 presario (2389), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Apr 30, 2008
Big bottle finished without sharing a sip. Used a Chimay glass. Dark brown. Honey brown when held to the light. Big pillowy starting head. Chimay etch keeps a nice cloud layer going. I thought the aroma subdued. Notes of light chocolate, yeast, coffee and alcohol. Swirling it does give a bigger apple and banana note. I cannot understand where they hide the alcohol in some of these beers, barely taste it. I believe I will pick up some to age. Tasty in a restrained flavourful manner. Gentle spice, light honey-like sweetness and nice molasses and chocolate notes. Like a Belgian that you would want by the pitcher. Second half of the bottle added an intriguing sour note.
Eructoblaster (1232), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle - 750ml. Pours a dark brown muddy body with a decent beige frothy head. Wonderful malty/hoppy aroma with yeasty, plummy and spicy (black pepper, clove) hints. Awesome, well balanced vineous taste that hides alcohol almost perfectly. Notes of plum, ginger, and typical Unibroue yeast. Ends with a long, warming finish. After years of wasted time with macro-like (not to say Sleeman-like) beers, we need more of that kind of stuff from Unibroue. Bravo!
badgerben (3001), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Brown color with a large head. Nice tobacco aroma. Lots more tobacco, black pepper and some spiciness in the taste. Yeasty and bready as well. Very nice.
Imaena (168), Portland, Maine, USA
Jul 19, 2008 750 Bottle Courtesy of Paul. Sweet candi nose. Spice and wood. Ruby haze color. Intense creative yeast flavors. Spices explode forward. Clove and nutmeg perhaps. Its an extreme beer for sure. Unique and worth exploring.
eboats (822), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottled. Looks like I just got done firing off some nasty liquid shits into the toilet. The kind where it streams out and turn the whole bowl brown. Head is a creamy looking light brown covering the top of this mess. Aroma is spiced, herbal, and dry. Flavor is heavily spiced and has some winter spices that stick out. Gingerschnap cookies which fade to a sweeter fruit with those spices still very forceful. Brown sugar and good carbonation almost a little too fizzy.
DYCSoccer17 (1996), Davis, California, USA
Jul 15, 2008 750 mL bottle purchased at BevMo in Vacaville. Cork opens with a thunderous pop. Unique, herbal aroma is present. I get some spiciness...almost some celery salt or dill or something along those lines at first. Some of the classic Unibroue yeasts create some estery notes in the aroma. There is a light sweetness, that is muffin like. A really unique aroma on this one...I can’t pin it down. Moderately hazy amber color with some brown hues. A fluffy tan head is present. Nice lacing is left. Very fruity start with some prunes and grapes. Becomes more sticky and malty with a great deal of brown sugar flavors and a lot of molasses. Quite sticky. There is a bit of a dry bitterness towards the finish and the ethanol is warming and a bit too noticeable. With all that said, this would make a killer winter warmer with it’s spiciness and stickiness. On a hot summer day, it doesn’t seem as appropriate.
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