Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire
Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.44
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superspak (10209) reviewed Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire from Unibroue 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into signature tulip glass; bottled on 9/6/2018, best before 2023. Pours hazy nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy red/black cherries, raspberry, fruit skin, raisin, plum, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, red apple, red grape/wine, coriander, peppercorn, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and toasted brown bread; with light notes of banana, bubblegum, chocolate, cocoa, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with amazing balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, cherry juice, spices, sugar, and dark/bready/light roasted malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge juicy red/black cherries, raspberry, fruit skin, raisin, plum, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, red apple, red grape/wine, coriander, peppercorn, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and toasted brown bread; with light notes of banana, bubblegum, chocolate, cocoa, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast spiciness; and cherry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of red/black cherries, raspberry, fruit skin, raisin, plum, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, red apple, red grape/wine, coriander, peppercorn, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light chocolate/cocoa, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cherry juice, spices, sugar, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, tart/tangy fruit, and carbonation. High carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mild warmth of 10.5% after the finish. Overall this is an amazing fruited/spiced Belgian strong dark ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cherry juice, spices, and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV; with the mellowly bitter/spicy/tart/drying finish. Not overwhelming on any aspect. Perfectly balanced yeast, spices, cherry juice, sugars, and malt complexity. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp/drying carbonation. A highly amazing offering, and spot on style example as expected.
cmacklin (4233) reviewed Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire from Unibroue 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
750ml corked and caged bottle. Pours a murky dark brown with red hue and a large, frothy, long lasting, beige head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, tart cherry, raisin and plum. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, raisin, plum and tart cherry in a warming booze finish. Medium body with a smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Tasty and complex. A great beer to ring in the New Year! Happy New Years to everyone!
Deanf (9819) reviewed Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire from Unibroue 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Another big beer from Unibroue graces the shelves of beer stores across Canada, and I being a sucker for these things just can't help but buy one to try it out first. Now hey, what was that hotel I stayed at in Montréal back in the day when I first drank a Raftsman? Ah durn't remembah. This pours with classic Unibroue poise, good head pushing up in a chalice and muddy brown body, real thick and juicy just like I like 'em. The aroma is interspersed with carbonation and has plenty of sweet cloying cherry, caked up barley, pumpernickel, cherry throat lozenge character. The flavour is like an overcharged Kriek with fresh cherries and then a huge over-chocolate barley backend. Dessert beer for sure. Sweetness works in its favour, liqueur similarities if not for the strong carbonation angle. Lingering chocolate like a fine pillow decoration. A little bit cloying if drank too quickly and incredibly rich, requires slowing down immensely on your sipping schedule to savour this. Otherwise the big beer comes through again; not to say that the small beers don't deliver, but few pack the whallop like these dudes which means that crack over the head makes one remember. And you'll need it to wake up after a bottle of this.
Viper666-Qc (10209) reviewed Ale Gâteau Forêt-Noire from Unibroue 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dégustée le 2019-04-26 sous le nom 25e. .