Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Chambly, Canada

Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a thick white head. A little grainy at first, but opening up into some light pear, caramel, and hay notes. A faint light sourness at the start, more of a crisp acidity really. Honey, hay, and light fruit. Finishes dry and a bit sweet. The abv on here is hidden quite well.

75cl corked bottle. Poured out a hazy yellow colour with a nice white head. Aroma spice and fruit, nice tripel. Flavour was earthy spice. Well done tripel.

Bottle - LCBO: Hazy golden orange, small white head. Citrus & wheat aroma, reminds me of la mild Hefeweizen. Flavour: A citrus and spice mix, really enjoyable, the alcohol is well hidden (I didn’t notice the ABV till I went to put the rating in) it has a long lemon finish. Nice indeed

hazy gold, strong active bright white head. notes of white fruit, though very faint. of course there’s soft and gentle belgian yeast but also fresh cut green pine as well. effervescent with notes of strawberry, hay, orange and honey. this beer has become a template for others to follow in my mind when comparing the style, though no one component of this particular beer stands out. the whole is bigger than the sum of the parts.

Great beer, much better than a lot of belgians in my opinion, at least for the price.

THIS is what a Belgian style is all about. Might just be one of the best beers made in North America. They should be awfully proud of the yeasts they accumulated to produce this gem.

From a 12oz Bottle. Twist off cap. Pours a hazy, ripened banana skin yellow color with a finger of fizzy white head. The head falls apart rather quickly, but a steady stream of bubbles keeps churning up the center of the wispy film, encouraged by the D in my Duvel glass, letting me know it’s still alive. A vigorous swirl churns up a renewed serving of frothy white, but it recedes back to the prior state in a relatively short-lived time. An earthy Belgian yeast presence makes it’s self known instantly, bringing out notes of shittake mushrooms, bright pepper, and a smidgen of bandaid. A distinct, citrusy, candied orange aroma also appears, along with some herbal coriander. As it warms, the fruit notes become more forward, as does the coriander. I’m getting a nice little squeeze of lime and gentle cardomom. Light bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel that melts across the tongue with a soft, creamy wheatiness. Silky palate with a touch of wheat acidity. Some of that spicy yeast character jumps out right away, tickling the palate, and the subtle bandaid quality from the nose is still there, but only noticeable when looking for it - the pepper characters tend to dominate. Not nearly as fruity or sweet as in the nose. The coriander notes get a bit too strong for me in the finish, and although it results in an expceptionally dry conclusion, I find it gets a bit too herbal. Pretty enjoyable overall, but I have a hard time getting into the yeast characters of Unibroue beers in general (this one being no exception) and the coriander flavor is too much for me.

Grassy hop notes float on a bed of sea air and honey. Beautiful brew all the way around from the pillowy white head to the sun drenched gold hue and the wonderful nose and mouthfeel. Notes of white fruit and candy with a bit of almond blossom and lemon zest. Wonderful clean spicy finish.