers. Strong nose of orange/lemon, coriander and clove as well as some bubble gum and banana. Wheaty/yeasty. Subtle it ain’t, but I found myself settling into it nicely. Haven’t had too many Belgian whites that truly vary from the style (maybe Bruery Orchard?). This is another typical one, if a bit strongly spiced relatively to others.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy straw with a large, frothy white head. The aroma is the typical orange and coriander notes found in most wits, but it also has a sweetness to the nose that hints at bubble gum and a faint cotton candy. The mouth feel is light and thin with lively carbonation. Oranges, bananas and wheat... the flavor is sweet, clean and fruity with a light wheat finish.

Pours a mildly hazy straw golden color with a thick white fizzy head that dies down after a few seconds, but doesn’t disappear completely. Aroma of apples, citrus, and a bitey yeast, all with a hint of bitter. The flavor is a pretty decent wit, but the aroma has me believing the flavor would be much stronger. Wheat with some definite coriander and lemony citrus notes and clove. Pretty dry in the finish. Not quite as much of the Belgian yeast character as I was looking for. Decent, but not as good as some of their other offerings.