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Unibroue – Don De Dieu

I was browsing the sampler packs available at Gail's Hops and Grapes the other day and decided to give this one a try from Unibroue.  Unibroue is a Canadian brewery in Chambly, Quebec.  I have seen their beers around but have never tried any until this one...

The sampler I picked up has four different beers, and I think it's all the strong beers made by this brewery.  Three of the four are 9% ABV and the fourth is 8% ABV.  The Don De Dieu is their triple wheat ale.  The Don De Dieu poured with an orange-ish golden color with a foamy head that subsided rather quickly and vanished quickly afterwards.  The beer has a nice citrus aroma and extremely crisp flavor and a light body.  The alcohol flavor doesn't really come though at the colder temperatures, so this beer can be enjoyed colder than some other beers at this alcohol level. 

This beer style seems to be a bit on the novelty side for me.  I like wheat beers, but a 9% wheat beer is just over the top.  Sure... it CAN be done, but the question is why?  I guess if you want to get slammed on less beers, then this is the one to go with.  I like lower alcohol wheat beers that I can enjoy all afternoon without losing my functionality ;)