Unibroue Maudite

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

Taster at the Balmoral Brewhaha. Well, I’ve got a bottle cellared at home, but let’s take this for a little "taste drive," okay? I draw a bit of cherry from the nose of my teeny black taster cup. Hard to see the beer’s color, but there is a nice fizzy head on it. This has some really nice fruity esters to it. And it’s got a sweet malt base with, of course, few hops to speak of. Nice drinking all around; I’ll look forward to to opening some more.

Pours a dark amber color with a medium off white head. Smells very sweet, like you’d expect from a Unibroue beer. Alot of candy sugar, Unibroue yeast, and sweet malts. The flavor is much the same. Has the typical Unibroue flavor. Pretty sweet on the palate, full bodied, very malty. Alot of dark fruit and sweet malts. The alcohol is there, but masked proficiently. Another good offering from these guys.

Poured a hazy golden orange with a thin but large belgian head. Nice retention throughout the entire session. Lacing was very inconsistant and conflicting. Some swallows it would stick wonderfully and some it would slip back into the beer. Nice aroma on this brew. The nose was hit with spicy peppers, clove, malts, raisins, herbs and yeast. A pleasure to inhale. Nice flavor as well. Very smooth and well balanced especially for being 8%. Nice flavors of lemon, orange, clove, yeast, coriander and peppers. Alcohol was very very well hidden and the warming effect in the mouth led to an excellent mouthfeel. The initial taste was excellent, the mid-palate was great but then on the finish this beer seemed to die on me, keeping it from a perfect 5 for taste. Overall a very solid offering. Unibroue knows what the hell they are doing.

Nice Belgian. Creamy white 3 finger head that is still there today. The aroma was yeast and alcohol. Taste was strong...full of malt, yeast and fruitiness. Finish was dry, crisp and clean. I know this should not be drank too cold, but let me tell you. It is refreshing. I let it warm as I drank it and it got more pronounced in flavor. Beautiful!

Pour is a dark brown with a big white head. Aroma is of corriander. Flavor is raisons,brown sugar and oranges. Very pleasing to the palate. A very spicy and excellent brew.

Pours a nice reddish-brown with some ivory head. Lots of fruity, slightly alcoholic nose. Malty flavors of fruit, a little yeasty. Pleasant palate, nice finish, with good lace. A pretty good Belgian.

750 ml bottle. Pours a beautiful, clear copper with a creamy off-white head that leaves good lacing as it diminishes. Aroma is sweet, bready and spicey with hints of dried fruits, citrus and summer flowers. Flavor is complex, fruity and malty, yeast, bitter and sour with a lingering sweet alcohol finish. Moderate full body and creamy carbonation. A real nice belgian style strong.

Great big head typical of Unibroue products. Nice and creamy on top with tons of carbonation. Aroma is semi sweet and malty and perhaps a big of green apple. Color is a medium amber orange. Flavor is a little thick and syrupy but quite tasty with more malts, a bit of caramel with a hint of alcohol. Finish is creamy smooth with a nice alcohol warming and a noticble yeast taste. Low bitterness. A very fine belgian ale and another great product from Unibroue.