Unibroue 17

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

Smells like sweet nuttyness. Dark amber lovliness with a creamy light headiness. Chocolatey, brandy, and brulee flavorness. Not lingering but yumminess. Very good beerness.

hazed cocoa maroon body with a hell of a head. on it. love the nose on this thingherbal sweet fruits and a vanilla scent. damn this tastes even better. everything the nose [romised and more. great full mouth feel, i don’t know if it is because i’m so f’ng stoned or if the beer is this f’ing good?the light banana yeast notes are rich and just end this beer amazingly well. plum deep caramel almost chocol;ate notes. just a bit of peach sweetness and lingering sugariness. this is a joy to drink. of course the red chili soy ginger chicken and rice i just had with this may have played a part too. 3 10 10 5 20 rerate: yes i was that stoned, and yes the beer was that good.

Aroma is strong, rich, malty, with just a hint of fruit - probably apple - and a hoppy, "rubbery" undertone. Color is a warm clear mahogany, and it pours with a very thick beige head that hangs around for a bit. Flavor is rich and mouth-filling, smoky, nutty, with both sweet and bitter tones and hints of chocolate and molasses. Finish is smooth and leaves a hoppy aftertaste.

A cold pour produces a murky greyish brown liquid w/ a tall frothy head that lingers. Lacing is classic.Strong sweet and spicey aromas waft to my nostrils. Ultra full nectar w/ gentle carbonation produces an almost creamy texture. A viscous malt body, a mild sweetness, and gentle bittering comprise the backbone of this monster. It’s so thick I almost sufficate. Nectarine, plumb, hikers dried fruit, banana, troicals, ginger, coriander and allspice. The list goes on and on. Mild cocoa, rootbeer, a defined touch of sweet and sour kiwi essence, and a litle acidity. The finish lingers longingly. I am happy to have met you 17!

Bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar. I kept wondering to myself when they would release the next numbered ale on lees, but good for me I found one when I did. A big bold nose of yeasty spices packed with a fruity and undeniable malt aroma. The flavor is so confusing and all over the map I don’t even know where to begin. First, there is the large profile of yeast that ranges from wild farmhouse styled yeast towards a lab created spicy yeast that shows signs of pepper, clove and some kind of green leaf that has been dried and added in addition. There is also a strong dosage of smokey flavor and perhaps a barrel aged wood aftertaste of some sort that causes some scrambled messages to my head. The delivery of alcohol is so strong yet smooth just hits the spot and does the trick making it well worth the price for the bottle. Lastly, the appearance was a dark brown with small signs of sediment showing up towards the end of the bottle, and has a sticky layer of foam that leaves behind a trail of lacing all along the Trappist glass.

鼮ml bottle) Purchased at Brewery Creek in Vancouver for $9.95. Pours a gorgeous lasting head with a deep brown-ruby. Nose of good malt, clove and ginger with date as a base. Flavour is unbelievably good - a return to Unibroue 10 or 11 - full bodied fig dried fruit, red wine, strong barley, green grass with a woody, burnt toast. So nice to see the return of a great Unibroue annual as opposed to those spearmint-crap years...

Bottle- A deep murky brown/orangey pour, with a frothy and thick mocha cap. Good lace left behind. The nose is just incredible on this beer. Huge on yeasty esters, loads of perfume and banana. Like banana cream pie, with nutty malts and deep dark pit fruits. The flavour profile is sweet but balanced. Loads of banana, berries, floral hops and tart yeast. Heaps of spices round it out. This is creamy and very drinkable for the weight. A complete surprise and a real treat. Like banana cream pie in a glass.

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours turbid reddish-brown with a huge off-yellow head. Nose is very complex; a mix of rasberry, strawberry, cherry, caramel malt, spicy yeast, port, figs, prunes. Tastes malty, dark fruity, witgh interlaced berries and spicy yeast throughout, plus some port, raisin, and blackberry brandy notes. Very complex, full-bodied palate that evolves nicely over time and shows no hint of heat. This one is outstanding.