Unibroue Quelque Chose

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

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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A: Spicy... cinnamon. bubblegum. a bit of cherry. A: Ruby red color. but zero head.... my bottle is flat as a pancake. T: more winelike than beer. Lots of spice and a bit of fruit. Almost like a christmas ale or so. P: No carbonation to hide any of the flavors. huge spice note. bubblegum. spice finish. it’s ok. Overall there are some interesting things here, but the lack of carbonation (whether it be intentional or an accident) really takes a lot away from this one. It lacks a crispness that would make the spice really shine.

750ml bottle (room temperature) - pre-pour thinking: this is going to explode all over my desk like most Unibroue beers. Wow! nothing happened. Smells like Dubble Bubble gum. Pours like a liquid red grape with huge bubble that disappear. Nose is cherry, currant, and all around "berry" - Platonically speaking: a lower form of berriness. Through metonymy, I’m think NyQuil cherry flavor and I hope I don’t puke soon. Shh, the secret ingredient in a Flaming Moe is cough syrup. My gums are stinging. The cherry aftertaste is quite pure. Ya quelque chose de sinistre la dedans: c’est comme si les cerises cachaient du sang. C’est presque le crime parfait car il y a un soupçon. Tart and sweet. interesting and "heady" as the credit card hippies called the more expensive "stuff" at Red Rocks back in the Summer of 2001. PS: I had it warm as well and it made the booziness more apparent and also reminded me of December in 2001 when I was in Strasbourg (FR) for the Christmas market. I had an awesome waffle with powdered sugar and a cup of warm red wine. man it was cold that night. Frank Booth would kill 2X if he had this beer warm.

Pours red brown with no head. Aroma is cherries and spice. Taste is cherries and clove

September 2010. Bottle. Cherry and spice aromas. Redbrown color with an offwhite head. Flavors are more cherry, syrup, sugars and spice. Good beer, but one is enough.

This gets high marks for acknowledging the beer for what it is: complex and unique. Could I have more than one a year? No. The cherry and other tart fruits is what hits your nose. Maybe some wood as well. The color is a deep ruby or cranberry. No head or carbonation on this one. The taste was in between wine and cider. Cherry that verged on cough syrup were it not for the sweetness and other flavors. Some spice and more wood with a little alcohol. Well done but best saved for special occasions.

Cherry juice anyone? Deep, full cherry flavor in a dark red beer with almost no carbonation (cork will not pop easily). What impressed me most about this beer is that it has a quper rich flavor and a godo bit of alcohol but it’s not sticky or syrupy at all. In fact, it’s quite drinkable. Good stuff.

Bouteille 750ml (2002). De couleur ambrée-rouge et voilée. DÉGUSTATION FROIDE : Nez de cerises sûres, d’épices (cannelle, clou de girofle) et très léger d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes sirupeuses. Goût fruité (sirop de cerises, notes de cerises sûres) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un petit goût épicé (cannelle, notes de clou de girofle) puis en finale l’on retrouve des traces boisées et de vanille. Post-goût moyen, très légèrement sûr de fruits (cerises sûres) avec des petites notes épicées. DÉGUSTATION CHAUFFÉE : Nez fruité (cerises sûres, notes de cerises sucrées) et assez épicé (surtout de cannelle, léger de clou de girofle, traces de muscade) englobé dans des vapeurs d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture moyennement sirupeuse. Goût fruité (cerises sûres, léger de cerises sucrées) avec un goût épicé piquant (cannelle, léger de clou de girofle, notes de muscade) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi rapidement d’une légère chaleur d’alcool avec des notes de sirop de cerises puis en finale l’on retrouve de faibles notes boisées. Post-goût moyen-long, composé d’un goût fruité aux notes sûres (cerises) et d’épices. (2005). Rating basé selon ma dégustation chauffée, comme indiqué.

A - Dark brown-red with a touch of bubbles around the edges. S - Sweet caramel and dark caramel malts, sour cherries, other dark fruits, vinegar, some Belgian yeast. T - Sweet caramel and dark caramel malts, sour cherries, and other dark fruits, acidity, some Belgian yeast character. M - Medium bodied with low carbonation. Smooth and a bit thick with a sweet and lightly sour finish. D - Nice fruit beer. Could use a bit more carbonation, however the flavors are really nicely balanced.

750 ml bottle. Aroma rich of cherries and some malt. Taste is very sweet, artificial fruit/berries.

Dégustation à 65 degrés d’une bouteille datant de plus de 10 ans (août 2002) ; saveur puissante et légèrement sûrette de cerises, cette bouteille avait vieilli à la perfection, assagie et savoureuse. Sucrée mais merveilleusement balancée.