Can't really afford to pick up anything new tonight so likely it will be some leftover beer, and whatever whiskey or scotch I have in stock at the moment.
Blanche de Chambly honours Captain Jacques de Chambly, who built historic Fort Chambly on the Richelieu River in 1665 to defend Montreal and the colony. Dispatched by King Louise XIV to lead the fighting Carignan-Salieres Regiment, he achieved the legendary Iroquois peace of 1667. He was awarded the title of Seigneur of the region (today Chambly). Officers and soldiers were also encouraged to stay. Many of them married Filles du Roi and prospered.
Blanche de Chambly has an alluring pale golden color, effervescent foam and a subtle bouquet of spice and citrus notes. It is mildly malty, slightly sweet and refreshingly thirst-quenching.
The "white ale on lees" written on the front of the bottle made me curious, so I googled a bit and found:
Unibroue's beers appear strange to the untrained eye; there is a small amount of sediment at the bottom of each bottle. This is normal, it is the yeast, an essential component of brewing beer. When the yeast ferments a beer during the brewing process, most brewers filter the yeast out of the beer for bottling. Unibroue, however, does not filter their beers and leaves the yeast in the beer. This is a process called "méthode Champenoise" in Belgium and "beer on lees" by Unibroue. The yeast remaining the bottle gives the beer a secondary fermentation, often increasing the alcohol strength but always heightening the complexity of the brew. The yeast is harmless. It is meant to be drunk and not discarded, and provides a great source of vitamin B complex.
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