Mc Chouffe

This beer is falls into the category of "Artisanal Belgian Brown Ales," but is very similar in character to a classic Belgian Tripel. Similar beers that come to mind are New Belgium "Tripel" and St. Bernardus "Tripel." The first thing I noticed about the beer was that it was a bit over-carbonated. The most prominent tastes were caramel, a hint of cherries, and toasted brown sugar. Overall it was a very good beer, but the extreme carbonation will likely keep it off of my next top 10 list. I rated it as follows:

Aroma: 8/10

Appearance: 3/5

Taste: 7/10

Palate: 3/5

Overall: 14/20

Unibroue La Terrible

This is definitely one of the most delicious beers I have ever tasted. Unibroue is by far my favorite brewery as I have learned that if it has their name on it, you can pretty much bank on the fact that it is going to be awesome. This particular brew is classified as a Belgian Strong Ale and is very similar in taste to Unibroue's "Trois Pistoles" and Avery's "The Reverend." According to the Unibroue website, what sets this particular brew apart is that it is made using 100% raw materials. When I tasted it, the first thing that jumped out to me was the caramel sweetness with hints of fruitiness and spice. Plums and raisins are the first things that come to mind when thinking about which fruit flavors can be found in this beer. You can barely taste the alcohol, which at 10.5% ABV is quite an accomplishment! I rated it as follows:

Aroma: 9/10

Appearance: 5/5

Taste: 9/10

Palate: 5/5

Overall: 18/20

This is definitely one of my new favorites, and I would love to do a side by side taste test verses my current favorite "The Reverend."

New favorite beers?

Katie and I recently had the privilege of visiting Whole Foods in Austin, TX, and we were thrilled to see that they have one of the best selections of high gravity beer that we have seen. We ended up buying a case of 750 mL bottles so that we could try some new one's out, and I have decided to post my thoughts about each one on our blog. I have decided to personally rate each of the new beers that I try using the rating scale from ratebeer.com. I hope you enjoy reading about them. I sure enjoy drinking them...