Unibroue 15

Formerly brewed at Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chambly, Canada

Pours a hazed, tawny yellow w/ a full, semi creamy froth. Good head retention w/ a thick lathered lace. Nice! Aroma is total Belgian tripel w/ stone fruit pits and dusty granite. Full nectar w/ ample residual effers complete w/ Chamagne streamers. This brew is thick w/ fat lucious malts. Not unlike a high pulp mixed fruit drink. Mango, kiwi, peach, apricot, banana, vanilla cream. Other earthy nuances of cedar and leather. Very complex. I love the way the effers float around on my palate like the waves of nectar are pushing them around instead of them forcing themselves upon me. Strong flavors to fill an appetite. Theres a tropical buttery quality that comes out as she warms. The finsh is long on flavor w/ a perfect peachpit bittering component.

Bottle bought from the beer depot in March 06. Pours cloudy yellow with a super frothy bleached white head. Good lacing and retention. Pineapple and yeasty aromas are up first, spices, and floral notes follow, with lots of citrus. Sweet fruity flavours, pineapple, apple, lemon, with some yeasty funk, some mild hopping perhaps. FInishes sharp and assertive. Pleasant.

Strong belgian type nose with small bubbles that make up an everlasting head. Pours a dark orange with a taste of orange peel among other things. I thought this was a representation of a Belgian ale. It was a little too carbonated, but I’m glad I tried it. The alcohol taste was muted, but after I had finished the bottle, I knew there was a hefty dose of alcohol in there.

750ml - Aroma is at first strong bready yeast followed by a blast of spice and cirtus. Nutmeg, ginger, and orange peel. Pours gold with a medium head and great lacing. Flavor is typical Unibroue yeastiness with orange and ginger. Palate is smooth and creamy. Alcohol is hidden well. While this is a very tasty brew, it isn’t bringing anything new to the table from Unibroue and I have to start asking for more.

Pours hazt gold with giant white head. Aroma is malty, spicy. Flavor is heavy malt and heavy yeast. Thick mouthfeel. Hops evident in the finish. Great beer.

A different Belgian strong. Tastes like a hefeweizen to me. Lots of banana and spice. Pour was a cloudy gold with no head. Aroma of yeast. Bottle is the best thing about this beer.

Robe blonde voilée aux reflets oranges surmontée d’une mousse blanche épaisse qui s’estompe. Arômes de levures, de caramel et d’agrumes. Saveurs de blé, d’oranges, de levures, d’alcool et de caramel.

Bottle, 75cl. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is yeasty and fruity. Taste is fruity and slightly spicy but also a wee bit alcoholic.