Appearance: Pours a deep cherry pinkish-red, vibrant like any other Éphémère product, almost unnatural for a beer. A very thick creamy white head with a bit of a bubble gum pink hue to it. Very fizzy and carbonated, almost like a soda.
Aroma: I was expecting a sour cherry like a Kriek, this is actually more of a very sweet dessert cherry sort of beer, like a cherry cheesecake, though it is slightly sour but it ain't no Kriek. Certainly nowhere as near tart as the Cassis version, this is more of a sweet, sugary cherry ale. Very aromatic but almost a fake cherry aroma as it's almost too cherry. Also, a nice amount of Belgian yeast, just like ANY other Unibroue beer on the market.
Taste: It's a mildly sweet and slightly tart cherry beer, quite fizzy to the palate but not as sweet as the aroma would let you believe. Nowhere near as tart as a Cassis, but the tartness does appear. Decent amount of Unibroue yeast, and the cherry flavour just reminds me of cherry gum.
Overall Thoughts: For a hot night like tonight, it's insanely inviting even though my review has been pretty "meh" about the beer itself. It's thirst quenching and a lightly fruity ale but it could be a lot better. It could have been sweeter, or more of a sour tart beer like a Kriek but for those who want something that's not quite a lager and something that's not quite a tripel, this is a decent middle ground beer. I really didn't expect this beer to even exist as I'm usually on the ball with Unibroue beers as it is, and I even had their old Éphémère Framboise (RIP), so it's nice to try something new. I just wish the cerise was more of a Kriek style cherry beer, or sweeter.
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