Unibroue Quelque Chose

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Fruit Beer
Chambly, Canada

Pours still, red/brown, very slightly cloudy, almost no head. Nose is cherry and pumpkinspice. Flavor of sour cherries, pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg. Sweet/sour. No hops. No alcohol flavor at all. Very very yummy.

Bottle into stem glass, purchased at Frugal MacDougal’s, Nashville. We didn’t drink this hot (have to try that), pretty much room temp. I was very impressed by the cherries in this one, they jump out at you right away on the smell. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used Rodenbach yeast on this one, the cherries had that nice warm smell. Also on the nose: some dark grain malts. Dark transparent ruby brown in the glass. Flavors are sweet and warm cherry, maybe a little apricot lurking below, and some nutmeg (I can see why it should be warm). Other than that, not much. It’s straightforwardly delicious, but it would be nice with more complexity. If chilled, would be great with cheesecake.

Got this from a trade with Moejuck, thatnks Joe! Had this hot, heated up on the stove, but I did give it a sip and a whif at room temp, which was extremely different from what I got when heated to roughly 150 F. The pour was, you guessed it, red with no head at all and no CO2 left after the heating process. The nose was heavily affected by the vapoization of ethanol. The aroma was semi-tart cherries and BOOZE. The flavour was sweet cherries and a bit of wood/vanilla. This is definitely a slow sipper, but as it cools, the booze is more well hidden and easier to drink. Good, but didn’t meet expecations.

This is a very interesting beer since you can drink it either cold,room temp or heated up. I chose to heat it up since i do not drink most beer like that. Initially whn i poured in into the pan to heat it was very rich in aroma mainly cherry and hints of vanilla. After i popured in into a glass it had a dark reed color no head at all and a smell of pure ethanol since it was hot. As i drank the beer you could really taste the booze as well as a nice cherry flavor which stayed around for a while.

Nice red-orange in color. This beer was very good cold, hot and at room temp. Nice cherry balanced with the malt.

Nice ruby pour with no head and very little carbonation. Warm spiced aromas emerge, that of cinnamon, applesauce, and cherry. There are some lingering clove and vanilla notes as well. The taste is marked by spice and fruit flavors which roll over the palate leaving a souring tinge on the back of the tounge and a quiet yeasty echo in the finish. Interesting and tasty brew. This proves to be versitile and could work in different situations, from winter warmer to summer refresher. Worth a try.

There is absolutely nothing that can fill the pocket this beer fills. Intense marachino-like flavors with whispers of mulling spices creates a perfect wintertime treat and a fun conversation piece. Although chilled and room temp is ok, hot is hot. The aromas actually come out more when it’s room temp, the subtle sourness and slight woody accents are absolutely enticing. Love it.

Bottle shared at Cbus tasting 9 I THINK by Moejuck...The best part of the evening was watching him drunk trying to heat this up!!! HAH. This was my first warm beer. Very very nice. Taste was cherries and cider. Perfect for a cool Ohio October night.