Éphémère (Apple) - Unibroue

Siriusfisherman

Montana

3.28/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Right away when I open the bottle there is an incredibly powerful apple sweetness. After the pour, the aroma turns slightly more bitter and less sweet, there is a strange cheesy character in the aroma as well.

The beer poured a nice hazy gold with a very subtle red tinge, the head is very thin and creamy and remains through the drink.

The taste on this is very much structured around the apple, that strange cheesy character is noticeable in the taste as well, but much more subtle. There is very little hop character or bitterness that I could notice, and as for malt it packs little more than a slightly bready golden ale. That strange cheesy astringency becomes off-putting after a little while, and I was very bored by the beers flavor and complexities just a few minutes in.

The carbonation was well done, complimented the apple character quite well. The breadiness also gave the beer a good consistency.

All in all, I was disappointed in this beer. I expected a more complex and intense ale, especially considering this beer came from the same brewery that makes La Fin Du Monde, possibly the greatest and most complex tripel on the planet. This just did not live up to anywhere near those standards. In reflection this beer feels little more than a nice and light golden ale with some apple flavor and that weird cheese astringency. Not well balanced and not very flavorful. I was hoping for more from such a great brewery, but everyone falls short sometimes.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 21:03:44 | More by Siriusfisherman

AlaskanYoung

Alaska

2/5  rDev -44.6%

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Arkansas

2.75/5  rDev -23.8%

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Florida

4/5  rDev +10.8%

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Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3%

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Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10%

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New York

3/5  rDev -16.9%

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Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +10.8%

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New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +24.7%

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Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16.9%

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KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3/5  rDev -16.9%

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Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

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Louisiana

4/5  rDev +10.8%

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Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

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New York

3.5/5  rDev -3%

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3/5  rDev -16.9%

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Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -10%

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Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3%

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Rosanne

California

4/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I thought it was a fruity berry aroma more than apple.
Wheat beer taste initially - light crisp, then berry/ apple sweet taste
Mid to high carbonation, sweet linger. A little light for me.

650mml bottle bought from the Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa, USA a few days earlier. Shared between two people. As part of a six-week West Coast beer tour. See my blog for more details: carbeers.wordpress.com

Serving type: bottle

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Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -3%

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New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

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Illinois

3/5  rDev -16.9%

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Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

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Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -10%

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Florida

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

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