Unibroue Maudite

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chambly, Canada

Hazy dark amber color with a medium fizzy off-white head. Very spiced aroma. Sweet spiced flavor with some light hints of fruit.

[192-20070120] 750mL. Faint alcohol and yeast aroma. Cloudy, amber brown body with a medium-lasting foamy light brown head. Yeasty bread flavour with unique blend of licorice or anise. Medium body, noticeable but not unpleasant alcohol. Another excellent concoction by Unibroue.

Unibroue makes the best beers at stronger alcohol levels and this one is no exception. I really enjoyed the balance here and the murky brown appearance. Spicy notes and malt character abounds. Fantastic.

Bottle: Aroma is fruity, mostly citrusy. Pours a nice reddish orange with a fair amount of sediment and a big white head with some pretty good retention. Moderate lacing. Flavor is very sweet and citrusy. Slight alcohol taste. A little hop finish. Short lived hoppy aftertaste. Very typical of Unibroue.

Bottle pours a thick hazy brownish orange, large frothy off-white head, spastic lacing, with lively carbonation.   Strong dark bready nose, sweet, with a hints of spices and alcohol.   Strong bready flavor up front, slight dark pitted fruit follows, with a spicy alcoholic kick at the end.   Fairly dry finish.   Medium to full body and mouthfeel.   Slight bitter tinge on the aftertaste.   Fairly tasty.

Appearance: Pours a clear, humble, brown body with a full, pillowy, light beige head. Smell: Toasted wheat malt aroma with a distinct waft of alcohol and notes of lemon zest, bananas, dark brown sugar and various spices. Taste: Toasted wheat maltiness with a good dose of cinnamon, clove spiciness and a dose of brown sugar sweetness. Orange and lemon peel. Dried banana chips. Sourish yeast character. Underlying hint of alcohol always present. Some bitterness on the drying finish. Grows more clovey as you go. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Moderately carbonated. Soft mouthfeel. Drinkability: Paired rather well with the movie Eraser.

Rating (12/31/2004): Sweet and malty aroma. Almost reminds me of a barley wine. Aroma fades with head dissapation. Was cloudy and fizzy with a thin head and nice red/brown color. Has a good thickness. Tasted like bubble gum, pitted fruit, and banana. Almost a bit sour when swallowed. 7, 4, 7, 2, 13 = 3.3

Rerate 4/16/2006: I picked up a 12 oz bottle of this because I thought I hadn’t had it before. Anyway, I realize I basically haven’t because I had it so early into my rating career. So, I crack open the twist off bottle. I realize that I probably had this in the 750 mL format before. Anyway, then beer pours to a coppery body with a tall foamy white head and nice lacing. The aroma is mangoes, dust, pineapple, extreme yeast. The flavor is bubblegum, yeast, dried banana chips, raisins, light port wine. The palate is medium-full bodied, creamy, light tartness, effervescent, minerally, nicely warming.

Nice sweet malty aroma, caramel and toffee, sugar, figs, Belgian yeast. Dark amber-brown, cloudy (with dregs) with off-white foamy lacing head. Medium-heavy watery body with medium-high carbonation. Starts sweet and malty, with caramel, and some light bitterness. Finish is drier, yet still sweet, with obvious alcohol. After is a bit warming, with more dry bitterness and a light nutty sweetness. Good balance, though a little watery.