9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Dark nut brown. Dry bitter and lively. Very complex & tasty!................
Tried
on 25 Feb 2002
at 08:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pale golden coloured. Dry and complex. Dangerously drinkable................
Tried
on 25 Feb 2002
at 08:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden coloured. Malty and fruity. Less complex than many other Unibroues, but I still like it.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2002
at 08:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Dark golden. Malty and rather sweet. Complex with some late bitterness. ...
Tried
on 25 Feb 2002
at 08:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Orange coloured, Malty, spicy, bitter. Well balanced. .....................
Tried
on 19 Feb 2002
at 07:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Probably the maltiest of Unibroue's pale beers, with a peachy fruitiness and alcoholic depth.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2002
at 00:27
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
I have to agree with Bov, this is just not up to Unibroue standards. The malt flavours do not develop, the hops seem stale and out of balance, and there is too much yeast. Updated tasting notes (2/4/02): very cloudy tan, unusual aroma of scrumpy, fresh tomatoes, yeast, yogurt and pears - not so pleasant. Palate leans towards rotting peaches, almonds, stewed plums with slight alcohol in the yeasty, off-dry finish. An absolute trainwreck- even worse than I'd originally thought. It lost .3 points on the new rating.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2002
at 23:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Like a lot of strong Belgian blondes and tripels, the alcohol sometimes emerges a little too much (though some people on this site are obviously hyper-sensitive to alcohol as the ratings of Trois Pistoles would indicate). Dark beige, pure white foam, aroma of fresh bell peppers, yeast, orange zest, dark german bread...aside from the alcohol the palate has a fair bit of malt, a somewhat thick finish, white pepper, almond skins, yeast (and lots of it), finishing dry with alcohol.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2002
at 00:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The comments here would verify my findings that the smokiness of this beer is rather variable. In any case, it's not a rauchbier. A soft, underlying smokiness combines with abundant yeastiness and cakey malts to make a decent, if unspectacular brew.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2002
at 00:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Golden coloured. Hazy. Very lively, complex and estery, light to medium bodied. Good beer!
Tried
on 31 Jan 2002
at 03:48