Maya
Une Année Brewery in Niles, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Rotating|
Score
7.11
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Belgian Inspired IPA
A beer inspired by the founder’s daughter, making its debut at her first birthday party. Just like her, the beer is truly a one of a kind. A Golden Strong at its core with Grains of Paradise and an abundance of American hops used in the whirlpool and in the dryhop make this one unique. The result is a beer with a subtle sweetness and a lot of mischievous tones. Don’t be disarmed by her easy going nature, she packs quite a punch.
A beer inspired by the founder’s daughter, making its debut at her first birthday party. Just like her, the beer is truly a one of a kind. A Golden Strong at its core with Grains of Paradise and an abundance of American hops used in the whirlpool and in the dryhop make this one unique. The result is a beer with a subtle sweetness and a lot of mischievous tones. Don’t be disarmed by her easy going nature, she packs quite a punch.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at HopCat in Madison, pours a light orange with some creamy, white head. Nose has some tropical fruit, a little grapefruit, some tangerine, a little candy. Flavor follows, muddled tropical fruit, Asian pear, some guava, a little melon, orange, lemon. Full bodied and bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2015
at 18:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, batch # M151. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber color with a 2-3 finger dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light banana, coriander, pepper, candi sugar, toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, and pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light banana, coriander, pepper, candi sugar, toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange zest, light pine, light banana, coriander, pepper, candi sugar, toasted bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Belgian IPA style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, and bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2015
at 22:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Sweet flowery hops. Frothy white head with a cloudy gold head. Earthy slightly vegative hops and light sweetness and some yeasty notes. Lots of flowery and sweet estery notes. Interesting and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 14:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Unfiltered orange-tan-amber body. Steady foamy off-white head. Dry zesty yeast tones, not far removed from a quality Saison. Nice herbal, grassy, dry hoppiness. Great mouthfeel, captures a real Belgian effervescence. A really tasty beer, not quite as juicy of a hop profile as I was hoping for, but still better than most BIPAs. Mild hairspray tones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2014
at 18:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle I schlepped back with me from the Midwest - hazy orange pour, with a fluffy, well-sustained head - nose has a nice earthy must to it, along with a slight muskiness, which leads to tangy, citric hop nose, and an underlying dry, toasty, lightly nutty malt richness that reminds me very much of a Biere de Garde - soft carbonation and texture - malts are dry, but rich, toasty, nutty, lightly doughy - soft basement yeast character - hops arrive late, but pack a slight punch - fairly bitter, leading to quite a peppery finish, along with a slight, lingering mineral quality - really does remind me of a hoppy BdG - I like it, despite it being a little hot in the finish - interested about the saison I brought back, now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2014
at 19:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 16:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Location: Draft at Blue Frog's Local 22, 6/23/14
Aroma: The aroma has some clean hops, some fruitiness, and some metallic notes
Appearance: This one pours a cloudy orange color with a beige head and pretty good lacing
Flavor: This beer has a nice, solid flavor, it comes off as pretty clean and balanced
Palate: The mouthfeel is very soft and easy drinking, and it has a light dry finish to it
Overall Impression: This is the first thing I've tried from (and first time I have heard of for that matter) Une Annee. It may not be the most impressive beer, but it something that is worth trying. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2014
at 19:03
8/10
Tried
on 21 Jun 2014
at 20:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours dirty orange gold with white head. Nose/taste of grains of paradise, grapefruit and tangerine peel, spicy malt and yeast, grass, toasted bread and white sugar. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2014
at 17:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Draft at Monk’s Pub. Puffy Belgian head. Body is a quite cloudy gold. English IPA smell, rather low-key against its warm maltiness. First taste shows its creamy texture, like it might have come from nitro. Low level of carbonation. Hop bitterness is up front, but still not too strong. As I go further down, though, the hops pick up speed. Some yeast taste too, especially toward the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2013
at 12:19