Unibroue 16

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

Pours a slightly opaque dark brown/amber with a nice head and some lace. Wonderful sweet & fruity aroma, slightly floral hops. Tastes fantastic! Amber and some brown malt, floral and slightly ferric hops, dark apple and cherry flavours as well. Great creamy body, slightly over-carbonated. Great beer, wonderful balanced flavour, nice body, If this weren’t $10/bottle I’d keep it on-hand at all times!

Mahogany with a frothy head and stringy lacing. Nose is full of yeast and malts. Some candy aromas and almost a touch of soda. Flavor is just a bit metallic. Not much, but just a hint of penny in the beginning there. Sweet caramel and brown sugar roll in next. This is definately a dessert beer. A bit of heat at the end as well.

Bottle from Country Club Liquors, Bakersfield, CA; Nose of cloves, caramel, yeast, and light fruitiness; copper, lightly hazed witha huge 6 inch yellowish head that slowly receded and heavily laced the glass; flavor of caramel apples and spicesl excellent Belgian!

[750 mL bottle, corked & caged]: Explosive cork removal – thick, ivory foam that slowly settles into a thin film with a patchwork of lily-pads on a bright red-gold body. Harsh bubble gum alcohol on the palate, first thought is this needs some time in the cellar…softer as it warms with the characteristic Unibroue yeast wrapping the tongue with cherries, blueberries & bitter honey. Red-orange fire body gets darker with the yeast towards the end of the bottle. Finish is floral and herbal – this (though the yeast is the same) is different and friendly and welcome to the dark Belgians that have been present in these anniversary ales in the past – sort of a mix between 10 and Terrible – very nice…

The color is a rich amber with a good head. The taste is sweet caramel with some fruitiness. The malt in this beer is quite present. It is very similar to Maudite but a higher alcohol %. It is very good but I prefer Maudite.

Sweet sugar and apples on the nose. Pours a rich amber. Very cidery and dry with strong notes of caramel and brown sugar.

Palate was light and carbonated, textured a little thin, but solid for the style. Sweet and slightly nutty, can taste some alcohol but not overpowering. Malts were powerful, something a bit salty and dry/bitter on the finish though, that kept me from rating higher.

Pours a glowing amber red, with a very thick frothy off white head. Quite hazy. Smells kind of sweet, malty, some apple, and molasses. Taste is very sweet, almost has a vinous, wine character to it. Quite big on the malts, and that all too familiar Unibroue yeast taste as well. Really quite flavorful. Get some nice cinnamon or brown sugar in the finish and the aftertaste, which is just slightly bitter. Good effort here.