Don De Dieu - Unibroue

AmitC

Indiana

4.58/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

My third Unibroue beer. This brewery is just awesome. Again, i did not pick this bottle knowing Unibroue's quality. Just out of curiosity and wow.

Having this after its best before date of 09-29-2012. Did not know that it has this date there.

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a large snifter glass. Pale-brown in color. Pale clayish color in light. About one finger thick white colored head that dissipates quickly into a thin surrounding ring. Non-existent lacing. Hazy and totally opaque. Suspended yeast throughout, some of which settles at the bottom.

Aroma: Very strong aroma. As soon as the cap is popped open the nose i filled with some awesome stuff. Extremely fruity esters. One of the best fruity aromas i have encountered in my short stint with beer so far. Reminded me of some dry nuts, may be apricot or may be some kid of raisin, the name of which i do not seem to recall. Very powerful aromatics. Reminds somewhat of apple pie as well. Yeast, malts, clove are secondary and faint. Very sweet smelling brew. Extremely complex and dominating aroma.

Taste: Some dry fruits that are dominant. Spicy flavor is there but not dominant. Cloves and banana flavors come up when you are halfway through. Dominant. No alcohol is observed neither in the taste nor in the nose. At 9% that is very well hidden. Somewhat tart in the finish. Sweet and dry finishing. Nose dominates so much that taste does not seem like you are drinking something amazing. But still very good.

Mouth feel :Medium to slightly full bodied. Free from any kind of astringency. Well balanced brew. Smooth, easy and silky on palette. Drinks like a 6% ABV brew.

Style Rate: 4.5
Personal Rate: 4.5

I am just imagining what it would have tasted like if i had this before its best by date. Seek it out and enjoy. A gem.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 03:12:28 | More by AmitC

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flip387

Texas

3.66/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

This is my first Beer Review, I've recently had the urge to try new
beers that aren't your standard run of the mill.

This beer was pulled from the fridge and allowed to cool for about 30 minutes,
it was then pour in to a tulip glass.

A: Golden in color, transparent when poured, opaque and dull in the glass.

S: Hints of spices and sweetness, vague fruity smell. Nothing overwhelming.

T: Mild bitter taste, deep flavors that don't jump out, not quite crisp.

M: Slightly carbonate and bubbly, medium body and smooth.

O: Smooth beer with not as much flavor as expected. Expected
more of the wheat flavors to be present. Overall was a decent beer,
but I probably will not buy it again.

Serving type: bottle

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Ohio

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Texas

4.48/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Best by 1-30-2016. Enjoyed 5-2013.

Pours a light, slightly hazy sunlight-golden with tightly laced foam.

The aroma is lightly floral, with a touch of pollen and that distinctive Unibroue house yeast character holding court. The flavor definitely lets you know it’s a Unibroue beer, with their yeast contributing that floral-ester character familiar from their line up, but there’s also a wheated ‘tang’ that gives just a kiss of tartness and a well-rounded smoothness to the finish. A Belgian wheat ale? It won’t replace my love for some of their other beers but this was a fun one to try.

Serving type: bottle

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4.93/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

So, here I am, outside. It's a beautiful night,no clouds....complete Star field. Bit of the glow from the airport in East Granby,Connecticut.
I am outside because my landlord switched our electrical service to save us money. What she forgot to do was find out where the bill gets paid.
All that aside,it's almost midnight.
I detoured around a DUI checkpoint, although I only had one Guinness at the neighborhood bar near the laundromat. I have a battery powered lantern, my beach chair, a carrot cake that my mother made, and a Unibrow sampler.
I went for the Don De Dieu, as I had never had it before.
Out of a tulip glass from the Coachlight dinner theater in East Windsor,Connecticut now defunct.
This beer surprises me. I wonder, should I have poured all of that yeast into the glass?
No matter, as it's at the bottom and the carbonation is still flowing. I believe that the trees and I are going to have a very fun night.
This beer is wonderful, and the perfect way to rough it. The bright white from my lantern is really showing off how beautiful the beer is!
I love the fruity flavor, and the tang on my tongue upon the finí.
May there be a Belgian in my hand when I get mauled by a bear later tonight. The carrot cake goes really well with this.
I'm about to consult Mary Jane, and see what she thinks of this whole development. I'm sure she would approve, but I'll never know, until tomorrow when I wake up.

Serving type: bottle

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