La Terrible - Unibroue

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1,422 Ratings

rAvg: 4.18
pDev: 11.96%
Reviews: 858
Hads: 564

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Unibroue

Quebec, Canada

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 10.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (814), on-tap (42), nitro-tap (1), growler (1).

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Reviews by zhanson88:

zhanson88

California

3.9/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: This beer almost looks like a stout when it is poured. Initially it looks black, but when held up to light it does have a slight amount of deep ruby around the edges. It has a pretty robust khaki head that reduces to fine lacing.

Smell: This beer has 10.5% alcohol, and man does it smell like it. Boozy dark fruits are extremely prevalent in the smell. I can also get hints of dark malts and just a bit of smoke.

Taste: Very similar to the smell. Dark fruits with tons of booze. Very mild finish that is smooth.

Mouthfeel: The carbonation is just about right; not too much but not too little. It's pretty smooth overall with a pleasant finish.

Drinkability: At 10.5% ABV (and you can really taste the alcohol) it's not a terribly drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2010 02:46:25 | More by zhanson88

More User Reviews:

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%

06-20-2013 00:12:22 | More by jbarletto

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

06-18-2013 00:54:48 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

GMUPatriot_inKansas

Kansas

3.5/5 rDev -16.3%

06-17-2013 00:48:28 | More by GMUPatriot_inKansas

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

06-16-2013 17:16:43 | More by TheBeeraholic

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750 dated

Pours very black with little of an off tan head. Dark fruits and very pungent cherries. This beer has a massive sweet cherry note. Almost like koolaid. A syrupy beer. Thick in flavor and texture. A lot of the Belgian yeast comes though ads a good bit of spiciness. A bit of caramel and bit of breddyness. A sweeter beer. High carbonation. Smooth in feel and not a lot of sting. Overall, pretty darn good stuff, a strong beer with dark cherry notes and other dark fruits.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 00:41:53 | More by TwelveOunces

jnolan

New Jersey

4.5/5 rDev +7.7%

06-15-2013 01:49:37 | More by jnolan

gleemonger

California

4.13/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Dark reddish brown, almost black, with a massive, frothy off white head that sticks around for a while, shrinking down to a nice creamy head with some spotty lacing.

Plenty dark fruit and yeasty aromas, with just a hint of roastiness. Smells like it'll be pretty sweet. Not super complex, pretty basic for the style, but nice.

Woah, even more sweet than I thought it was going to be, phew. Sweet dark fruits, banana, a touch of chocolate, just a hint of roast. Okay, after the initial smack of sweetness, it mellowed out a tad and is fairly well balanced. Slight bitterness and a little booze on the backend too.

Pretty heavy body with a lightish carbonation, but a nice bite.

Not my favorite of the style, but pretty damn good for sure. I'd definitely get it again, especially considering the always great price point of Unibroue brews which are always satisfying and well done.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 20:41:46 | More by gleemonger