Vintage Spiced Ale (2023)
Trader Joe's in Monrovia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: UnibroueBelgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production
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Score
7.55
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Dark brown with full light tan head. Nice Belgian yeast, Unibroue profile, light spices, enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 05:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, Trader Joe'�s Bellingham. Dark brown. Big head. The aroma has a nice floral note, esters, classic Unibroue aroma. The flavour profile is excellent, lots of dark malts, spice, a bit of coriander, toffee, coriander, splash of alcohol. Solid effort yet again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 05:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma exudes a complex, spicy Belgian yeast character, a touch of leather, and some molasses. Flavour is nicely spicy, with molasses, leather, spicy Belgian yeast, and a touch of phenols. Spicy, slightly above carb, with a dry, phenolic finish. Good stuff as usual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2024
at 05:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a big tan head. Caramel and dark fruit aroma with yeast and light spice. caramel and dark fruit flavor with yeast and spice. Medium bodied. Caramel and dark fruit linger with yeast and spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2024
at 18:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours dark brown into a tulip. Tan conglomerate head with good retention recedes to coat surface. Raisin, fig and date aromas. Dry with sweet molasses, clove, and date upfront turning to earthy toasted brown bread in the medium length finish.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2023
at 23:34
7.4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2023
at 16:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
750 c&c from Trader Joe's in Davis, CA. Pours clear dark brown with a monstrous creamy tan head that sort of did a Guinness. Aroma of dark malt with spice. Arguably full bodied. As usual, tho not always, it is marvelous and the spices are hard to parse. Malty but the spice stands in for bitter. This year is really excellent. As are most years.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2023
at 03:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 mL bottle from Trader Joe;'s (Where else?), Downers Grove. I've bought a third bottle to sample from fresh, so I don't kick myself for letting these sit around so long. Satisfying cork pop. Pour offers a deep brown body with a foamy tan head. Smell of dates and brown bread, maybe a bit of clove. Taste has some clove and, let's just say it, pumpkin pie spice. But also raisins or plums, and the spice of wheat malt as well. A second pour leaves a trail across the foam, like I could do a cappuccino art work on it. Malt sweetness and hops are in harmony here, resulting in a slightly dry finish. Taste of yeast build slightly the further down I pour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2023
at 02:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
s: nutty - caramelised sugars - grainy a: dark brown body - thick light brown head t: molasses - graham cracker - yeast p: bready - honey - sweet o: complex yeasts - good malt backbone - subtle spices 75 cL caged & corked bottle - Trader Joe's (grocery): Williamsburg, Virginia - 19-November-2023 - US$5,99 - best before: 17-July-2026 - sampled: 03-December-2023
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2023
at 19:25