La Terrible - Unibroue

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1,396 Ratings

rAvg: 4.18
pDev: 11.96%
Reviews: 856
Hads: 540

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Unibroue

Quebec, Canada

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 10.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (812), on-tap (42), growler (1), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by LampertLand:

LampertLand

British Columbia (Canada)

4.45/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Unibroue's 'La Terrible' @ 10.5% , a Belgian strong dark ale served from a corked 750 ml bottle purchased for $9

A-pour is a very dark brown near black in the glass with some ruby hues alongside the edge when held up to the light , with a big frothy off white head that leaves some thick lace along the goblet

S-classic Belgian yeast Unibroue style , strong on the nose , not unpleasant , just strong with hints of spice and dark fruit

T-a sweet fruit sugary start , malty spicey middle , with a hint of smoke in the bittersweet finish

MF-good carbonation , full bodied , not Unibroue's smoothest on the palate , still a well crafted beer thou

Ov-'La Terrible' only fault is how easy this beer is to drink , even with a couple of warnings I consumed this beer with ease , and felt it later , that said I would drink again before Maudite or Trois Pistoles , just respect the beer , sip & enjoy

prost LampertLand

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 19:51:34 | More by LampertLand

More User Reviews:

flip387

Texas

4.04/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Dark and rich looking, dark foamy head.

S: Strong spice almost sweet smell.

T: Rich spiced flavors, and floral hints. Smooth.

M: Slight to medium carbonation, tangy floral and spiced flavors.
Smooth pleasant after taste that is not to strong.

O: Very enjoyable dark beer, not to bitter and leaves a pleasant
after taste.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 16:41:22 | More by flip387

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

05-25-2013 03:51:57 | More by thebouch01

jonathaniler

Florida

5/5 rDev +19.6%

05-25-2013 00:35:22 | More by jonathaniler

CATVDK

Maine

5/5 rDev +19.6%

05-23-2013 00:21:08 | More by CATVDK

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-22-2013 20:03:25 | More by dcloeren

GinsuDave

Michigan

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 23:18:43 | More by GinsuDave

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-21-2013 20:27:51 | More by InspectorBob

BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

05-20-2013 19:04:44 | More by BeerForMuscle

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

05-20-2013 04:52:10 | More by Kmat10

craftbrew502

Kentucky

4/5 rDev -4.3%

05-20-2013 01:12:12 | More by craftbrew502

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

05-20-2013 00:58:38 | More by NJB145

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev -10.3%

05-19-2013 17:12:28 | More by tom10101

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5 rDev -10.3%

05-17-2013 16:58:00 | More by Zaphog

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

05-17-2013 03:16:48 | More by ElizabethEleanor

Hopinista

Nevada

4.61/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

750 ml bottle poured into Delirium snifter.

A: Poured a serious brown with 2 fingers of tan head. This is about as brown as you can get without being black.

S: I'm immediately hit with huge dark fruit notes. Figs, dates, prunes, cherries assault me right away, but then there's a subtle clove/cinnamon backbone. Just the faintest hint of yeast and alcohol creep through, but this is predominately a mulled dark fruit aroma.

T: The dark fruit comes through here as well. I get a nice malt flavor I didn't pick up at all in the nose. This reminds me a lot of chocolate covered dried figs, very delicious. Getting a slight espresso flavor as it warms a bit. I see that other people detect the ABV in this, I do not personally. I would never guess this was at 10.5% (But I would assume it's strong.) this one packs a punch so I'm sipping slower than I want to.

M: Velvety smooth. Moderate carbonation (even a bit toned down for Unibroue.) Feels surprisingly light given the complex flavor and ABV.

O: I'm just going to come out and say that I am absolutely in love with everything Unibroue makes (Except one beer in particular, which I won't name names[Maudite]) But this is actually pretty different from any of their other offerings I've had. Very complex and enjoyable. I love the depth of flavor which comes with no cost to the drinkability. If this beer wasn't 10.5% I could drink it all night. Another reason Unibroue has my vote for top 3 breweries on the continent.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 04:50:30 | More by Hopinista