La Terrible - Unibroue

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - Pours a dark cola brown with 2 fingers of bubbly beige head.

Smell - Traditional Unibroue yeast, dark fruit (cherry, plum), hint of oak, vanilla, spicy aroma.

Taste - Once past the spicy yeast strain, you are instantly hit with the dark fruit, oak, and vanilla flavours. A touch of sweetness, but nothing near cloying. Very complex. ABV is well concealed.

Mouthfeel - Medium-to-full bodied with light-moderate carbonation. A little bit of pleasant stickiness.

Overall - A complex and enjoyable Belgian strong dark ale by Unibroue. There are so many flavours playing on the palate. Almost wine-like. ABV is so well concealed this could be quite dangerous! If you find a bottle in your local shop, don`t forget to pick one up.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2012 02:46:08 | More by leaddog

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

zillo043068

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-10-2013 18:44:10 | More by zillo043068

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -34.2%

05-10-2013 16:57:15 | More by Caudalie

Groulxsome

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-07-2013 17:40:31 | More by Groulxsome

hopoilcrazy

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-05-2013 23:15:02 | More by hopoilcrazy

nullbort

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-04-2013 12:55:49 | More by nullbort

greenbr

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-02-2013 22:19:40 | More by greenbr

FliryVorru

Alabama

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

05-02-2013 19:53:39 | More by FliryVorru

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

05-02-2013 04:37:08 | More by Crimsontider22

RichK1

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-26-2013 17:41:54 | More by RichK1

bmurray10

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.3%

04-22-2013 18:37:47 | More by bmurray10

strib

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

04-21-2013 03:11:49 | More by strib

Meleah

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-21-2013 03:10:20 | More by Meleah

alex_hart

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-20-2013 16:42:02 | More by alex_hart

mikeradebaugh

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-18-2013 02:06:29 | More by mikeradebaugh

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -28.2%

04-16-2013 09:50:00 | More by Kelp

prlykens

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

04-16-2013 03:45:47 | More by prlykens

Beelzebeer

Newfoundland (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

750ml bottle, served in chalice, no BB date, but it's not terribly old. Roughly 6 months?

A - Near black with 1" head that quickly dissipates. Darker than others in the style.

S - Tanned leather, some dark fruits,

T - There's a tobacco that comes through that I'm finding a little off-putting. Everything else is pretty typical. Some leather in there, belgian dark sugars, standard fare.

M - Not bad. That Unibroue effervescent super small bubble is there. Interrupts with the taste a bit, but not too badly.

O - Not bad. Won't say no, but there's better ones out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 04:04:11 | More by Beelzebeer

gutbuster

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-14-2013 01:07:11 | More by gutbuster

Skott1123

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

04-13-2013 18:57:51 | More by Skott1123

AlkaholTester

Nevada

4/5  rDev -4.3%

04-12-2013 07:33:20 | More by AlkaholTester

AugustusRex

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

04-12-2013 06:14:29 | More by AugustusRex