Unibroue 16

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

Bottle at ÅBF08. Sherryish raisin aroma. Clear dark amber colour. Very vinous flavour. Good alcohol level.

quite a tasty brew. Lots of head at first then settles down and provides a very pleasent sitting. scent is of fermented fruit and barley. the alcohol is certainly present and can be felt more than tasted. sweet taste with hints of wine and molasses. some spice as well. This was a very enjoyable beer. I would purchase this again.

Amber with a small white head. Caramel malt aroma with some sherry and a hint of hops. Sweet and malty with a blackberry note.

Golden with a nice, creamy head. The aroma has notes of sweetness, spice, candy sugar and raisin. The flavour has sweetness, notes of candy sugar, caramel, spice, yeast, fruit, raisin and it’s rather complex and nice.

Bottled @ Aarhus beerfestival 2008. Aroma is full of fruits (prunes) and a lot of spice and caramel malts. Clear, golden-amber coloured with an off-white head. Taste is sweet with some bitterness. Very fruity with the spicy touch. Caramel malty. Good stuff.

If there’s one thing that Unibroue does well, it’s Belgians. Strongs to be exact. A really nice pour and great aromas and flavors abound. Very similar to their Trois Pistoles and Maudite in flavor. Pours out a dark amber color, with dark fruits, spices and toffeyish malts abound. Very sweet, dark fruits dominate the flavor with some toffee and spices following up the rear. Some light mushroom notes also can be found here and there. Carbonation in just the right amount, nothing too harsh here. The one thing I find hard to discern is the difference between the different vintages, as many of them are very similar in tastes and aromas. Thankfully, all the different vintages are tasty.

Bottled. Cloudy amber, rich lively head. Almondy nose with herbal spices. Sweet and caramelly, lively and sparkling with notes of pears and fruit salad. Grassy finish with some coriander. A compleax and arousing beer. Unibroue’s releases may be rather similar, but they’re still top class!

When I poured this bottle I noticed that it was a cloudy orange. As for head retention, it never goes away. Frothy creamy, beige head. This is my favorite BSA so far. Palate is everywhere and I get sweet, metal, then... wow! Corn silage lightly afterwards.