Unibroue Quelque Chose

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

Had this one chilled. Cork only made a small pop, like opening a wine bottle. Made only a few bubbles when poured. Pours a ruby red color. Aroma of tart cherries and clove. Flavors of cherries and cranberries with some clove and cinnamon. Medium body with zero carbonation. Interesting and different. To me this is like drinking fruit juice with alcohol.

50 cl. bottle. Supposedly similar to the Liefmans Gluhkriek, which I haven’t tried yet. When slightly chilled, poured a rusty brownish-red hazy color. No head at all- nada. Smells like kirsch w/ more sweetness and very strong coriander. Some underlying tartness and cinnamon in flavor. Medium bodied. Didn’t taste as good warm/hot: smelt far too boozy , although it was warming. Strong cherry aromas and flavors. Nice for the winter, but a tad pricey for what it offers.

pours light red/amber with small white head. aroma is of sweet cherries, roasted malt, and a little spice. drinks with some malt and sweet cherries up front and has some spice and sweetness finishing. after taste is of cherries and is quite pleasant.

Large Bottle. Pours copper red with a very light head. Aroma of cherries and spice. Taste very sweet, of cherry and some spice. Was a very decent beer.

Bottle, shared @ jbrus’s place, both heated and at room temp. Cherry brandy and marzipan in the aroma. Sugary sweet flavor with amarena cherries, milky notes and marzipan. Vinous, like the DDR cherry wines I had 20 years ago in Burgstädt near Chemnitz and got totally pissed from. Hints of anis and cinnamon. A bit too sweet. Personally I think this beer shouldn’t be heated.

Bottle@Home. Cherry and marzipan aroma. Hazy, red/brown colour, tiny off-white head, no lace. Very sweet, cherry, cherry pits, spiced. Sticky and sugary. When heating the beer it actually becomes better. Then the flavours blend into eachother.

2002 Bottle:
Bright copper & bronze coloured body with a non-existant head and a ruby tint atop not a single bubble - that’s okay, it’s been seven years. Aroma of bright strong cherries, potent mulling spices of allspice, clove, canella and some star anise. Medium-bodied; Nice spicey cherry flavour with a mild spice finish mainly showing allspice. Aftertaste shows sweet cherries, a bit of wheat and malt and a very mild spiceyness - nice! Overall, a nice beer - I have been waiting a long time to sample this, but as winter ends on the 7th year this bottle’s been around, I feel like I should finally tuck into it! Good to try when it’s warm - the alcohol comes out more, the cherries and spice dominate as well - but since I haven’t just finished skiing, I’d rather drink this cellar temperature. Definitely worth trying when you can get it! I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York sampled at home on 28-March-2009, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

750 ml, bb 7-17-2021. Just a small "poof" when uncorked. Deep copper-red with a smattering of thin bubbles. Tart cherry-raspberry nose also has hints of dark fruit syrup and cork. Flavor is tart cherry, but with enough sweetness to keep from drifting to sour ale territory. Also some notes of vanilla, dates and merlot. Medium body has some acidic tingle and is smooth, with just a touch of carbonation. Definitely a sipper due to the strong cherry taste.