Unibroue Quelque Chose

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

I think I was born loving this beer. Despite the fact that I don’t think they were making it yet. Easily the best beer I’ve ever been in the same room as. And as my boss said, "Some things are more important than work."

The true beauty of this beer style, is the fact you can enjoy it a number of ways. In the summer months you could drink it cold as a cocktail or aperitif. You could enjoy it at room temperature and experience it as a kriek or fruit beer, but to really enjoy this beer, it should be served hot, the authentic way. It is first and foremost a winter warmer, and one of the most delicious ones you will ever taste. Coming in at 8% abv, and brewed with lots of pale malt, and cherries, Quelque Chose should be heated to "sipping" warm from the use of a double boiler, or 45 to 60 seconds in the microwave. Quelque Chose pours to a beautiful, bright ruby color with a slight white head that fades and a soft carbonation. The nose of this beer is amazingly good with vapors of hard candy cherry aroma and waves of alcohol. The palate is lush and full with wonderful flavors of ripe cherry, with touches of cherry sourness, that play against a soft malty base. This beer finishes with more of that wonderful warming cherry character and alcohol heat, as it slides down hot, and warms the belly. This beer is the ultimate winter warmer. It is the perfect beer to have after a cold day of shoveling snow, or as a beer to sit and relax with next to a roaring fire with a good book or movie. It is marketed in corked 500ml brown bottles and retails for $8. It is a bit pricey, but I say a style like this is well worth the money.

Looks like apple cider, smells like red wine, tasted like red wine, cinnamon, plums, and nutmeg. It seemed interesting to have this served hot... it was like 85 degrees out, but it seemed to me like I was in long johns sitting in front of a roaring fire. Holy crap is this stuff good... my second bottle made three of us happy... truly excellent!

Had the dad over for his birthday, watched the Jirov-Moorer fight, ate pizza, and drank fine beers, starting with this one. Poured the beer into the double boiler til it got nice and hot with a little cream-colored layer on top. Cherries were strong but good. I thought it tasted like a cherry cider (but w/out the alcohol). Definitely want to try it the other ways, but if you haven’t had it hot, try that first.

500 ml. dark bottle. Bottled on 08-08-2002. Corked and caged bottle. Opened without even a hiss, which is very unusual in itself. No carbonation, no head whatsoever. Served at room temp. First beer I've ever had that way. Poured out a deep garnet color, exceptionally clear as well. Aromas are of tart pie cherries, slight malt aroma, but nothing in the way of hops. I think hops would just get in the way here. Slight aromas of spices, mostly mulling spices. Nothing definitely definable, but has an esoteric quality all it's own. Slight tastes of higher alcohols, but no burning, and no definite alcohol bite to it at all. It has a slight oakiness to the aroma and tastes as well. Certainly woody in the finish. Dry, crisp, and well balanced make this a beer to seek out at all costs.

Bottle, warmed then iced at the Winking Judge. The smell of cinnamon and other spices fill the room as soon as it is poured. Looks great and tastes even better. Quite an interesting experience.

Truly a unique product. Big reddish foam attop a rich brown burgandy beer. Rich cherry aroma emminates from the syrup and flavour does not dissapoint. Definitely a great beer warmed up in a cup.

The cherry aroma is so intense it burns your nostrils. Unreal!! This beer is unlike anything else, the sweet cherry/spicy flavours are incredible. A perfect beer for a cold autumn evening. I also hear that it is good over ice in the summer.