Unibroue 15

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

750mL bottle. Poured clear, brighter orange with lots of rising carbonation and a well-retained cap of white head. The aroma picked up lighter fruity notes with tripel-like spices (black pepper and cloves primarily) upfront with breadiness and dark vinous fruits behind.. whispers of oak and vanilla on the very back. The flavor had a blend of white and redder vinous notes and pale malts laced with a Belgian-inspired peppery yeast strain.. cherry and oak sourness show on the back half and are amplified by alcohol on the long finish. Heavier-bodied and very well carbonated on the palate.. a hair too strong on the back, but it held together. I don’t think age has done too much to this one.

750 mL bottle shared by cdumler. Thanks! Pours a hazy peach color with a medium head. Great head retention and lacing. Lots of floating particles. Aroma is very fruity with green apples and citrus with some herbal notes. Taste is yeast, green apple, cherry, citrus and the same herbal note that reminds me a bit of celery. Medium bodied.

Slightly hazy deep golden coloured body with a very thin off-white head. Aroma of wheat, curacao, yeast and coriander seed - definitely a tripel. Full-bodied; Sweet taste of wheat and curacao up front with some yeast right behind. Aftertaste shows some clean flavour and some sweetness that lasts for quite sometime. Overall, a nice one to try - a good tripel. Not great, but very respectable. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia.

Caged and Corked I’ve had this bottle for almost a year. Poured into a Unibroue Chalice a nice cloudy pale yellow color, awesome carbonation, huge two-finger plus creamy white head, which then leaves some awesome creamy sticky lacing throughout the drink. The nose is malty, yeasty, fruity (citrus), some spices. The taste if very nice, mostly malty/yeasty, nice touch of fruits and spices. Medium body, a nice well rounded complex brew. Very drinkable, another awesome brew from Unibroue, highly recommended.

750ml bottle. thanks to 17th floor for sharing. pours gold with white head. nose of green apple, pear, yeast. flavor of yeast, apple, pear. blah.

Golden yellow pour with a creamy white head and lace. Aroma of clove and apples dominate. A funky kinda clove with a kicker of straw on the flavor. Carbonation is on for the style with solid mouth fell. A good beer.

Bottle from a friend that got it at a tasting in Chicago. Pours a dark yellow haze with plenty of sediment. aroma is sweet tangy and yeasty. flavor is sweet and spicy like a cider or something. Very nice beer to sip on, decent and rare. this is a great beer for me to rate on such a great holiday, Christmas!

750 ml (dated aug 09) bottle split in Chimay glass. Hazy orange with lasting flat ring and some lace. Honey vanilla overripe orange spice bread aroma. Spicy honey orange sweet fruitiness. Mild tobacco bitterness. Lingering sweet fruitiness. Complex and spicy. Medium-full body and medium carbo. Nicely complex and flavorful. Was probably better when it was fresher.