Don de Dieu
This beer pours with a gigantic head and a very pale straw colored body. After noticing that there was a second fermentation in the bottle, I added the lees to the glass and the appearance much improved. The addition of the yeast gives the beer a sunrise orange hue that was reasonably cloudy. The head remained frothy for a very long period of time, and was composed of relatively large bubbles. Some lacing was also observed. The nose of the beer is citrus-like and similar to more commonplace wheat beers. There are some phenolic elements present in the aroma, and the citrus smell is not overly dominant. The taste of this beer is truly excellent, with sweet and sour fruity elements featuring most prominently in the bouquet. The flavor most obvious seems to be a bubble-gum-like fruitiness followed quickly by a slightly tartness. There is also a slight hop snap of bitterness, but the interplay between lighter malt flavors and wheat seems to be the mainstay of the flavor. The mouthfeel of the beer is also excellent, with a pleasant syrupy element characterizing the initial flavors. After coating the tongue the sweet and sour flavors are offset by the high alcohol content, which warms the back of the palate after swallowing and clears some of the heaviness of the initial flavor. The aftertaste recapitulates the complex tastes as well as introducing a slightly metallic like taste, which is really the only fault that would keep me from drinking a case of this beer at a time, the considerable level of alcohol withstanding of course.