3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20A dead ringer for the '10'. Luscious pour with cloudy yellow appearance and meringue head. Again I taste a wheat beer quality - its sweetish, herbal with mint and anise undertones. Fruity, but not hugely so, low bitterness level, low acidity, vanilla notes very smooth mouth-feel. I like the '10' and '11' but they are candy-like to some degree, and could benefit from a wider palate range. Alot of Unibroue beers seem to have this same, fortified wheat beer profile.
3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
18th September 2009
Cloudy amber beer. Fruity zingy malt nose - nice! Light dry palate. Low carbonation. Like a Belgian Tripel but stronger and less of that sweet malt. More fruit before an aniseed alcohol finish. Typically eclectic Unibroue and quite drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Getestet beim LCRBM am 08.09.2007
Testnotizen:
-interessant, hefig, süß werdend
-kurz wässrig, tatsächlich erfrischend!
-dezent süßer, sehr würziger Nachgeschmack
Test vom 30.10.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,12,13,14,10,12 - 12,25
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle pours a hazy, dark yellow with a thin, white head. Looks like pineapple juice. Nose of tropical fruits, candy sugar, yeast. Flavor is sweet, tropical fruit, pineapple juice, nail polish. Chalky, medium bodied, sticky finish. Definitely mellowed out some.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle shared by dbsdelight- thanks again, Dan! Dated January 2003, wow. Pours a mostly clear gold color with no head. Lighter-looking than most Unibroue beers. Aroma of honey, Unibroue yeast, nutmeg, caramel malts, and herbs. Flavor of Unibroue yeast, mixed fruits (pears, apples, apricots), herbs, grains, and honey. Light-medium bodied, with a sweet, herbal mouthfeel and low carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy amber with faint bubbles lost most carbonation despite being corked and caged. Aromatically oxidized with apples, and cider notes. Esters, perfume, apricots and apples. A hint of cinnamon and light clove. Apples and hints of cardboard but still a modest Belgian style fruit tone that this isn’t bad. Odd I typically hate any oxidation whatsoever. The finish falls off quick with a bit of warming.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A: The pour is a murky golden straw color with essentially no head to speak of.
S: Not too pleasant to start off. Lots of cardboard with some alcohol. This is followed up with a sweet honey-like aroma as well as some floral and herbal notes and yeast.
T: Starts off really sweet like a mead along with some toffee and caramel to remind you this is a beer. There’s still some cardboard oxidation and alcohol, but also a very strange herbal flavor.
M: The body is medium with a pretty low level of carbonation.
D: Like the 10th Anniversary, this one is pretty much dead.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Old rate. Nose has strong banana aroma. Pours a beautiful gold, but more of a dark amber cloudy wheat. Mouthfeel a bit thick. Some bitter tastes elsewhere hide a strong alcohol content. Overall a beaufiul effort.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Celebrated my 800th review with this discontinued brew that has been in my cellar, waiting for a good occasion. Bring in the new year (originally rated January 2007) !! On the cork, 2-6 is writen and on the back of the bottle 12-12-2002. Not even open, I can see lots of sediments floating around in the bottle. Pours a hazy golden-orange colour with a average white head that is fizzy and bubbly. Surprisingly, because of its lack in creaminess, the head disappears rather quickly. Carbonation though is quite active, with tiny bubbles all over the glass. Because of this, a small ring stays around. Beautiful fruity aromas with the Belgian yeast. Plums, apples, bananas, honey, mild nuts and spices. The alcohol is nowhere to be found, not in the nose, nor in the taste. Good creamy mouthfeel and close to full-bodied. The flavours start on the sweet side and end up on the bitter one. Lots of fruits and spices, but so well blended, that it is hard to detect them easily. Some peaches, citrus, banana cake, apples and hop. I am really thankful I could taste this one and suggest you jump on it, if you see a bottle of this just sitting there in a store (just like I did... back in 2004).
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at the Country Inn. Pours a hazy gold with a medium sized white head. Vinous, big wine and cork aromas, apples and pears, lightly fruity. More wine flavors, caramel apples. Very interesting. Vanilla and toffee, apples and wine on the finish with a light warming alcohol note. Held up rather well.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Hazy orange with a medium off white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with fruity and malty notes. Flavour was sweet with malt, grainy, yeasty and caramelish notes. Finished sweet.
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