Unibroue Éphémère Cranberry

Formerly brewed at Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Fruit Beer
Chambly, Canada

Seems to be back. Got my c&c 750 from Liquid Solutions this week. Pours hazy gold with a three finger bubbly, fluffy white head. Aroma of wheat with cranberry notes. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is ... starts rather wheat, but cranberry overcomes it. The cranberry isn’t strong, but neither was the wheat. Very refreshing. I could just slosh this right down. Winter ale? I’d take it to the beach. Finish is arguably balanced. It’s not dry, and it’s not overly bitter. Most all impressions are indeed ephemeral. I’m enjoying the heck out of it. Especially since I thought I’d never have a chance to drink it. I’d do it again.

Bottle. Didn’t realize this was old. Unclear if that affected things. Aroma of some medicinal cranberry, but mostly wheat and grains for me. Flavor the same, just hints of cranberry that aren’t all that wholesome with sweet grains. Decently refreshing, but kind of the same sort of refreshing that an ice cold Bud Light can be after a few hours of tennis. Ultimately leaves me with little lasting memory.

Bottle. Pours a light yellow with a small white head and lively carbonation. Aroma of sweet cranberry, grape. Flavor is of chewable cranberry/grape candies. Sugary like those sugar-coated gummybears. Slight tartness/prickliness. Rather sweet and artificial tasting to me. Just ok, I’m not really digging the flavor here. 7/4/6/3/13 (3.3/5)

Bottle thanks to andrew. Pours light gold color, thinnish head. Aroma of chewable vitamin c, sweet fruits and cranberry. Favor is cranberry, no sourness, light fruit flavor. Thinnish mouthfeel. Decent.

Bottled. Poured honey color with a white head. Aroma was butter, cheap red wine, and cranberry. This beer tasted like bitter medicine with no cranberry. Medium body with a good amount of carbonation.

750ml from beastiefank2k, thanks eugene, shared with my gf cyn and kaitlyn and adam. Pours orange with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet with some cranberry. Taste is full of cranberry but not quite as fruity as I’d hoped, ok.

Cloudy gold with a small whtie head. Tart yeasty aroma. Flavor has some tart cranberry, yeast is strong and some honey flavors. This reminds me of a mead in a way. Not bad, not amazing.

Bottle, thanks to Dak. Pale yellow hazy with medium-small head. yeasty sodapop aroma. Light carbonation, slight tackiness in palate but not much. Yeasty flavors overwhelm the cranberry, and there is not much tartness left. Sweet-tart-yeasty and in spite of its age still has an interesting character.