Highly recommended.
I was in my local independent grocer looking for some produce when I noticed that the wine section also had unrefrigerated beers and ales. After two years, I am still surprised at how much product they get into such a small area. Anyhow, I saw La Fin du Monde and was intrigued. I brought a bottle home and chilled it.
Today, I was trying to decide what to have for lunch and decided on a couple of Niman Ranch Fearless Franks. Hot doggage was meant to go with beer, right? Well, I looked at my bottle and noticed it didn't really say what type of brew it was, only that it was triple fermented. Looking on the interwebs, I find out it is a golden ale. Ok, fine but then why does the back of the label say it is a “malt beverage?” I know malt is a major component of beer but why did I think of malt liquor when I read “malt beverage?” The label was too fancy for it to be what I drank in college.
I removed the cork and was pleasantly surprised to smell something light, delicious and sophisticated. Right away I noticed how mellow it smelled, not very hoppy at all. There was some sort of spice or herb in there. The wife thought it was cloves (yuck!) but I thought it was more like coriander. I have had white beers with coriander in them and always enjoyed that flavor. The bubbles were tiny and very dense, almost like a light foam. The color was a cloudy honey color and very pleasing to the eye. The first sip was light at the front end with a definite flourish of the coriander and maybe a tiny hint of some citrus. Let me tell you, it was delicious with the hot dogs. I had a little spicy mustard, tomatoes and some sliced peperoncini. Even the wife had a few sips and declared it tasty.
The alcohol content is a healthy 9% so it isn't light by any stretch of the imagination. I went over to the brewery's website and was amazed at how many different brews they produced. I will definitely look forward to reviewing more of their offerings from this Québécois brewery. Until then, excelsior.
La Fin du Monde
750 ml bottles
Unibroue
Today, I was trying to decide what to have for lunch and decided on a couple of Niman Ranch Fearless Franks. Hot doggage was meant to go with beer, right? Well, I looked at my bottle and noticed it didn't really say what type of brew it was, only that it was triple fermented. Looking on the interwebs, I find out it is a golden ale. Ok, fine but then why does the back of the label say it is a “malt beverage?” I know malt is a major component of beer but why did I think of malt liquor when I read “malt beverage?” The label was too fancy for it to be what I drank in college.
I removed the cork and was pleasantly surprised to smell something light, delicious and sophisticated. Right away I noticed how mellow it smelled, not very hoppy at all. There was some sort of spice or herb in there. The wife thought it was cloves (yuck!) but I thought it was more like coriander. I have had white beers with coriander in them and always enjoyed that flavor. The bubbles were tiny and very dense, almost like a light foam. The color was a cloudy honey color and very pleasing to the eye. The first sip was light at the front end with a definite flourish of the coriander and maybe a tiny hint of some citrus. Let me tell you, it was delicious with the hot dogs. I had a little spicy mustard, tomatoes and some sliced peperoncini. Even the wife had a few sips and declared it tasty.
The alcohol content is a healthy 9% so it isn't light by any stretch of the imagination. I went over to the brewery's website and was amazed at how many different brews they produced. I will definitely look forward to reviewing more of their offerings from this Québécois brewery. Until then, excelsior.
La Fin du Monde
750 ml bottles
Unibroue
Look at that color and the galaxy of tiny bubbles.
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