Unibroue La Fringante

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Chambly, Canada

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Pale yellow typical Unibroue, these beers are so similiar you wonder why they make so many varities.Light hazy straw yellow, medicinal smells of Aluminum ,alcohol and subdued fruits, oranges, bananas. Thin fizzy palate is a letdown, bitter,watery this beer is lacking, it lacks palate, flavour and anything that would make it stand out,shame on you Unibroue this is simply a mass produced macro style belgian,and NOT recommended.

Bottled. Orange colour with lively quickly vanishing head. Rich aroma of fruit, peach in perticular. Sweet and malty, velvetty soft. Balanced and dangerously drinkable with a smooth finish full of burnt sugar.

Yet another belgian strong ale from obrien's. Very smooth, a dark yellow coor. Lots of head and carbonation. Muchas Spices are yet again combined to create the unique flavor.

Woo hoo....beer NUMBER 200!!!!!! I got a chance to try this one last night at Obriens thanks to the always Bestest host in the world, Tom Nickel!!! It poured a very light yellow, with a fairly large head and a wild wild sea of carbonation. The aroma was just brimming with spice...so much so that it got up my nose and burned the HELL out of something up there (hopefully not my brain..) It had hints of wood, spices, and yeast in the aroma specifically. The tatse was very yeasty, extremely spicey and peppery, with undertones of citrusy lemon hiding in there making for an extremely bittering experience. The carbonation made the drink very soda-like almost and really took away from the ability to distinguish and enjoy most of the flavors and spices this thing had to offer. This one ended very dry as expected, but also threw in a nice tartness right in the finish. I think the pepper was a bit overboard, but i really liked the lemon/citrus qualities here. Well, 200 and onward we go....

UPDATED: FEB 23, 2003 Cloudy bright yellow and thin head..aroma was a combination of a little citrus, a little yeast, and some orange peel..mouthfeel was very fizzy..nice unsweet citrus notes..hinting at lemon..slight burn in the throat and a warming sensation come from the 10% alcohol.

I was ever so glad to get a large taster of this beer. the cloudy golden color was intriguing. the aroma was sweet with spices and alcohol coming through too. the flavor was sweet alcohol and a spicy finish that creaded the alcohol out quite well. the balance was lovely. the finish was clean and smooth both in flavor and feeling. the high carbonation made the flavors dance on the tongue. i dont know how i can get more but i am certainly glad that i got to try this delight.

UPDATED: APR 19, 2004 (Bottle) 02/22/03 - I have been very careful with this bottle of La Fingante and it looks to be turning out well. Pours a medium, frothy white head that slowly dissipated to an edge lacing. Body is a cloudy, light honey colour. Highly spiced aroma with some yeast and sour grapes. Flavour of fruit, citrus and maybe some oak mixed in with the cloves. Fairly straight forward and not nearly as complex as Terrible or the anniversary beers; somewhere along the lines of Unibroue 1837. Delicious none the less. (Original) 02/12/03 - I really thought the gods were looking down on me this day. Enfin, La Fringante... mon amour! C'est quoi ca? Pours NO head and a cloudy-orange amber body? No carbonation? Aroma of spice, yeast and citrus. Flavours of alcohol and citrus. Dry finish. I am quite certain that this bottle has gone flat. MERDE! Damn you God! What did I do to deserve this? (sob) (Original Rate: 1.8)

cloudy golden-orange colour, few head, deeply complex aroma of spices and lemon with notes of orange, grapefruit, yeast and gingerbread tart and bitter, acid with a very long bitter gingerbread and citrusy finish - waouhh !

Pretty golden colour and a strong white head. Aroma of sweet fruit (hints of orange, apple, peach...) and fragrant spice (most notably coriander). More fruit and spice in the flavour, giving way to pepper and yeast and alcohol warmth in the finish. Definately recognizable as the cousin of 10, but not quite as good.

Golden, hay colour. Fruity aroma with peaches and apples being the most noticable. Quite yeasty but you come to expect that with Unibroue beers. Lots of alcohol in the taste, nice and warming though. Quite a good beer.