Unibroue's "Terrible" - Friday Beer O'Clock Selection 1-7-2011
After a three week hiatus, Friday Beer O’Clock Selections are back!!! Seriously, I need to talk to whoever is in charge of scheduling these major holidays to make sure they don’t fall on a Friday in the future. That really puts a kink in Friday Beer O’Clock Selections.
With that out of the way, after three weeks of waiting, I am finally here to tell you that this week’s selection is Terrible! Yup, that’s right. I said Terrible!! Or as they say in Canada, “La Terrible”, Unibroue’s winner of 11 international gold medals.ABV: 10.5%Appearance:
Poured into a mug with a very dark opaque color, like a black abyss, forming a huge light brown head with spotty, but consistent lacing. For the record, the recommended serving glass is a chalice, the mug was all I had available.Aroma:
First up is a roasted sense of malted chocolate or dark cocoa with molasses and brown sugar, followed by dark fruity and spiced aromas.Taste:
Right away, there is a sense of good balance. Starting in front with sweet tart fruits. More sweet fruity tartiness than the aroma implies. The middle,leading to the back reveals more of the cocoa and spice expected from the aroma, with a dark fruity finish that rounds out the complexity of this brew with characteristics of a wine.Feel:
A nice smooth lighter-side-of-medium body with a wet finish. Moderate carbonation reminds you that this is a beer and not some expensive wine. Some warmth is presented by the alcohol, but well blended.Drinkability:
A well rounded brew with fantastic drinkability. Fun complexity, surprisingly refreshing, great flavors and smooth. Proceed with caution, at 10.5% ABV, you could easily find yourself “accidentally” inebriated.Validation: My wife was quoted -
“This isin’t terrible .. it’s freaking delicious” … “How can anyone name a beer this good “terrible”?There you have it folks. What do you think?
