Unibroure Grande Reserve 17:
Hello friends, and welcome to a “fancy” beer review, so I’ll wait for y’all to polish those shoes and straightened the bow ties and ladies, dust off those cocktail dresses, we all need to look our best.  Okay, now that we look like a bunch of sophisticated people, lets dive into what is probably the nicest beer I’ve reviewed so far this year: Unibroure Grande Reserve 17.  So just  how fancy is this brew?  I had to use a wine opener to open it. Yep I broke out the cork screw and had to open this the bad boy with a little elbow grease and you know what, it is a damn good beer.  Brewed only twice a year this Canadian beer is one that will push the limits of any novice beer fan -in a good way- and enjoyed by connoisseur of the brew craft.  The beer pours a dark amber color with a off white head that is very creamy smooth and a nose of overly ripe fruit, roasted malts and hints of oak.  The taste is smooth but strong with an up front taste that is initially creamy that quickly moves to a spiced oak flavor with banana undertones in the mid-tongue.  The back end is spicy and rich with back end of oak and cinnamon.  The mouth feel on this beer is mild carbonation with a bit of coating on the tongue that you’d normally find with a good red wine and with an ABV of 10%, it would make a nice change of pace from a red wine during a meal.  In fact this is beer would probably age very well for a year or two before using and should mellow even more to make a great date night beverage to pair with a good roasted chicken or seared steak with caper sauce.  Damn I’m getting hungry…