Unibroue Maudite

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

A: Pours a nice hearty robust red color with a medium head into the Maudite Tulip....how else would you drink it? There is a steady stream of small bubbles rising to the top which keeps this red brew bubbling like lava. S: Nice malty aroma with tons of dark fruits noted. I smell Figs, Black Cherries, and a hint of dried Apricot. Behind all of that there is a mild hoppiness to this brew. I detect a slight aroma of orange peel. Refined.... I think so! T: Quite possibly the best brew to come out of Canada. It is right up there with La Fin Du Monde another Unibroue offering. I actually think I prefer this one though. There is just more substance to it. I taste tons of nice sweet malty fruits. Cherries, Apricots, Orange, and Peach. The Malty backbone is splendid but there is a wee bit of hops in here with the taste of lemon or lime zest. It’s complex yet very refined. I love the Unibroue beers and Canada should hang their hat on these because it is NO DOUBT ABOUT IT...it is the best they have to offer. M: Medium bodied. Slightly effervescent, yet very drinkable.

750 mL Bottle. Pours an amber brown colour with a dissipating white head. The aroma is of spice and fruit. There is a lot of spice in the taste as well, its is sweet and malty too. The beer is enjoyable even though I am not one for beers that have a lot spice flavour to them.

Bottle. Hazy bronze, beige head that rapidly become just a rim and 1mm layer. Berries and cherries, some earthy aromas. Inviting. Quite carbonated and light. Some overt alcohol. Sweetness balance with citrus. Dry finish.

A terrific beer. This, while being a belgian-type ale, appeals to those of us who enjoy the qualities of British ales - while remaining faithful to the complexity, thickness, and malty sweetness of a belgian double. This is one of Unibroue’s best offerings.

33 cl bottle, Fargo, ND, USA via Winnipeg. Hazy apricot colour, vibrant carbonation with a thick frothy pond-scum like head. Bread, cloves, and alcohol aroma. Sweet, full body and quite smooth for the strength. Mild nuttiness at the end with medium alcohol and some faint sourness easing through. Very enjoyable.

Pours a cloudy brown/yellow, thick head of dense off-white foam, so dense it’s almost like meringue, took quite a while to settle down. In hindsight I should have used a Trappist glass. Aroma is yeasty, very faint. Taste is sweet and malty, some subtle spices, maybe a hint of cherries. I wish it was more bold, though; taste is a bit too subdued.

Pours a very hazy, nearly opaque walnut with an off-white head that leaves a nice soft blanket atop. The head retains very well and has a very small bubble composition. The aroma has the ever familiar banana and clove aroma of hefe/wit yeast, but with the dark fruit and leathery aroma of a Trappist yeast. There is also some bready and caramel like malt along with very faint hops and peppery spices. Mostly sweet at first, the flavors are what you would expect from the aroma. Toffee and dark fruit with some yeast at first, fading into a soft nothingness. The mouthfeel is perfect. Light and rich at the same time, with quiet but busy carbonation. There is a small amount of alcohol on the end.

Lots of stuff hapenning here and it’s all good. Very malty, several spices, and (to me) different hops on the back end. Never had a beer with that many different things going on - but it all works!!!