Average Joe Beer Review

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if a Unibroue Ephemere will do the same.

This is a wonderful summer beer. Light bodied, with a good, not overpowering, apple flavor. Not many beers are made to be tasting like an apple, and I honestly have not found another beer with this recognizable of an apple flavor. The bottle says this is brewed with apple juice, coriander, and curacao. The apple is the most aromatic of the three when pouring and drinking.

Not too sure what else to say about the beer, it is a basic, light ale, with a unique apple flavor. Some say it reminds them of a lighter type of wheat beer. This is not a must have beer in my opinion, but one that will touch the pallets, none the less.

Unibroue Brewing Company Chambly, Quebec, Canada

5.5% ABV(Alcohol by Volume)

If you’re looking for a safe entry point into Belgian beers, this might be your beer. Wittekerke is a “witbier” (white beer), comparable to more familiar domestics like Bluemoon (Coors). These types of beers are commonly called “white ales” and are becoming a popular brew in the US, as suggested by the recent emergence of Budweiser’s Shocktop and Sam Adams seasonal white ale.

Wittekerke is a light white ale, with a soft lemon-yellow color with the cloudiness typical to wheat beers. The beer is aromatic with a hint of coriander and orange, the trademark of white ales. The flavor, with respect to these aromas, is more subtle than its American imitators, leaving its footprint in the aroma more so than the taste. The true appeal of the beer resides in the finish - surprisingly crisp and full of pleasant, near flowery aroma. The feeling after each sip is that you want to bring it back for another. Because of its clean finish, Wittekerke leaves the palette refreshed and ready for anything, making it a great beer alongside meals.

Belgian beers are known for their strong flavor and high alcohol content, making them daunting for the average beer drinker. Wittekerke is a safe pick for anyone more familiar with American lagers. And being a true Belgian brew, it provides some context for the wave of American-made white ales that seek to imitate it. I find that, as with most things, the original is the best.

Hmm, I remember this beer being a little different. I think I might have been drunk the other two times I had it. Oh well, now I’m sober as a bird(unfortunately). Okay, now, before I get off topic, this is a pretty good beer. It starts off with a good smoky flavor, and finishes with a hint of cream flavor. I believe this is a good gateway beer for someone to start getting to really know stouts. Now, don’t get me wrong, Guinness is a great stout, but is a little, dare I say, light bodied for my taste. Stouts are my favorite type of beer, the type of beer that I feel I get the most out of. This beer, though, like Guinness, is a little light for my taste. This beer is too light on the malt that is needed in stouts, well, stouts that I enjoy, anyway. But, in light of that, this is a good beer, and I am sure that someone enjoys it more than I do…

Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont, Colorado

5.25% ABV(Alcohol by Volume)

On the back of this bottle, it describes the beer as being a “remarkably mellow dark ale.” This, as they would say, is pretty spot on. This beer is simply delicious. This is my favorite beer from the Unibroue lineup. This is a very aromatic beer, and if you drink this out of the bottle, you will not experience half of whats going on in that dark glass. The picture shown above, which has the the beer in lovely Unibroue glass, is the way it should be served and drank(Geez, I need to work on my diction). Trust me, though, have it both ways, and you will smell, and taste, the difference. This beer is considered a medium to full bodied beer, but when you first taste the beer, your hit with a very big fruity flavor, but not overpowering, but you can expect it just by smelling the brew. Then, the after taste consists of, if you’ve ever had the pleasure, the taste of an aged, port wine.

Unibroue Brewing Company Chambly, Quebec, Canada

9% ABV(Alcohol by Volume)