Quelque Chose is the name of the Unibroue’s unique ale brewed with macerated cherries over several months. I had the opportunity to try it at the outdoor winter bar in Old Montreal during the Montreal Highlights Festival. The bottle suggests serving on ice as an aperitif or heated; yes, that’s right - I said hot beer. The instructions on the bottle say to “heat the opened beer in a double boiler a 70 degrees Celsius” until a light foam forms and the aroma intensifies. It was served in a small cylindrical vessel just big enough to wrap your hands around. It is absolutely delicious, it is only very lightly effervescent and smell of fresh fruit with an under note of cinnamon and spice. By the time it cooled to room temperature it lost some of its complexity and was a bit flat – drinking it warm is definitely the way to go. I wanted to try it on the rocks as well as but the SAQ where it is exclusively available was closed the next day so I was unavailable to return with a few bottles to try on my own. I have seen it on some menus but it is not easy to come by outside of Quebec - I guess I will just have to go back again and get some.

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