Unibroue 15

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

While ugly - dull beige with a loose head - and smelling mainly of foot, mushroom and stiff alcohol, this isn’t bad at all. The full body shows a lively dance between coriander, green peppercorn and dried sichuan pepper skins versus alcohol, over a backdrop of warm and doughy thick pale malts.

Golden colour with carbonation and bit of sediment floating around (oops). Slightly bitter taste but still quite smooth. None of the spiciness found in some of the other unibroue product, which might be a mistake. Not the best from Unibroue, but that’s like getting a B in a room full of A students.

This looks flat: no head, golden-orange, cloudy body. But actually, the head just faded fast, as there’s plenty of carbonation. Big, fizzles bubbles on the palate. Spicy, fruity (melons, oranges, bananas) both in the aroma and in the flavor too. Pleasant, spicy, grassy finish. Not too heavy, not too sweet.

Golden/straw colored beer with high, fizzy carbonation - sweet honey aroma, with some background earthy/yeastiness, a touch of lavender and peach - I taste a lot of tropical fruit in this (apricot, pinapple mostly) - somewhat sweet up front, but a spicy driness swells up to balance it, with a hint of the lavender from the aroma, along with some other aromatic/flowery qualities - almost seems like a really strong saison/tripel-hybrid - pretty good.

Nice aroma, typical of Unibroue’s yeast strain, fresh cut pears, plums, and little apricot, moderate phenolics, a little honey, peppery. Hazy golden color, dense off-white head. Sweet up front, some spicy phenolics, a little earthy. Medium-full body, medium-high carbonation, slight alcohol warming. Very nice, I’d like it a little crisper, with a lighter body and drier finish.

Decent belgian strong ale, not as good as expected by Unibroue standards and by the price. Glad I tried it but won’t be searching for it in the future.

4.1 18 (05.13.06) Sampled at DiCarlo’s Spring beer tasting event. Bottle. Poured hazy golden yellow with medium white head. Soft carbonation. Fruity spicy aroma. Medium bodied ale that starts dry with malt, fruit (dried orange peel?), spicy (coriander?) flavors. Finished dry with spicy malt fade. Smooth and complex flavor character. Styled like a Belgium Trippel, this is an excellent drinkable ale.

pours a slightly hazy golden color with a large white head. aroma of spice, yeast, orange peel and a little alcohol. taste is the same but the spice is a little stronger and a bit of apricot shines through as well. very refreshing with a lingering palate and an almost hot spicy after taste like sham mentioned. very well done.