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Une Anneé, an Independent Craft Brewery, was born, in 2013, on the near west side of Chicago, with the quest of making fine Belgian inspired ales for all beer lovers. Founded by architect and Chicago native, Jerry Nelson, Une Anneé, has expanded it’s offerings over the years with an emphasis on fruited and unfruited American Wile Ales and Barrel Aged Stouts. In 2017, the brewery moved to neighboring Chicago suburb, Niles, IL and expanded to include a taproom. The working brewery in the background lends a hand to creating a laid back atmosphere where you can sit back and enjoy some of your favorite craft beers on tap.
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CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Le Seul III from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-thick red color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: thick blackberries - sour/tart/semi-sweet; touch of yeast
Flavor: blends the blackberries very nicely with a super light touch of grassy hops; mild aftertaste of the blackberries
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; some tart hits the tongue just as I expected; finishes crisp with the blackberries
Overall: pretty a spot on straight up blackberry wild ale, can't beat that!
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:26
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Le Seul XXVII from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: orange murky/cloudiness with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and then left some subtle lace
Aroma: pear flesh and skin with pomegranate tart character; subtle yeast underneath
Flavor: prior mentioned aromas blend semi-sweet to tart and balanced by some sour; light aftertaste of the pears and pomegranate
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light tart penetration on the tongue; finishes crisp and pear-like sweet to tart tones
Overall: nicely done AWA I would be willing to come back to.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:21
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Kriek from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to stange.
Appearance: dark amber to light purple color with a two finger pink foamy head which took it's time to slide off then barely leave any lace
Aroma: cherries - tart, sour and semi-sweet playing with some yeast and a light touch of floral to grassy character underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together tart, sour and semi-sweet; mild aftertaste of the cherries
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some tart abrasion on the tongue; finishes with the cherry tartness
Overall: lovely beer well worthy to coming back to.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:16
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Framboise from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to stange.
Appearance: ruddy amber to violet color with a slim cap of a little white foamy head that took it's time to dissipate then barely leave any lace
Aroma: red raspberry - bold and up front roaming through the sweet, the tart and the sour aspects; touch of yeast further down in there
Flavor: mirrors the aroma - the sweet, tart and sour is all there; no aftertaste
Texture: between light and medium bodied, there's some sessionability to this; the tartness brushes the tongue quaintly; mild finish of red raspberries
Overall: nicely done AWA with red raspberries I would have again.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:10
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Le Seul XXV (Mango And Raspberry) from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy amber/violet color with no head and no lace
Aroma: great blend of mangoes and red raspberries, sweet and tart, slight grassy hoppiness underneath
Flavor: leans towards the tart and sour vibe of the blend of the mangoes and red raspberries; slight aftertaste of the mangoes and red raspberries
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; tart/sour character is somewhat abrasive on the tongue - becoming astringent but as many know about me I do not like to use the word astringent until I entirely know a beer is; finishes with the red raspberry to mango tart and sour tones
Overall: another nicely done sour/wild ale I would very much like to have again.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 16:04
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Le Seul X from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: cardboard yellow haziness with a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: passion fruit sweet and tart character - bold and up front, subtle semi-sweet to tart grassy hops underneath
Flavor: yields to the sour to tart boldness of the passion fruit; quick aftertaste of passion fruit
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sipper; tartness does penetrate the tongue as expected; finishes briskly with the passion fruit
Overall: good sour/wild ale as it's basically a mostly all passion fruit ale.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 15:56
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Airing of Grievances from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown color with a slim cap of a little off-white foamy head which slid off delicately to barely leave any lace
Aroma: dark fruits, milk chocolate, woody spices, light banana, treacle, touch of vanilla wafer mixing it up with some earthy to semi-Belgian-like spices
Flavor: blends the prior mentioned aromas nicely to a semi-Belgian yeasty to dark fruity and chocolatey character; slight aftertaste of the Belgian yeastiness and dark fruity to chocolatey tone
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; nice movement of the Belgian yeasty tones spiking on my tongue (seemed appropriate); finishes somewhat Belgian-like with some peachy to apricot sort-of-thing going on
Overall: so I guess this is some sort of Belgian imperial stout, I guess? Well, sure I'd have another.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 15:51
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Cherry Quad from Une Année Brewery
7 months ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to chalice.
Appearance: dark amber/mahogany sort of color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: caramel/toffee malts, earthy character, pistachios, light Belgian yeastiness, some candied dark fruits then the cherries pop in a semi-sweet way
Flavor: takes all the prior noted aromas to blend nicely in a semi-sweet to spicy sort of way; mild aftertaste of Belgian malts & spices
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, malty along the tongue; finishes with some cherry sweet and Belgian malts
Overall: enough of the Belgian malts show up to tell me this is a Quad - yes, but the cherry thing - that seems way fainter than expected.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2026 at 01:18
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Tripel from Une Année Brewery
8 months ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can to Belgian chalice.
Appearance: dark red to mahogany in color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: candied apples, Belgian yeasty semi-spiciness, caramel malts, some grassy to earthy character
Flavor: blended aromatics show up sweetly and spicy, mild caramel malty to Belgian yeasty spicy aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, decent sipper, finishes with some dry apple-like to Belgian yeastiness
Overall: well, I'd say it's pretty good as a Belgian strong golden ale, perhaps but a true Belgian Tripel, hmmmm...well, I think some things in the recipe may need to change.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2026 at 03:50
tfontana (8004) reviewed
Quad from Une Année Brewery
9 months ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Eddy's Beverage, Inc., Saratoga Springs. Lightly hazy reddish-brown with lots of dark floaties, nice sparkle, ring of head, no lacing. Aroma is caramel malt and dark fruit. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. I expect this style to be sweet but there is something missing here--lack of carbonation, lack of yeasty complement or something where there's no counterpoint to make this pop. Not a favorite quad of mine.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2025 at 02:39