Well, I was going to report on an informal tasting last Thursday at Beertopia...but that's not going to be the case. Unfortunately, the Unibroue representative was doing the beer an injustice in my opinion. He would suspend the yeast in all of the bottle-conditioned beers before serving a sample.
CJ can attest to this, since it was the same rep that hosted a formal Crescent Moon Unibroue tasting awhile back when we both attended. According to him, he was told by Unibroue to do this for every bottled-conditioned beer they sell. This somewhat frustrates me, as I believe only certain styles should have the yeast in suspension. I know Unibroue is not really a style-specific brewery, but nonetheless I believe the profile is altered and the true identity does not come through for most beers. Also, I am not completely sure Unibroue told the rep to do this.
I would like to hear other opinions on this matter. Thanks.
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That is the first I heard of that. I have been wrong before though because I didn't think you should do that to any beers but that was proven wrong to me. I personally don't like it because of the flavors and what happens to me the next day. LOL.
I hear ya about the "day after" effect.
Yes,
This guy apparently says that he is supposed to turn all bottles upside down and suspend all the yeast before serving the beer. Last year at this tasting I showed the server a picture on the side of one of the bottles that showed how the beer should be poured slowly as to not disturb the yeast sediment. He just shrugged his shoulders and said that he was told to serve all the beers in the manner in which he was serving them.
I think he is mistaken and was either misinformed, or was not listening when he was told how to properly server the beers.
Peace out
Have you contacted Unibroue? If their rep is misrepresenting their beer, I'm sure they would like to know about it so they can set him straight. I agree that pouring the yeast is out of style for most of their beer lineup.
Just a quick update here. I did in fact send an email out to Unibroue and I got a prompt response that was also forwarded to the local sales reps.
Essentially the Vice Pres of the brewery responded and said that he personally likes to have the yeast sediment in all his beers, but that it is a personal preference and that the reps should tell people that.
I have drank beers like Dubbels and Trippels with and without the yeast sediment....and I personally very much dislike drinking those styles of beers with the yeast sediment included in the glass!! So, I guess it is up to the individual. I would encourage anyone who reads this post to try drinking a Belgian or any other type of bottle conditioned beer with and without the yeast sediment and see what you like.
Peace out
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