Two new Unibroue beers are arriving Thursday: Unibroue “16″ and Quelque Chose, a fruit beer. We love Unibroue, as one-half of Bruisin’ Ales is from Montreal. We even made Don de Dieu our featured beer, because there is so much more than Trois Pistole and Maudite. Personally, we miss Eau Benite. Those were the days. But, we digress …

“Chelque Chose” translates loosely as “some thing,” or slang, as in “that’s something else.” And, it is—indeed. This beer, as intended, should be served warm. From the brewery’s website:

Quelque Chose was launched in January 1996. This versatile beer was specifically developed as a winter beer because, when warmed to 70ºC (160ºF), it can be taken as a hot drink. On the other hand, on the rocks, it is a wonderful aperitif. The cherries are soaked for months in slightly bitter ale before being blended into the beer. Quelque Chose is made with dark roasted malts, and the end result is something commonly known as an authentic nectar. The most original of the Unibroue line, it is highly appreciated by winter-sports enthusiasts.

On BeerAdvocate.com, it seems people either love it or hate it. (We could not even find it on RateBeer.com.) But it’s definitely “some thing” we look forward to.

Photo: Unibroue