I've tried just about every beer that Unibroue has ever released aside from the rare one offs and Quelque Chose, so it's rare now days to see me do a Unibroue review now days. Unibroue brought their 1837 Belgian Blonde Ale back for a limited time as part of their 2018 Summer taster pack. 1837 itself has been brewed since 1997 but was on hiatus for at least a few years now.
1837 is brewed to honour the heros who died in the Patriots War of 1837.
Appearance: 1837 pours a hefty opaque orange body with a mild amount of carbonation and a good finger's worth of soapy white foam on top. The foam isn't going anywhere!
Aroma: The first thing I get out of this beer is the standard Unibroue yeastiness that you see in beers like Don de Dieu and La Fin du Monde - it's a sweet, slightly bubblegummy aroma with a sweet doughiness to it, a hint of lemon, soap, and a hint of a floral hop presence at the end.
Taste: The yeastiness of the beer pops out most in this beer, giving it a sweet, slightly metallic taste with a hint of bubble gum, breadiness, sugar, a hint of apple/pear and an ever so slight hint of cracked pepper. The mouthfeel is dry and quite carbonated and the aftertaste is a slight yeasty and pear flavour.
Overall Thoughts: This beer reminds me of many of the discontinued Unibroue beers of yesteryear.. a bit of Seigneuriale in there, a bit of Don de Dieu. This is absolutely perfect for a day like today (Sunny and 30C) but I shouldn't have to buy a 12 pack just to get 2 of these beers as their taster packs never really ever change in variety. PS - anyone else finding that this summer's taster pack batch of Raftman is completely missing the smokiness?
7.0% ABV, 13 IBU
https://www.unibroue.com/en/our-beers/1837/37
Here are some other Unibroue reviews I've done over the past several years:
Unibroue Quatre Centième
Unibroue Eau Bénite Tripel
Unibroue La Gaillarde
Unibroue 17 Grande Réserve (2011)
Unibroue Fringante
Unibroue Seigneuriale
Unibroue La Résolution
Unibroue U Blonde Pilsner
Unibroue Lune de Miel
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