Don De Dieu - Unibroue

BeerAngel

Texas

4.08/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a cloudy orange color with a snow white head of 2 fingers. It dissipates rather quickly into lumpy leftovers. The smell is that of strong fruit and alcohol. Of the fruity flavored beers that Unibroue puts out, this one is put together well. At 9% alcohol, whew!...that's what I have to say about that. It has a slightly sticky mouthfeel, but it's drinkability doesn't suffer IMHO! A votre sante!....again and again ;-)

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2002 18:22:28 | More by BeerAngel

beerluvr

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours with a monstrous pure white head, golden colored liquid with slight haze, very lively carbonation. Nose is spicy, reminiscent of Belgian witbier. Tastes great, with a nice fruity light and effervescent mouthfeel. Tropical fruit esters present, smooth going down, nice finish. Not a hint of the 9% alcohol contained within! A very decievable, yet very drinkable ale...be careful with this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2002 21:19:37 | More by beerluvr

Longstaff

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cloudy, orangey appearance and fruity aroma. Sweet, fruity flavor hides some of the sharp phenols. A little too sweet for my tastes, but is good beer to have once in a while. I like the La Fin du Monde much better.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2002 12:20:24 | More by Longstaff

ADR

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Effervescent amber color, leaning toward the yellow rather than the orange. Head settles to a skim after 30 seconds. Slightly lemony sweetgrass smell, touch of candy. Taste is dense but subdued, sweet malts, lemon rind, and very enforced by aroma. Sense of alcohol warming in the back of the throat and in the stomach. Powerful impact but only medium bodied. Hops balance well in mid mouth. A well-made brew, a little too heavy duty and toward the sweet lemon side to my tastes. Prefer Maudite.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2002 08:13:02 | More by ADR

LarryV

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This is one great beer. Nice creamy mouthfeel, tantalizing color and aroma. The more it warmed up, the better it tasted. One of my favorite brews from Unibroue, very complex in flavor. The alcohol is subtlely disguised, this beer can kick ass!

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2002 12:20:33 | More by LarryV

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

2/5  rDev -51.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Horrible!!!!! Very sweet with too much alcohol shining through, gag, gag, gag. Horrible unbalanced and syrupy, one of Unibroues worst beers, no doubt, get Maudite or trois Pistoles instead, this is junk.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2002 19:45:51 | More by rastaman

Bierman9

New Hampshire

4.43/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This one has an interesting orange-golden color, with a fine white lacey head which sticks around. It's hazy, too, with lots of yeasties in the bottom of the bottle. Spiciness in the nose along with fruit. Has a really good body, but a tad rough on the tongue. All kinds of pleasant flavors come through, like fruits, spices.... My first Unibroue selection...quite nice!

overall: 4.35
appearance: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | mouthfeel: 4 | drinkability: 4.5

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Serving type: bottle

03-10-2002 18:53:28 | More by Bierman9

mophie

Delaware

4.88/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

First off, this is an oustanding beer. It is clear that the masters at Unibroue are true artisans. Golden yellow, slightly hazy, with a beautiful white foamy head that thins but stays through the glass. Smells of spices, sweet citrus (qumquats and orange), and fresh baked bread. The mouthfeel is very round, as it seems to impact just about every tastebud. Carbonation is perfect - not too much, not too little. Slightly sweet, orange and rind taste, a touch of honey, with a pleasant alcohol finish. What a treat!

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2002 20:04:48 | More by mophie

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.33/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another excellent Unibroue offering. Very noticable yeast smell and taste. Smooth and should be drunk slowly - very high ABV. The U.S. importer in Unibrew USA.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2002 20:45:22 | More by jdhilt

cokes

Wisconsin

4.6/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

It goes without saying that this is a great brew from a truely wonderful brewery. DdD pours a nice yellow orange body with a magnificent pure white head. Spices and fruits dominate the taste buds. It is beer that must be tasted to be believed (much like all Unibroue's creations). Truely unique and wonderful. The 9.0% abv creep up slowly to assassinate your brain cell. Not a problem thought...I would gladly sacrifice a few for a liquid of this magnitude. On the upper tier of beer I have ever had (along with Unibroue's La Fin Du Monde...which I like slightly better, if that is possible).
Caveat: I generally like to pour the yeast sediment directly into the glass to add to the flavor of most beers. DdD is the exception, I would recommend decanting this, as the yeast seems to "muddy-up" the spicyness of the beer. Either way, however, you are in for a treat.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2002 00:29:53 | More by cokes

Murph

Arizona

4.88/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Wow........I had read a lot of the reviews for this brew and it certainly lived up to the expectations. It pours a beautiful golden yellow with a nice frothy head that slowly dissipates to about 1/2 in. thick and then even more slowly goes to a nice retaining lace. The smell is very fruity and complex. Due to my winter long stuffed nose I wasn't able to fully interpret it. The taste is...wonderful. Creaminess dominates throughout with traces of fruit (bananas?), biscuits, and subtle spices. It finishes very crisp. Smooth creaminess is what the mouthfeel is all about with the perfect carbonation. Not too intrusive but just enough to let you know it is there and to enhance the taste. A very drinkable beer for its 9.0 % ABV. Another amazing beer from Unibroue. Currently my favorite of theirs, although, my favorite seems to be whatever is in my glass at the time.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2002 23:52:24 | More by Murph

QXSTER1

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Beautiful white creamy head with sensational aromas of fruit and spices. Deep golden color with an unfiltered haziness. Unbelievably smooth for such a high alcohol beer.
Not as complex as Unibroue's Dubbels and Tripels but an outstanding beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2001 20:21:45 | More by QXSTER1

mmthompson33

Kansas

4.65/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Have one with the meal, then one for dessert, and it makes for the perfect warm, culinary experience. Definitely a beer to be reckoned with.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2001 00:12:34 | More by mmthompson33

ThreePistols

Florida

4.15/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy golden color, medium head. Fruity sweet malty aroma. Sweet, malty, buttery, spicy citrus taste. It's fairly effervescent with a spicy finish. Alcohol is well balanced. A pleasure to drink, down to the last drop.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2001 09:23:50 | More by ThreePistols

Todd

Massachusetts

4.55/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12oz brown bottle with a beautiful label and foil neck. Best before 03/09/03. "The Don de Dieu in Tadoussae, June 3, 1608, under the command of Samuel de Champlain de Brouage, commissioned by the King of France to pursue the exploration of this vast and inhospitable lancd called America."

Appearance: Golden with a magnificent orange hue. The lace is thin, white.

Smell: Light fruity esters, toffee, delicate spice and pale malts in the aroma.

Taste: Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. An outrageous fruitiness of blissful sweet apricots come to mind. A soft hop twang follows with some gentle spice, esters and pepper notes. The beer then goes crisp & dry (no doubt from the wheat). Toffee/toasted malt flavours also come forward as the beer warms, as does some honey-like qualities. Finishes with spicy alcohol notes, slightly bready, grain dryness/light grain tannins and a touch of earthy yeast flavour.

Notes: At 9% abv this beer is suprisingly light and refreshing. It's also one of the best beers that I've ever tasted.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2001 00:00:01 | More by Todd

BKotch

Texas

4.95/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

In my mind (?), this is not a strong Belgian golden ale a la Duvel, nor is it a tripel. It's a pumped-up wit. A very, very good pumped-up wit, mind you. This ale is to Blanche de Chambly (Unibroue's wit) as de Koninck Grand Cru is to regular de Koninck; i.e. a beer to be sipped and not guzzled. I believe Hoegaarden has a Grand Cru version of their wit but I've never tried it. I bet they're similar.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2001 14:32:40 | More by BKotch

John

New York

5/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Gratification in a bottle. Some of Unibroue's finest work.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2001 16:21:03 | More by John

Brent

Kentucky

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Wow. Curiously fruity, in that I could not put a name to the fruit notes. Apricot? I let it warm a bit and almost dunked my nose in the beer trying to figure it out. 9% alc. was nicely balanced. Would have rated it higher, but it got just a tad too sweet at the finish.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2001 23:42:14 | More by Brent

beerboy21

Maryland

4.83/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I first got my hands on this brew back in '98 when it was available only in winter sampler packs. It's year round release proves me one thing, there is a god! A perfectly balanced 9% brew that can refresh you on the hottest of hot summer nights. Tasty!

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2000 18:40:04 | More by beerboy21