Unibroue Éphémère Apple

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Fruit Beer
Chambly, Canada

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with a one finger white head. The nose is apple bubblegum. The taste is wheat, yeast, coriander and apple juice. Medium prickly body. Not as sweet as I anticipated from the aroma. Comes off like an apple hefeweizen. Not bad.

(bottle) A yellow beer with lively carbonation but almost no head. Aroma is strong with sweet apple, with an underlying earthy, yeast notes. From the aroma I would have thought it to have a stronger apple flavor, but not so. Some apple up front, but it’s nearly lost in the carbonation. Some apple remains throughout, but it gives way to more yeasty flavor. Medium bodied.

2004-05-19 750ml Bottle shared with Grand Genie. Hazy light golden appearance with minimal head. Aroma: apples, cinnimon and pear. Flavor: green apples, alcohol and apple sauce. Palate: light body, lively carbonation with a chalky finish.

12 oz bottle. Pours a clearish amber color with a thin champaingne head. Smells of green apple and some banana. Tastes of red apple skins and banana. Airy and ligh, Fragrant and floral. Sour, with some very weird smoked meat smells. Smoked ham and pork meats dominate the smoked meat flavor of the complex brew.

On tap at the Bow & Arrow. I’ve had this several times now, forgetting to rate it each time. Nothing overwhelming, but a very tasty brew nonetheless. Heavy apple notes (no kidding) in the nose and flavour with a touch of cloves. Cloudy appearance, with a decent head.

Man, simply pop the cork and this already smells wonderful! Bottle at cellar temperature. This pours a light golden yellow in a snifter, with a large white, fading head. It’s well carbonated. The aroma is yeasty and dominated not surprisingly by apple. Really nice aromas: I keep wanting to stick my nose in the glass and keep it there. I think it pays to serve this beer like this: a bit warmer than I used to. There’s some lemon and fresh grass in the aroma too. The head has settled now at about a cm and is staying put. The mouthfeel is nice and spritzy on the tongue, bubbly. There are layers to this apple flavour: it’s like fresh apple pastry with the green skins still in tact, nicely complex and a bit sour in the finish. I picked up a sampler pack of eight ephemere bottles in 2004 and wish I could revisit them again.

750ml - Poured a slightly hazy pale yellow in color with a big foamy white head that settled, but hung in there with some minor lacing on the glass. Highly carbonated. Aroma is very strong of granny smith apples and bready Belgian-style yeast. Flavor also has plenty of the yeastiness, but the apple flavor is much more subdued. Thin on the palate with plenty of sparkle from the carbonation. Finishes with the slightly sour tartness of the apples. Enjoyable...

Another great brew, aroma has the familiar Unibroue begian yest aroma with apples. One of my favorite beers (gotta love the variety packs!) On an Unibroue kick tonight! Big cloudy golden/yellow pour with a huge fluffy white head. The flavor is like drinking a granny smith apple! with a slightly tart finish. Very special.