225) Home: La Fin Du Monde by Unibroue of Quebec: **; a Belgian style triple; I thought it would be appropriate on St. Jean Baptiste day, which I take off on the grounds that even if it is not a holiday nation-wide, it should be; Unibroue is owned by Sleeman which in turn is owned by Sapporo of Japan; translates as The End of the World;
226) Home: Shock Top by Shock Top Brewing of Missouri, U.S.A.: *; a rather ordinary Belgian style wheat ale brewed with coriander, orange, lemon and lime peel; I recall being pleased with things in general the day I bought this as I had come across something moments earlier that I didn't expect to see, and had stopped looking for some time ago; had I read the tin more thoroughly, I would have seen that Shock Top is a trademark owned by Anheuser-Busch; it would have been revealing had I learned this after rating the beer but it wasn't bad and the hope is people may be encouraged to try other Belgian wheat or "wit" ales; I can tell you Unibroue makes a good one in this style (Blanche du Chambly) which I enjoyed on a patio in Quebec City last summer;
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