Unibroue Édition 2004

Formerly brewed at Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chambly, Canada

Pours a hazy golden/copper color, with a ton of thick white suds. Very good lacing throughout the glass. Aroma is spicy and sweet, something like an expensive organic ginger ale from Whole Foods. Starts out medium sweet and malty, with a little yeast, but then the spice takes over. Lots of ginger, then black pepper. Superb, I really like the spice in this beer. Finishes dry and spicy, again ginger and black pepper. Lighter in body than the alcohol content suggests.

Pours a hazy burnt orange color with a frothy two finger white head that settle to a thick cap which never fades away, and leaves behind huge amounts of lacing in my glass. Smell; nice orange rind smell hits at first, followed by some nice spices and cloves. There’s a good yeasty quality in the aroma, as well as a little honey. Taste; There’s a strong citric/orange peel flavor, along with a yeasty funkiness. I also get some honey sweetness and cloves with some peppery spiciness and has a definite alcohol presence. This is a very different beer, that’s a bit hard to get used to. It’s almost like another reviewer stated in that it seems like a combination a several different belgian styles, that just don’t seem to blend all that well. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and drinkability takes a bit of a hit with the overpowering alcohol presence.

excellent beer! one of my Unibroue favs other than the Trois Pistoles. LOADS of fruit, and yeast in the aroma and flavour. palate is nice and thick, simply exquisit

Bottled 5-5-2004. Hazy orange with a small head and average lacing. Aroma is heavily spiced with coriander and maybe ginger. Caramel, yeast and honey play a lesser role. Alcohol is hidden amazingly well, the spices really helped that. Very enjoyable and drinkable Belgian ale. Reminded me of some Fantome beers, but the time this has sat has really helped it IMO.

12/30/06: Bottle.
Warm tan body. Nose of yeast, wheat and fruit. Flavors of fruit (sugar plum and sour apple), wheat, spice (clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of pepper), bubble gum and a touch of cotton candy. Very interesting and tongue numbing- tingleingly-ishooooous.

(Bottle) Clear orange colour, lots of sediment in the bottle. Brief, white head. Spicy nose with notes of honey, flowers, ginger, cinnamon and coriander. Slightly closed. Spicy, sweet taste with distinct honey notes, hints of flowers (roses) and sugar candy. Fiery and warming, but still hiding the alcohol very well. Nice and tasty, with ginger and roses dominating the aroma and flavour.

Another great beer in the Unibroue stable, this beer pours out a golden honey/orange color with a huge head. Aroma was very spicy and peppery with light fruit being most predominant. Flavors were spicy and yeasty to go with the sweet fruit that carried it. Alcohol was well hidden for a beer over 10%. Very good!

#957, Bottle, sampled at the Champaign Urbana Beer Club meeting in December of 2006. Clear yellow with a big white head, nose is fruity and sweet kind of like red fruits , taste is carbonated. sweet tangy and crisp. For a belgian its not that bad.