Don De Dieu is named after Samuel de Champlain's boat. Samuel de Champlain is known as the founder of Quebec after landing in Tadoussac on June 3, 1608. 2008 marks the 400th anniversary and Unibroue a Canadian brewery is celebrating with this beer.This beer has one of the strongest Belgian spice / clove yet. The color is a pale brown or orange, and very hazy, looks like unfiltered apple cider. There is a some foam on the beer when poured but it quickly fizzes away.
The taste starts sweet with fruity esters of apple, pear, and orange but no banana flavors which are common with Belgian style beers. There is a slight yeast taste to the beer, not surprising for such a cloudy bottle conditioned beer. Being a wheat beer the mouthfeel is very smooth with lots of carbonation. The finish is sweet and fruity but not overwhelming.
This is a great beer, I love all the Belgian spice flavors and aroma. I want to try to making a homebrew beer from the yeast in this beer.
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