4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap - Barca- Seattle WA
A correct glass, correct temp glass this was sevred and came across as a great strong Belgian ale. Loved this beer. Had strong flavor and came across perfect what a great beer. Flavors, finish this was near perfect for me.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle. Pours a chestnut brown with a thin fizzy white head that dwindles to a thin film quickly. Aroma is of typical belgian yeast, alcohol, dark fruits, sweetness. Flavor is dominated by Unibroue yeast, cloying sweetness, ripe dark fruits, raisin. Mouthfeel is medium body, fizzy with a long sweet mouth coating malty finish. Alcohol makes its itself know in the lingering finish. Not bad stuff, major downfall for me is the fizzy mouthfeel that hides the flavor from the tongue. Not my favorite from Unibroue but drinkable and worth a try.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(bottle, sampled at Akkurat, Stockholm, Sweden)Amber colour, slighly hazy with a small dissapearing white head. Malty dry flavour with some yeasty notes.. Well-balanced. Soft malty finish with a nice discrete hoppy note.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Rich hazy amber/light brown colour with a short lived off-white head. Aroma of cider, nutmeg, alcohol, malt and a slight anise hint. Full-bodied; Super carbonated mouthful; Sweet raisin and plum flavour initially masked by an alcoholic kick and a bitter yeastie twang. Aftertaste shows some spice, but mostly alcohol. A decent beer altogether, but not as good (in my opinion) as it is made out to be. I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York and sampled it on 13-December-2003.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Stone. Pours reddish amber with a tan ring. Nose is sweet and malty. Taste is sweet and viscous and overall quite good. 7.4.7.4.14
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Aroma is fruity, mostly citrusy. Pours a nice reddish orange with a fair amount of sediment and a big white head with some pretty good retention. Moderate lacing. Flavor is very sweet and citrusy. Slight alcohol taste. A little hop finish. Short lived hoppy aftertaste. Very typical of Unibroue.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle - Poured a ruby colored brew with nice huge head with great retention. Carbonation is good and aroma of malts and hops are well balanced. Taste is a right mix of sweetness and spice. Aftertaste has the usual creamy Unibroue feeling with a subtle bitterness. The ABV is so subtle and to me is one of the great quality of this great beer. Probably one of the best Belgian beer brewed outside of Belgium and one of the best from Unibroue.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Enjoyed 5/21/07 with a ribeye steak and veggies. Poured translucent orange-amber with a 1" white head that dissipated to 1/2" and did not last for the entire glass. Aroma is malty with some spice. Flavors include malt, fig, spice, a bit of raison, and a bit of flower. Fairly sweet.....but not too sweet. Flavors intensified as it warmed during the coarse of my meal. Accompanied the steak well. Very good Belgian. Strong recommendation.
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