A Canadian classic! Today's beer is a Quebecois Belgian-style tripel. It comes in a 750mL brown bottle, and has 9% alcohol/vol. Woohoo! Like all Unibroue beers (or at least the ones I've seen), it has a cork instead of a bottle cap.
It took a bit of work, but I eventually got the cork off. The aroma from the bottle was mostly spicy. Once poured, the aroma turned more fruity. There was a medium sized off-white head (about one finger width) which diminished but never fully disappeared. The beer was yellow in colour (I was expecting something darker). There was some cloudiness from the yeast.
The first sip surprised me. I hadn't had a beer like that before. The spiciness really came through at the start of the sip, but by the end it had changed to a light sweetness. The beer had a very soft feel in the mouth. I could definitely see some people liking this beer, but I found the spice to be too distracting. For such a highly-rated beer, I was fairly disappointed.
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