7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From old tasting notes. Brassy gold color. Big rocky white head. Mild malt nose hints at thyme. subtle malt flavor with hints of honey.mlightly carbonation. Refreshing.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2017
at 21:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
31st October 2009
1993 Vintage Bottle at DHVL with Ian and Mes. 1988 bottle. Clear dark brown beer. Caramel oxidised malts. Some sourish dark fruits. Chocolate malts. An almost citric zip from somewhere. Dry finish. Still refreshingly sour.
1993 Vintage Bottle at DHVL with Ian and Mes. 1988 bottle. Clear dark brown beer. Caramel oxidised malts. Some sourish dark fruits. Chocolate malts. An almost citric zip from somewhere. Dry finish. Still refreshingly sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2017
at 09:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Ciney Speciale (Cuvée de) (by Brasserie de l'Union - Alken-Maes (Heineken)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
10/IX/16 - 25cl bottle @ De Heeren van Liedekercke - BB: 24/II/03 (2016-1007)
Clear dark brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty sweet, caramel, pretty oxidized (obviously), some hint of chocolate, orange peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, very oxidized, spicy touch, some orange peel. Aftertaste: sweet, oxidized, caramel, some cardboard, chocolate notes. Has aged very well. Still very decent after +15 years!
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
10/IX/16 - 25cl bottle @ De Heeren van Liedekercke - BB: 24/II/03 (2016-1007)
Clear dark brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty sweet, caramel, pretty oxidized (obviously), some hint of chocolate, orange peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, very oxidized, spicy touch, some orange peel. Aftertaste: sweet, oxidized, caramel, some cardboard, chocolate notes. Has aged very well. Still very decent after +15 years!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 16:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Vintage bottle, best before 2003. Whales ! Pours unclear amber, not much head. Smell is Dusty and oxidized. Taste is mildly sweet , Sharp oxidation. Some maderization. Not too bad to be honest. Bit thin , Woody aftertaste due to the age
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2016
at 07:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Old rating (and I won’t get a chance to re-rate as apparently it has been discontinued now). Heaviest and ’rarest’ of the three Ciney beers, with a deep burgundy colour and thick pale beige head; biscuit, caramelly malts, sweet with spices (liquorice), bit metallic, alcohol warmth in the finish. Not horrible, but not good either. I for one will not miss this.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2015
at 15:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Classic oud bruin invented by the Zulte brewery decades ago, taken over by Alken-Maes in 1988 when that brewery ceased activities and in 2007 discontinued altogether. The Alken-Maes version was made with the artificial addition of lactic acid but still remained something of a classic in the style, a dark chestnut coloured beer with thinnish off-white head and malty profile with dry fruitiness and clear but superficial and artificial lactic acidity, dryish chocolatey malty finish, thinnish body. Was a simple, artificial, almost ’industrial’ example of an otherwise very artisanal style. I for one don’t miss it, but given its local popularity, some others do.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2014
at 15:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tasted about twelve years ago when this was quite popular for a while. An amber coloured rendition of the Grimbergen brand, with loose, off-white head and sweetish character of caramelly and slightly nutty malts, apple and some spiciness, mild bitterish finish, but artificial and a bit bland like the other Grimbergen beers.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2014
at 02:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at kulminator . Pours dark brown , good white head . Smell is dusty , sweet . Taste is sweet , gentle port , with a fleshy aspect . Very balanced and bettervthan the scent would make you think . Quite good
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2014
at 11:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1988 bottle from DHVL. It pours clear deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is earth, wood, toast, cocoa, raisin and light spice. The taste is smooth, lightly tart, dark fruits, berry, light caramel, raisin, apple and sherbet notes. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty well rounded and rather drinkable stuff. Not bad for a 25 yr old!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 11:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle ( prob 1987 vintage ) at the cellar Pours dark redbrown, rather clear . very small white foam . smells sweet, dusty . good carbo still . taste is dusty, bit sweet, fallen appart to some wattery brew, but the aftertaste is realy nice . complex, bit port , some idea of fruityness , nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2014
at 02:15