Unibroue La Terrible

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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750 ml bottle into signature tulip glass, best before 11/15/2016. Pours fairly crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy khaki head with incredible retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a ton of streaming carbonation retaining the thick head. Aromas of big raisin, prune, fig, plum, apple, pear, molasses, toast, dark candi sugar, bread, clove, light pepper, bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of yeast ester notes with a good dark malt balance; and good strength. Taste of big raisin, prune, fig, plum, pear, molasses, toast, clove, pepper, bubblegum, dark bread, chocolate, dark candi sugar, and yeast earthiness. Slight fruity tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of light and dark fruits, molasses, dark candi sugar, toast, dark bread, clove, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity and balance of fruity ester flavors with a big dark malt backbone; and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a slick, creamy, and slightly syrupy mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic Belgian strong dark ale. Great complexity and balance of fruity ester and malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the gravity. A highly enjoyable offering as expected.

Big red wine nose. Some dark fruit and grape flavors. Really boozy and strong finish. Solid

750ml bottle. Black/brown with fizzy head. Yeast, champagne, oak, plum, citrus, vanilla, chocolate. Slight sour taste; rich and complex. Medium-bodied, and well-carbonated. Long, dry finish. Some of the usual Unibroue flavours but enhanced and given an interesting twist. Very good beer.

Aggressive pour. Lots of head, strawberry foam with tight bubbles. Aroma is full of fig, alcohol, and red grape. Light lacing and goes away quickly. Flavor is quite shallow with none of the flavors from the aroma on the palate. Dry finish with little aftertaste. Wouldja - No

A: Pours a rather gross slidgy brown color. A bit of lacing. S: Lots of fruit. Plum, currant, raisin, alcohol in there as well. T: Tastes great. Smooth. Huge fruit notes with only a subtle tinge of the belgian mustiness which really works well in this beer. Alcohol is present in the finish but not offputting. Maybe a little too sweet. P: very nice on the palate. Alcohol cuts though a bit much. Overall this is a really great beer. It has lots of fruit notes but is balanced out with some more earthy must notes in just the correct proportion. One of the best belgian’s I’ve had. Unibroue does not seem to disappoint.

UPDATED: JUN 8, 2013 Dark beer with an interesting aroma of fruits and sour berries. A little overly carbonated but a lot of taste, specifically, cherries, sour berries, and possibly plums or figs. Very tasty, hides the alcohol very well.

pours a dark brown with strong aromas of hay and fruit. mouthfeel is surprisingly light. lots of fruit: banana, sour berries and some candy. finishes with some light chocolate and similar fruit flavours.

Pours dark brown / red with a coarse tan head. Aroma is sweet malt, cherries, hint of banana bread. Taste is sweet caramel, raisin, date, cherry. Sweet malt finish. Great mouth feel, lively carbonation.

Appearance brown with a tan head aroma floral taste dried dark red cherries and long on the palate with a sweet taste

From a 75 cl bottle shared at home. Pours a cola brown with a tan head. Malty aroma. Flavors of caramel, dark red cherries, and candy sugar. Nice.