A friend recommended the Unibroue brand, so I picked up a bottle of La Fin Du Monde. I actually meant to get Don de Dieu, which is a triple wheat, but I forgot the name and ended up the triple golden ale instead. Expecting a wheat, I was surprised by the color and amount of hops, but I can’t say that was necessarily a bad thing. If I had to pick a word to describe this beer, it would be raw. It has a very distinct yeast flavor all the way through and a slight sweetness that very quickly gets overcome by malt and hops. The alcohol, at 9% ABV, doesn’t do a very good job of hiding. The beer is drinkable but it’s not nearly as smooth as some other high ABV beers I’ve had. This beer reviews well and while I’m not a big ale person, the uniqueness of the yeast makes me want to try it again. Besides, who wouldn’t want to drink a beer named The End of the World?
Cointinuing with the tradition, I sampled another of the Allagash beers. I’m on a mission to try all their varities and up this time was the Grand Cru. India pale ales are my least favorite beer but I’ve seemed to like everything Belgian so perhaps I’ll like their pale ale? Allagash seems to do everything well and this really isn’y an exception. It was a lot like the La Fin Du Monde, minus the yeast, so I won’t repeat myself. It’s a solid embodiment of a winter beer but as I’ve never really been much a fan, I can’t say I’d buy it again. In my opinion, there are much better ways to celebrate Allagash. 🙂