beernovice39 (241), South Carolina, USA Aug 12, 2009 To quote Unclemike below "This is dangerously easy drinking". Really nice off yellow in appearance white a nice white head. Smells like a nice sweet fruit basket. I thought the taste was a stronger, sweeter fruitier Hoegaarden....but more complex and deeper...nice stuff. unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA Aug 4, 2009 Pours cloudy gold with big whitish head. The aroma is quite yeasty, with bread, banana, spice, and funk notes; there might be some lemon zest in there, too. The flavor is pretty clean, really. Some sweet honey and hay notes start it off, then it picks up a few fruit tones and a tinge of acidity. The finish has those yeasty tones that are in the nose, but to a lesser extent. This is dangerously easy drinking killjoy966 (215), Washington, USA Aug 4, 2009 Pours out the color of an Old Fashioned. Smells of banana, of course. Thankful that the tinny taste is not present. A nice refreshing Belgian strong. The alcohol is also fairly subdued, though it packs a punch. Bejaaamin (110), London, Ontario, Canada Aug 1, 2009 Pours out a nice cloudy golden colour. Smells pretty good: sweet spices, apples, bread dough, slightly citric. Can barely tell the alc.%, everything balances out nicely, could drink this all afternoon! vtafro (452), , New Jersey, USA Jul 31, 2009 Bottle.This is a close second for my favorite unibroue offering. Golden pour with white head. Alcohol doesn’t affect the nice complexities of the flavor. Solid belgian. LordCorkscrew (939), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy Jul 25, 2009 "triple blanche", ovverosia una ’tripel’ nel più classico stile belga, però di frumento: probabilmente Unibroue potrebbe fare infinite variazioni sul genere della tripel, che sembra il prediletto (la gustosa "Fin du Monde", la discreta "Eau Bénite"); ma l’idea di fare un mélange fra wit e tripel è perlomeno curiosa, e infine - visto il risultato - abbastanza discutibile. La birra si presenta molto torbida, con un colore arancio intenso e una buona schiuma anche se piuttosto evanescente; l’aroma è fruttato, dolce/asprigno (arancia, forse un po’ di coriandolo); il sapore dominato dall’alcool fa comunque sentire del possente agrumato che però non si prolunga in una nota d’amaro convincente, anzi la birra rimane sempre molto dolce e per niente secca (in linea di massima un difetto per la tripel, e anche per una blanche ...qualora faccia 9 gradi). Fa molto presto a stufare: figuriamoci a berla ora che sono 30 gradi e la soffitta è tutta imbevuta del caldo che ha ricevuto durante il pomeriggio.. d’altro canto ho mangiato poco e quindi mi aiuterà a sviluppare un senso di sazietà sufficiente per evitare spuntini fuori pasto. Detto ciò, non mi si fraintenda: è fondamentalmente BUONA, ha una certa complessità e offre qualche soddisfazione, però non è né fra le proposte migliori del produttore né una birra particolarmente invitante o sfiziosa, esempio sfortunato di uno stile che forse non dovrebbe neanche essere contemplato (perlomeno finché qualcuno non mi presenti un simile pot-pourri però fatto bene e di qualità eccelsa). talon1117 (615), Bellvue, Colorado, USA Jul 24, 2009 BB 04-11. Pour is a mostly clear gold color with a very fizzy, white, average head which is nearly all diminishing and leaves no lacing. Not a pleasant aroma with some creamed corn, notable alcohol, light candi sugar, and some honey, maybe some very light pomme fruit. Flavor is fair with some doughy yeast, honey, peach, light banana esters, and just a touch of coriander. Palate is very fizzy, warm, lightly creamy, and light to medium. Finishes warm and sweet with some lingering esters and candi sugar. BY FAR, my least favorite beer from Unibroue, a brewery who produces some very exceptional beers. The appearance and nose just killed the beer and the carbonation was almost repulsive. I will just chalk this one up as a mulligan. DerWeg (749), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jul 18, 2009 Rate # 650, a 750 from Premier. Highly pressured bottle pours a slightly hazy peachy-gold with fine head. Rounded aromas of spice and fruit sweetness.. Tastes like an amped-up Blanche, and I LIKE Blanche. Pear, spice, apple, candy citrus, great little citric-apricot finish. VERY smooth and not too blatantly alcoholic (unlike me on a boat cruise LOL.) This was worth talking to the Canada Customs Chick so I could buy my Canadian beer in the USA. A few UB creations are under-appreciated, this potentially one.
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