Quelque Chose
Unibroue

Quelque Chose from Unibroue. 16.94 fl oz cork & cage bottle from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Picked up prior to 2014 because it was stored in our breezeway, prior to converting the breezeway to a sewing room in 2014. On room temperature shelf at distributor, stored at 40 F at home for the last 11+ years. Reviewed 08/02/26, review 3688. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol. The cork pulled fairly easily by hand, no decorker needed, with the as-expected non-POP.
Printed on rear label “Best before 31-12-2025.” Stored at home at 40 degrees F. Served both on the rocks and at 150.2 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 110.8 degrees F. Note: I switched from the hot snifter to a cup so I could hold it.
Appearance – 4.5
First pour – Red (SRM ?), clear.
Body – Deep red, almost black, (SRM ?), with scarlet highlights. Under direct light, blackish with scarlet highlights. When rear-lite, scarlet and clear.
Head – None, as foretold on the bottle. However, when it’s heated to 150+ F, a 0.4 cm almond crown with no cap appears.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – (Cold) Just some faint cherry. No alcohol (8 % ABV, as marked on the label). (Hot) Cherry and some spiciness, cloves. No cinnamon. No alcohol.
Flavor – 3.5 – (Cold). Slightly sour cherries. No cinnamon, malt, or hops. No alcohol. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Faint gastric warming. (Hot) Cherry and a bit of clove.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium: Just past watery: No carbonation.
Style: Follows the vague BA style description.
Final impression and summation: 3.75 Uncredited label art, but the gold on brown makes for an attractive bottle, although it was difficult to phocus for the photo. I do enjoy a good cherry Glühwein – this is almost the starting point for one. Too bad the cinnamon didn’t come through. I did, however, enjoy the hot version more than the cold.

 

Corked shared bottle at local tasting, bought at Ølbutikken (or was it Høkeren?), Copenhagen, may 2011. Sampled first cold, then hot. Auburn colour, no carbonation. Strong aroma of cherries, almonds, spices / spiced chutney and mulled wine. Sweet flavour, notes of cherries, spices and mulled wine. Better cold than hot. A pity there is no carbonation (bad idea).

 

 

flat, flat but interesting.

 

 

Thanks to Matt for this. The bottle was a little too old, even though the BB reads 2021. An interesting flavor to say the least.

 

 

I've had this beer for quite while...not sure how long. Unfortunately, no brewed date on the bottle, only a "best by" date of 2021. While I appreciate having that date, having the date it was made would also be handy. I suspect mine might have been better if it was fresher.

Pours ruby red with light brown hints. No head. No carb rising. Clear.

Aroma is musty, cherries, funky background aroma that I can't quite place.

Taste is cherries. Cloyingly sweet.

Mouthfeel is lightly dry. Mildly cleansing. Light mouthfeel.

Overall, nothing offensive but nothing that makes me want to drink another...or even finish this 750 ml. Too bad.

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, i never had the opportunity to try this beer fresh.

Cracked open with a best by date of 2025, this beer was seriously flat - which was too bad because I imagine it would be pretty great if it were fully carbed up.

Taste is great - sweet, a little tart, with some nice depth of character. Cherry flavors are there, but there is some dark fruit character, too.

Also, this is a beautiful deep pink color that is really just great.