Unibroue 16

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Wham, bam, thank you mam! Like a Belgian row home brick slammed against your head, and you ask for more. A little hint of the dried fruits (prune/raisin) and sweetness. Pours with a medium head, definitely apple cider in color and clarity. Hearty beer, and good for the winter night. Nice malt character, adding to the dried fruits, and a buzz on the tongue. Burns a bit going down. Interesting beer... (Bottle Pour 1/4/2007)

750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with 3 cm white/off-white head that is both bubbly and foamy, slowly diminishing. Aroma is sweet malt, citrus, and some yeast, alcohol as it warms. Hint of alcohol at times. Initial flavor is of yeast and cherries with citrus and alcohol at the end. Medium body, mild to moderate carbonation, some lacing. A little to sweet to drink more than one glass in a sitting, but otherwise drinkable.

Cloudy amber body with fluffy, almost light tan, head. Some rings of lacing. Mixed spices on the nose. Noticeable but enjoyable warming alcohol on the taste, smooth, fairly full in body, lively carbonation, spice and yeast notes. Enjoyable!!

Not my style but a good example of it. A complex brew that is well-crafted. Murky amber with a foamy white head. Yeast, caramel, mixed spices, citrus zest, tart cherries, vanilla all compliment one another in the aroma and the flavor. Smooth and warm in the mouth. A slight alcohol warmth in the finish. Not bad.

Bottle. [thank you, FrenchTickler]
Pours a nice red orange with a creamy off white head with good lacing. Aroma has yeast, raspberries and lots of spices. There is some caramel in there as well. Fair carbonation. Flavour has a vinious streak, but with a great balance between sweetness, viniousness, spiciness and quite a lot of bitterness. Apples, weak raspberries, caramel, coriander, toffee appears in wonderful doses.

Deep amber coloured body, full of haze, with a large slightly off-white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, coriander seed and a tiny bit of low a.a. hops. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong yeastie flavour with some wheat and corn noticeable. Aftertaste shows a bit of sweetness - some bananas and some light fruitiness definitely showing. Overall, a good beer - a mix between a very strong wit and a tripel, with it teetering toward the latter. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, D.C. on 25-December-2007.

750ml - Poured a hazy caramel brown in color with a very large light tan head. Nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is big with malty sweetness, some citrus and faint coriander. Flavor is malty, but not quite as sweet as I expected. Lots of caramel and brown sugar. Some spice and a light yeasty sourness to keep it from being too syrupy sweet. Citrus and spices linger in the finish. Another great beer from the folks nord of the border...

Garrafa, em dezembro de 2007. Coloração âmbar turva, creme bege consistente e persistente. Cítrica. Cravo. Carbonatação alta. Levemente amarga, doce e salgada. Encorpada. Após um certo tempo, notei a presença de algo azedo.