Unibroue Blanche de Chambly

Not too crazy over Unibroue beers. Poured a gold lager color. Aroma was citrusy. I detected grapefruit, hint of banana. Tasted lager-ish

Bottle. Murky wit/ yellow color with a frothy white head. Doughy aroma with banana notes. Malty flavor with some spice and bananas. Very strong yeast profile.

Bottle at The Sapphire Room. Poured a hazy beige with a frothy white head. Mouthfeel was fairly thick. Nose consisted of apricots and raisins. Taste was of apricots and dried plums, with a lingering aftertaste of aprictos and banana. Well bodied brew from Unibroue. Will drink again.

Hazy orange colour with a white head. Wheaty, citric aroma with notes of clove. Light sweet and vague fruity flavor with a citric and light picy finish.

Bottle. Head was large frothy white and was mostly diminishing. Some lacing in glass. Body was light cloudy and the color was golden. Aroma was wheat, citrus, clove, coriander, banana, caramel. Light to medium bodied and an average carbonation. Flavor was light sweet and some acidic. Light sweet finish.

Drank in a footted pilsner glass. Hazy golden poor with a thin off-white head. Aromas are of citrus, coriander, floral hops, sweet corn and that classic Unibroue yeast is NOT present. Very light creamy mouthfeel, very good bitterness with a dry finish. Taste is lightly honey but is not sweet at all.

12 oz. bottle, best by 1/25/08: This still has a year to go for the BBD, so I was surprised that it gushed everywhere upon opening. Just a fizzy bug though, as it smells and tastes wonderful. The wit pours a hazy lemon with a caramel core. The classic Unibroue profile is at work in the nose - sweet caramel and layers of butterscotch and citrus esthers. Low carbonation works well with the malty body. Lots of honeyed wheat and fruity esthers in the body. Yum.

I always thought this beer was pretty watery for a wit but they do manage to make a flavourful wit. Page 469 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide and only 228 of his 500 Classic Brews to go.