Unibroue Chambly “La Fin Du Monde” Ale of Lees

I must say that my visits to the liquor store have been a little disappointing as of late with regards to finding new and exciting beers to drink, this week I have three great beers, and I must say none has made me want to jump to my keyboard more than this one.

My wife was excited by the champagne-like cork on the bottle, and I was equally excited by the champagne like alcohol content of 9 percent.

I am no expert, but perhaps the triple fermentation process has a part in the strong alcohol content. In addition, much like the unique beers from Australia that have in-bottle fermentation, this beer claims to have a yeast residue in the bottom of the bottle… That is if you can reach the bottom of this bottle and still be sober enough to care.

This is a big beer, and drinking one of these gives you the same blood alcohol as 6 typical australian beers. I leave for Australia in a few days. This fact is making me prematurely homesick.

I had fun opening the bottle. Something about the champagne cork makes me think that it is going to explode as soon as I unscrew the twisty wire. It didn’t.

Ehem.. If you dont know how to open a champagne bottle, take notes.

I then draped a towel over it and grasped the cork, tilted the bottle a little, making sure it is not aimed at a person, but instead at a part of the ceiling with no light bulbs. Then I twist the bottle, holding the cork stationary. By repeatedly twisting you allow the pressure to slowly push the cork out of the bottle. I repeated and waited for a pop.

The cork came off, and no pop. But that’s okay, it’s not the end of the world.

Or is it?

This beer is labeled an “ale of lees”. I dont know what that means. I don’t care. It is as though these people just made up a name and said “who gives a shit this beer is so good we can call it whatever we want. ”

This beer is foggy and amber in colour, like a Hefeweizen, only 80 percent better in every way, especially the alcohol content. It has a rich and fruity taste.

This beer is so good that if it was the end of the world, you would be sad to see it go.

Rating=5/5
G1

Unibroue Chambly “La Fin Du Monde” Ale of Lees