Can any other brewery, Belgian or not, top these 5 from Unibroue?

Comments like this make me wonder if the author of it has even truly tried one drop of beer from Unibroue. If you prefer Ommegang, thats fine. But to say that every single beer from Unibroue has been a drain pour? C'mon man, thats utter nonsense.

 

I care for Lost Abbey a great deal. But then again, I dont know if that makes it better...Both solid breweries, but lost abbey is very reasonable for the quality

 

I prefer Unibroue over Ommegang. Fin Du Monde by itself is the best beer that either brewery makes. La Terrible is incredible and doesn't get much love in these parts. Maudite, Trois Pistoles, Don De Dieu and Blanche de Chambly are all very good.

To Ommegangs credit, their Abbey Ale and Hennepin are very good, but none of their other beers measure up against Unibroues catalogue.

 

I prefer Unibroue over Ommegang. Fin Du Monde by itself is the best beer that either brewery makes. La Terrible is incredible and doesn't get much love in these parts. Maudite, Trois Pistoles, Don De Dieu and Blanche de Chambly are all very good.

To Ommegangs credit, their Abbey Ale and Hennepin are very good, but none of their other beers measure up against Unibroues catalogue.

 

Agreed. When I started drinking Belgians I blindly bought a Unibroue sampler that had La Fin du Monde, Don de Dieu, Trois Pistoles, and Maudite in it (the Apple was horrendous). It was one Holy Shit moment after another. I haven't broke open my Grand Reserve or La Terrible yet.

 

My bad. Deleted the post.

 

You are the first person in the history of the world to think La fin du monde is a drainpour.

 

Great beers for the value! IMO "La Terrible" is the Jewel in the Unibroue crown!

 

did you mean michael bolton?

 

Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder my friend.

 

No. I'm not a fan of it either. Used to like it, but these days there are so many better beers in my cellar, I don't bother with it. Plus I get that vaguely copperish-metalic taste from it, like I do from most of the Unibroue beers.

 

I blame Unibroue for getting me into this beer madness.

 

"not a fan of it" and pouring it down the drain are two very different things.

 

Been there and I'd choose Hennepin everytime. (Twice if they'd let me)

 

...and the cork that says "Unibroue". Just kidding. I agree with your post. I think their consistency over a wide range is impressive, and the pricing is great. Very few Belgian breweries bother to make such a wide range.

 

Allagash isn't even readily available in much of the state. Gotta go with what you can buy

 

I stand by every word, and yes I've tried almost all their beers.

 

La Fin Du Monde is the reason i fell in love with beer still one of my faves

 

La Fin Du Monde is hooked me and I use it to introduce those less tasteful to the world of good beer. You can get it at Trader Joes! Unibroue and Ommegang are two brewers that I can enjoy in the middle of the USA. Boulevard's Tank 7 (saison) and Long Strange Tripel are my fav's but they are my hometown brew. If you can get them, they are wonderful. Tank 7 is one complex brew.

 

Allagash White is everywhere in NYC, even the least crafty spot. Wits arent my cup of tea, but having had most of all three breweries line ups, I'd go Allagash, Ommegang, Unibroue. Mainly I think the first two are more willing to change and experiment. But Maudite will have a special place in my heart as one of the first beers to really wow me, going on 13 years ago

 

^^Amen

nothing against Unibroue, but I'll take the Ommegang lineup

 

I see you got that memo! Don't forget the cover letter

 

Unibroque is solid, thanks to Chimay . I still would argue however, While their brews are excellent, Nothing they make strikes me as being the best of the best. Something about a Belgian being actually fermented in Belgium makes it better to me. For North America though they are far superior and more old school. One of the very first Belgian beers I had back in the day was a La Fin Du Monde.

 

La fin du monde is one of only 3 beers I've given a perfect score. It's amazing for a belian style beer and inexpensive. For price point I think it may be one of the best on the planet.

 

I love to sample North American brewers attempts at Belgian styles. I think all of these brewers are tremendously successful at their craft (in no particular order):

Unibrou
Ommegang
Jolly Pumpkin
Funkwerks
Anchorage
Russian River
Allagash

I have gotten tremendous enjoyment out of just about every brew I've tried from each of these, and I feel sorry for those who haven't. I love Unibroue, but I can't make the case that their Belgian-style offerings are collectively better than the others on the list above.

Cheers.