Unibroue Éphémère Fraise & Rhubarbe Fruit / Vegetable Beer at 5.5% ABV | 11 IBU (C$6.85 at NLC Stavanger, 750 ml, packaged on 11-Apr-2018, acquired 11-May-2018, reviewed 13-May-2018)
Appearance: murky pale amber with one fat finger of rocky white head diminishing gradually to a thin ring, spotty lacing. (3/5) Aroma: mild, malty wheat, strawberry, rhubarb. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter, mild tart. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
Smells wheaty and tastes jammy, so it’s got that going for it… but that’s about all. As usual, I find this series to be at the low end of the scale for this brewery – they do an awful lot of beers much, much better than this. And yes, that sort of begs the question as to why I keep buying them (this is the fifth or maybe sixth variation I’ve tried) to which I can only reply that either hope springs eternal, or I’m just not very smart. (Though, technically, “both” is also an option, isn’t it?) (14/20)
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