A lot of people say UFO is a better Blue Moon, and it very well may be, but UFO doesn't hold a candle to witbiers from La Trappe or Unibroue or St. If someone hands me one, I'll gladly drink it, but I won't be buying it again as there are a lot of better options. Mouthfeel is fine, if lacking the effervescence I expect from Belgian witbiers. Taking a sip of UFO, and the flavours just line up and announce themselves like roll call - wheat, here orange, here coriander, here. Taking a sip of Unibroue, the flavours mingle and dance across your toungue. I had it at the same time as I had Unibroue's Witbier, and the Unibroue had a delicacy and complexity to the flavours that UFO didn't. It's simple, straightforward, and a little boring. The aroma is primarily orange, but rather than orange peel it comes across more like an orange creamsicle.Ī sip brings forth wheat malt, orange notes, and a hint of coriander. It's a refreshing, yet substantialīrew that you couldn't duplicate if it was filtered.Pours a hazy orange with only the barest traces of head that disappear instantly. What you'll taste is aĬitrusy fruitiness, a distinct malty backbone, and an earthy bite,įollowed by a nice dry hop finish. Want to give an unfiltered beer a try? Pour a glass of Harpoon's UFOĪnd check out the hazy, golden-white color. Great unfilteredīeers have a flavor you can't get with those ultra-filtered commercialīrews (superfine filtering actually removes other good flavors, like Is largely unfiltered, at least to the level of most commercial brewers It's why people often say that homebrew - which Also,ĭrinking unfiltered beers is great for you. The good stuff, the hungry little dudes are pretty much dead. That yeast is responsible for unfiltered beer's hazy appearance and bread-like flavor.īefore you get all freaked out about drinking yeast in your beer, know Much of it settles to the bottom of the brewing vessel and doesn't end up in the bottle. Watch for a writeup on these sometime soon. This strikes me as autumn seasonal beers done right, but of course I’m always biased towards pumpkin. At 5.9 ABV, this is the beginner’s foray into creative craft beer creations just in time for fall. Not completely filtered out after fermentation. UFO Pumpkin: Real pumpkin, seasonal spices, and fresh-from-the-patch flavor embodies UFO Pumpkin.
In some beers, however, like Harpoon Brewery's UFO, the yeast is
(Pasteurization has some debatableĮffects on beer flavor and shelf-life, but that's another column.) that is, heated to a level that absolutely kills any errant bacteria Sometimes the beer is even pasteurized after filtering ThisĬreates a very clear, transparent beer and allows for the development This American unfiltered wheat beer features a. In most commercial beers - think Budweiser or Miller - the yeast isįiltered out after fermentation to remove any kind of solids. UFO Hefeweizen is brewed by the Harpoon Brewery in Boston, MA and Windsor, VT. And in beers that are bottle conditioned - that is, they're put in theīottle with a little bit of sugar and active yeast - yeast is And their ceaseless feasting creates two byproducts: carbon dioxide and alcohol. When introduced to a nice, hospitable environment like unfermented beer (AKA wort), the little buggers go crazy and gobble up every last bit of sugar they can. You'd like featured in Beer of the Week, let us know via a comment. It? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find Will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie
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