Unibroue 15
Unibroue

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From:
Unibroue
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
213
Ratings:
252
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2017
Added:
Feb 17, 2006
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by FenwaySquid:
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Reviewed by FenwaySquid from Florida

4.08/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 750 brown bottle, champagne cork with cage; the date January 6, 2006 was embossed on the side, (I'm assuming that's the bottling date, not the best before) poured into an unibroue tulip blass.

Apperance: Pours a crystal clear golden orange-yellow color, tons of carbonation rising inside. Some sediment starts to come out the more I pour. The head formed a creamy off-white 2-3 fingers thick and retained nicely.

Aroma: Fruity, mainly oranges and apricots, and some spices.

Taste: Fruity, again apricots, balanced with a black pepper spiciness up front. It turned sweet in the middle with some candied sugar coming through. The finish was sweet and fruity, apples now, and lingered nicely. As the bottle gets closer to the bottom the unibroue yeast comes through in the finish.

Mouthfeel: For a 10% abv beer it was surprisingly light. Still full bodied, but more crisp than I would've imagined. The carbonation balanced well.

Overall: Two years of aging and it's still a damn good beer. Not my favorite of their offerings, but if you see one for sale I'd recommend grabbing it.
Aug 10, 2008
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

4.55/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Aroma is a complex mix of dark fruit/raisins and fruit. The flavor is dark fruit, mild raisins, yeast, malts and a mix of mild funk and warming alcohol in the finish. From my college days, wish this wasn't a one-off special, it was awesome.
Apr 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by yourefragile from District of Columbia

Jan 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by harpus from Alabama

Jul 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Brewski from Pennsylvania

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by kbuzz from North Carolina

Aug 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Aug 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by beernads from Florida

Jul 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Jul 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by emalc from Michigan

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Apr 10, 2014
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Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut

4.35/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pouring a cellar temp into a snifter. Figured it was time to go after this one after many years maturing in the basement. The beer pours a clear but sediment laden copper hue with a fizzy eggshell white head of 1 cm that fades to a sturdy edge layer rapidly after the pour.
The aroma is evident immediately with citrusy fruit and spice notes leading the way, I get some cloves and pear with a little musty funk buried in for good measure. I also get bready yeast notes that mix with the fruitiness to remind me of scones or muffins.
First sip reveals an average body with fine tingly carbonation and a little bit of a stickiness on my lips after the sip. The carbonation leaves a lingering feel on my tongue. I also get many burps from one sip, didnt think the carbonation was very high, but rethinking that now.
Flavor is sweet and spicy with toffee, pear, white grape, and then moves to cloves and some black pepper. the carbonation lingers on my palate after each sip, amazing.
Flavor is also some grain and bread with a little musty blanket on the finish. As the beer is warming now, I also get some anise, which i personally dont like as a flavor, but I suspect many would approve of in this beer.
I dont get any warming alcohol or other hints of the booze and this 10%er goes down a little too easy IMO.
Glad I sat on this, would be happy to have another downstairs, but I do not. Unibroue and the anniversary beers are usually good for many years and this one continues that trend. Bon Biere de la Quebec!
Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jun 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Apr 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by beer64nut from Missouri

Mar 15, 2013
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a hazy dark golden orange color with tangerine edges and a half finger off-white head that quickly settles into a thin, lasting ring. Spotty lacing left behind.

Slightly funky, earthy aroma with a decent balance of zesty spice, bready yeast, grassy hops and estery light fruit notes. Some pepper and clove followed by hints of bread, banana and bubblegum. Subtle earthy straw/hay character along with more banana, pear and apple. Seems to have held up well and still smells pretty nice.

On the fuller end of medium bodied with tight carbonation and a slight creamy texture. Heavily spiced up front with some pepper, clove and coriander lingering over the musty funk, bready yeast, light fruit and earthy hop notes into a dry, slightly tart finish. Strong bread/yeast presence with sourdough flavor followed by sweet banana, apple and pear flavors. Some earthy, grassy hops toward the end of the palate balance things out and prevents it from becoming too sweet. There's also some subtle alcohol sweetness in the finish but the high ABV is very well masked.

I didn't know what to expect going in but this beer has held up surprisingly well. Complex, flavorful and well balanced. Very slight oxidization but is still drinking very smoothly and the high alcohol content is toned down, giving off little to no heat. I'm having no problem going through this 750ml rather quickly.
Feb 20, 2013
Unibroue 15 from Unibroue
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 252 ratings