Unibroue La Terrible

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chambly, Canada

Bottle. Dark brown, tan head. Aroma: Malt, yeast and alas cork. Flavor: Malty and yeasty. Low bitterness. Warming.

25 oz bottle, 2004 vintage, via Secret Santa Murphy (pdee), Christmas 05. Pours a clear dark brown colored body under a fairly small very fizzy beige head that lasted forever due to the excess carbonation. Aroma is classic Unibroue. Lots of fruitiness, though with a slightly thicker malt presence than most of their beers, with lots of their characteristic yeast. Notes of raison, plum, and coffee. Flavor mirrors aroma, various dark fruits, lots of Unibroue yeast, even stronger on the raison and plum. Lightly peppery on the finish. Mouthfeel is identical to most of the other Unibroue beers I’ve had. Medium bodied with tons of fizzy prickly carbonation that makes for a foamy mess. This is probably the beer that benefited more than any I’ve had in a long time from being allowed to breathe for a long time. Each of the three glasses I had out of this bottle were much better 45 minutes after pouring than directly after. The extended time spent in my Chimay chalice really let alot of the carbonation blow off.

Bottle. Poured a dark brown from the bottle and appeared black and opaque in the glass with a huge almost soapy off-white head that was mostly lasting. There was beautiful carbonation and I could actually see the head building up from the bottom as it slowly disolved from the top. Lacing was fair. There was light malt aroma and some light yeast but plum, apple and red wine were the dominant odors. There was also a touch of alcohol. I loved the aroma, but it could have been a little stronger with less alcohol. There were heavy flavors of sweet, dark fruit (like figs) and a touch of chocolate with just a little bitterness and a short finish. The flavor improved greatly as it warmed. The body was medium to full and both a little dry and a little syrupy with fizzy carbonation and a moderate alcohol finish. Great carbonation but not enough body. It was a little different than other Unis I’ve had, but still had that special something that lets you know it’s a Uni.

750 bottle-This poured out to a dark,cola looking color with a huge tan head.The aroma was of malt mostly.The taste was also malt,spices,like cloves,similiar to Aventinus with a slightly bitter finish.Great lacing for this beer.Good brew!

Dark pour with light tan head, larger than normal head. Aroma of caramel and coffee with some faint fruit. Taste of brown sugar, smooth for something with almost 11% alcohol. Fantastic finish.

2004 bottle. Poured dark. No light come through. HUGE head. Slight tan head. Calmed down quick. Smells like Asti champagne. Overly carbonated. Tastes like dirty Belgian candy sugar. Not a fan of this style or this beer.

750 shared with brie on christmas eve eve. clove and apple flavors dominate... this is very sweet and the brown sugar flavor hides the 10.5abv... this is my kind of strong ale from a great fake belgain brewery in canadia

2004 Bottle. Deep brown with a hint of red with a fizzy head. Aroma of pineapple, cherry, and apple. Taste has a lot of yeast to it with flavors of apple and cherry with some spices added in. A tad thin, but overall a quality brew that I wouldn’t mind having a bit more of.