Unibroue Quelque Chose

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

[2002 Bottle - expired 1½ years ago] I'm going to do all three recommendations since I have a whole bottle to share with me, myself, and I. It only said a slight fiz when I opened it - is it the ago? It poures red like a kriek should do and with no head at all - doesn't look much like beer. [On the rocks] The aroma is quite faint of cherries - but still rather sweet. The flavor is sweet with rather strong notes of cherries, cinnamon, and cloves. Sweet at first, cherries in the middle and cloves and cinnamon lingering in the end. A bit thin for the alcohol content or is it the meltet ice? and a little cloying in the end. [6/3/6/3/13] [Room temperature] The aroma is of mature cherries rather warm than sweet. The flavor is sweet with a nice cherry note, this time not too sweet, and it is rather a cherry end only with hints of cloves and cinnamon. The body is also better. I think all this one misses is some carbonation. [6/3/7/3/14] [Hot] At long last it has a little head but it soon disappears. The color is a clearer red than at lower temperature. The aroma is of cherries and very sweet almost a little cloying. The flavor starts out sticky sweet with strong notes of over-ripe cherries giving way to primarily cinnamon. I think the end is good - yet still a bit sweet, but the over-ripe cherries in the beginning is a little too much for me. [6/4/6/4/14] I must admit than I don't like this as much as the rest of You - but don't misunderstand me - it's still a good beer. I'll recommend it at room temperature, but I'm looking forward to comparing it to Liefmans Glühkriek. And at last I owe Alex (fiulijn) a huge thank You for trading me this one, which is not available in Denmark. Thanks, Alex.

Bottle 50 cl. Cold: Pours an almost clear reddish amber, no head and completely flat. Sweetish liqueur-like cherry aroma with an overripe feel and a light underlying acidity. 8/3/8/3/15=3.7

Hot: Clear, warm reddish amber. Very intense cherry aroma. Medium body with sweet’n’sour cherry notes. Very authentic cherry flavours. 271208

Cherry flavoured ale. Slightly tart and mature, tastes of fresh fruit. Treacherously easy to drink. Outstanding!

CBF07 sample from 22 oz. bottle. Pours brown/amber. Aroma of raisins, alcohol and general dried fruit. Flavour is distinct sour cherry with a, for my liking, too sweet flavour. Very fruity and sweet. Finish is sweet, too sweet - again. Overall too sweet for my taste, but honestly a good brew.

Bottle @ Københavnske Øldage 2007 in Copenhagen. Amber red color with virtually none head. Aroma is heavy cherry and cask wood / vintage, fruit, tart. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet (berry sweet). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

Bottle at KØ07. Good berry aroma, must be cherry, slightly citric. Hazy prune red colour. The flavour is rather sweet, and only slightly acidic to balance. Cinnamon aftertaste. Not very balanced, but actually drinkable.

Bottled, served cold. Clear red coloured with a white head. Acidic aroma with notes of cinnamon, cardemomme, berries and almonds. Acidic flavour of berries, marzipan and spices.

Date: May 05, 2003
Mode: Bottle Conditioned, 500ml
Source: Ziggy’s, Chattanooga
Words: cold
Appearance: a quiet piff upon remoqing the cork, pours clear red like cherry juice, one or two bubbles once popped leaving it headless
Aroma: sour cherry aroma
Flavor: nice clean strong cherry flavor with a slightly tart finish

Date: January 09, 2004
Score: iii to iiii
Words: hot
Aroma: cherry and nutmeg aroma, hint of sweetness
Flavor: rich cherry flavor, just the right amount of sweetness, no sourness or tartness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: ***4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.