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6343 W Gross Point Rd, Niles, IL, 60714, United States
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Description
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.
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Nice slightly hazy deep amber and brown coloured body with a muddied glow and a nice sized three centimetre tall tan head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of light pit fruits, caramel, nuts, earth, grain, toffee and little else - very mild and not much around for a while. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong nutty and caramel flavours with some malt and yeast elements up front, along with bread, grain, earth and a bit of candy sugars and a touch of bitterness near the end with fruit noticeable as well. Aftertaste is very mild with some nuts and earth, with hardly any complexities at all and a rather mundane and boring flavour of yeast, caramel and nuts. Overall, a pretty substandard beer, especially for the style - not much going on in this one, not complex at all, and not worth searching out nor holding onto it for any period of time, like I did. I sampled this 37,5 cL bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 24-July-2015 for US$6,49 sampled at home in Washington on 13-January-2017.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2017
at 15:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2016. Pours a cloudy light yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has notes of earthy grains, tart lemon, sour peach and a bit of yogurt. Flavor has sour peach, oak, a decent amount of tartness and some earthy wheat backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2017
at 16:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 mL bottle. Much thanks to Tcon for picking this up in Chicago. Pours an apple juice golden color with a disappearing head. An extremely tart apple and grain aroma. Flavor is juicy, intense tart that is an instant reminder of the de garde "type" of sour. Juicy, lemon, apple, with a slight plastic like grain quality in the background. Interesting and unique. Very tart, a 9/10. Quite good stuff here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2016
at 22:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange color. Low carbonation. Sour yeast aroma. Flavor is surprisingly sweet even with. Te sour yeast. Good. Some vinegar.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2016
at 21:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a cloudy peach with a white head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has earthy peach and dry barrel with some funk and grains supporting. Flavor has intense sour peach, acid and dry barrel with light grain backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2016
at 21:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose and taste of kiwi, funky cheese, pulpy orange, oak and acid - med body
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2016
at 18:52
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Hazy golden tinted ruby and violet tinted body with a rich, thick four centimetre tall head, very hazy throughout. Aroma of super rich and complex yeast and sour essences along with a good funky brett and dry grass note, like a saison. Medium to Light-bodied; Sour, funky, fruity and bretty/lacto flavours abound with a very light finish that shows nothing but funk, sourness, fruit and sweetness. Aftertaste shows a good rich complexity with the sourness dominating along with the yeast flavours, some banana and cloves and the wheat - very easy to drink. Overall, a nice and complex beer that shows amazing sour and wild notes and some good dryness at the end - much better than expected and definitely worth buying if you can find this - the next time i’m close to Chicago, i’ll try to find more from the brewery. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from West Lakeview Liqours in Chicago, Illinois on 25-May-2016 for US$13,49 sampled at home in Washington on 04-July-2016 in celebration of Independence Day!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2016
at 14:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
A very nice looking beer from the pour. Well carbonated, as a Belgian ale should be. Many American brewers struggle with this. So gold color, slightly opaque, and a huge white head that overflows out of my tulip glass. Aroma is lightly earthy, no aroma of Belgian yeast particularly. Flavor is dry, malt flavor, and more yeast here. it isn’t sour, but seems like it could go that way with more time. Light flower aroma near the finish. good.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2016
at 10:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Alchemy. Pint. Fruity red fruit tones. Lowish seeming ABV. Leans way into the yeast. Raisin, prune, lots of fruity tones, especially for a US example. A little thin for the style, but still a solid example. Oily, woody, earthy, unique offering.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2016
at 22:38