Unibroue

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Unibroue
Location Chambly, Quebec
Canada
Owner(s) Sapporo
Year opened 1993
Active beers
1837 Strong pale ale
Blanche De Chambly Witbier
Chambly Noire Strong dark ale
Don de Dieu Triple wheat ale
Eau Benite Strong pale ale
Edition 2004 Strong pale ale
Edition 2005 Strong dark ale
Éphémère (Apple) Fruit beer
Éphémère (Cassis / Black Currant) Fruit beer
Éphémère (Cranberry) Fruit beer
Éphémère (Original) Fruit beer
Éphémère (Peach) Fruit beer
Éphémère (Raspberry) Fruit beer
Irresistible Blond Witbier
Irresistible Brune Strong dark ale
Kamouraska Belgian ale
La Bolduc Euro pale lager
La Fin du Monde Belgian strong ale
La Fin Du Monde (French Export) Strong pale ale
La Fringante Tripel
La Seigneuriale Strong pale ale
La Terrible Strong dark ale
Maudite Strong dark ale
Quelque Chose Glühkriek
Raftman Smoked beer
Sans Nom Strong pale ale
Seigneuriale Strong ale
St-Hubert Pale ale
Trois Pistoles Strong dark ale
U (now U Blonde) Euro pale lager
U2 (now U Rousse) Euro dark lager
U Blonde Euro pale lager
U Miel Pilsner
U Rousse Euro dark lager
Unibroue 10 Strong pale ale
Unibroue 11 Strong pale ale
Unibroue 15 Strong pale ale
Unibroue 16 Strong pale ale
Unibroue 17 Belgian Strong ale
Marie Clarisse Belgian ale
This article is about the Québec brewery. For the Danish brewery, see Royal Unibrew.

Unibroue is a brewery located in Chambly, Quebec, Canada that was started by Quebec native André Dion. It was bought by Sleeman Breweries Ltd. in 2004. Sleeman was then purchased by Sapporo in 2006. The company was incorporated in 1993, and has grown exponentially since then. They began exporting their beers to the United States (under the name "Unibrew") in 1994.

La Fin Du Monde.
La Fin Du Monde.

Unibroue makes a wide range of beers, although there is a focus on Belgian-style brews, such as their Maudite ("Damned"), La Fin du Monde ("The End of the World"), and Don de Dieu ("Gift of God"). Most of Unibroue's beers are bottled "on the lees", or containing yeast sediment. This practice provides additional fermentation after bottling, resulting in a beer which ages well if kept in the dark and unrefrigerated, and allowing it to be relatively cheaply shipped to international markets. The yeast gives Unibroue beers a cloudy appearance and provides a characteristic element to the taste.

The rise in popularity of Unibroue over the past ten years has coincided with the growth of microbrewing in Quebec, particularly in Montreal. Unibroue has been joined by the likes of McAuslan Brewing and brewpub Le Cheval Blanc. Another key to Unibroue's success is due to their (originally) Belgian brewer, Gino Vantieghem, and his inspiration from Belgian brewing traditions.

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