gorditoabd (162), San Diego, California, USA Oct 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours a light brown with more of that famous Unibroue fluffy white head. Initial aroma is all apple cider vinegar, on the sweet side, to be fair. Taste is sweet, with citrus, apples, and spice. It’s fine. Full body, without being overwhelming. Better balance than La Fin du Monde. A nice strong ale. Petrucci914 (574), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Oct 3, 2009 Pours an amber color with a medium fluffy white head which leaves some rainy lacing. Aroma is rich malts, green apple, dark fruit, and some spice. Taste is rich malts, apple, plum, raisin, and some lemon zest. A well balanced and easy-drinking Belgian. ksurkin (355), Norfolk, Virginia, USA Oct 2, 2009 12oz bottle from total wine in norfolk. pours cloudy, dark amber with a thick, bubbly, light tan head. aroma is very nice with tart fruit notes of plum, green apple, and lemon zest with hints of raisins, belgian spice, cedar wood, and caramel malts. flavor is very good as well with tart cherry and red grapes up front balanced by dry, toasted malts, clove, and brown banana with notes of grass and spice on the finish. mouthfeel is medium bodied and brightly carbonated without a hint of alcohol. overall, a very nice belgian strong. jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark Oct 2, 2009 02-OKT-2009, bottle @home.
Brownish a bit dull colour with nice off-white head.
Nice malty aroma with charamel, wood, and citrus mostly in the form of oranges.
Taste is malty as well, with a bit dusty woody flavours. Long citrus aftertaste. It goes a bit watery in the middle, and I would have liked a little more creaminess. Nice carbonation, but is it disappearing a bit too fast?
My second beer from Unibroue, and again a lovely beer. Is it true they do not brew any more? If so what a pitty. patrickfannon (273), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours deep amber with a thick, frothy, beige head. Aroma of raisins, roasted malt, spice, and hints of apple. Full body, with a heavy, bold finish. Another outstanding Belgian Strong from Unibroue. Party on Wayne! Party on Garth! cfrancis (293), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada Sep 27, 2009 Great smell of malt, fruit and alcohol. Although the taste is overwhelmed with the bite of alcohol. It doesn’t allow a lot of the flavours to come through. Feels like I’m drinking a hard liquor rather than a beer. turboespresso (64), Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada Sep 25, 2009 Bottle. Cloudy red with 2 finger head that disappears quickly, leaving a ring. Nice fruity aroma, cherry & plum being most apparent. Taste is also of cherries, balanced by a dry, alcoholic finish. The 8% alcohol manifests in almost a brandy-like fashion. Mouthfeel is almost perfect. Another winner for Unibroue. iamqueensblvd (178), , Iowa, USA Sep 23, 2009 Almost no alcohol taste is apparent even though it comes in at 8%. Great hazy pour with an off white head. nose of banana and spice. slight spice on the initial taste, very clean and refreshing on the palate.
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