 JPDIPSO (4180), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 30, 2008
Lightly hazed brown liquid with a tint of umber when held to the light. Taller dried bone colored head. Decent lace. Sweet, fruity and yeasty nose. Scents of cloves, bananas, apples, mild citrus zest, and touch of attic dust. Reminds me of a few different scented candles being lit at the same time. Light and effervescent across the palate, nearly to much fizz in this one. A little more rigorous pour helps this one. Light caramel start with some vanilla and oak in the middle. Alcohol does show up a bit in flavors, but more so in the burn in the back of the throat. Some wheat and light acidity in the finish. Light white pepper in the linger. My second bottle, and I must admit that the first time I had it (approx. 3 weeks ago) I enjoyed it much more than I am right now. I caught more flavors the first time and the strength didn’t seem to be as evident. As it stand now, a strong belgian ale with few faults, but but not grabbing my attention. I just realized that I am trying this one at a warmer temperature than last time. perhaps the alcohol does come out more as it warms and masks some of the flavors, but that does seem to go against conventional wisdom. I still think, as I did with the first bottle this is a weizenbock by another name.
tennisjoel (684), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Muddy brown pour with a creamy lasting head. Scents of cocoa, honey, cinnamon, banana, clove, and vanilla. A little over carbonated at colder temperatures, but this mellows as the beers warms. So what I’m saying is to drink this at a warmer temp, which is pretty much my philosophy with belgian strong ales in general. Unibroue seems to make a lot of beers that taste similar to each other, and this one fits that mold. It isn’t unique by any means, but it is a good beer nonetheless.
Butters (227), Richmond, Virginia, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Pours a murky brown with ample sustanable tan head and good lacing. Caramel, malt, candi sugar aroma with a hint of dark fruit. honey, anis, raisin, belgian yeast and a bit of alcohol warming in the finish. Medium thin body, with fair carbonation and a velvet mouthfeel. Pretty tasty.
joss (3044), Garching b. München, Germany
Jul 7, 2008 Bottle. Dark light cloudy red brown with a golden brown cream and plentiful pearling carbonation. Light wooden vineous aroma with plenty of citric play. Plums in port carry from the aroma to the flavor - christmas cake set ablaze with rum, vanilla and pipe tobacco, wood and anis retronasal.
Slightly overcarbonated in my oppinion, but nevertheless fuulbodied and with a creamy mouthfeel. Bloody great beer.
JoeMcPhee (3615), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Deep dark brown beer with a creamy tan head and mahogany/garnet highlights. Aroma is quite nice. Rich plums and toasted wheat malt. A kiss of prunes and sweet dried cherries and pears. There is a pungent sort of phenolic smokiness. Lots of clove and allspice and also some bandaid as well. This is definitely one of the richest and fruitiest of the Unibroues and the yeast tastes quite different here than it did in any of the other anniversary beers. there is a definite wheaty/weizenbocky quality to this brew, especially as it starts to warm up. Smoky and wheaty with lots of molasses and fruity/rummy spiciness. Very vineous and rich tasting. As it warms you start to get a bit of cocoa and raisins. I’d like to try it again with a year or so on it, but it’s still pretty solid. Further warming really brings it together though, a light minty/herbal quality picks up and integrates very nicely with all of the other spicy/malty elements.
marcus (895), Sacramento, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 This dark brown ale poured with a fluffy beige head and a fruit and malt aroma. The flavor is a very tasty blend of caramel malt, molasses and spices, with a slightly medicinal bitter finish.
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