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Edition 2004
Unibroue
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Ratings by akorsak:
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
4.05/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I am drinking a 750 mL C&C bottle poured into a Three Philosophers glass. The ale is chilled.
Appearance: The ale pours an auburn orange color. There is not a lot of carbonation in the head, although the ale does bubble throughout the bottle.
Smell: The predominant aroma is cardamum. The spice also makes an appearance in Edition 2005 and La Terrible and it adds a very nice and unique smell.
Taste: The cardamum gives this ale a hot spicy taste. The underlying alcohol (a whopping 10.5%) is very noticeable.
Mouthfeel: The spices and abv give the ale an interesting flavor. Allowing the ale to warm releases a bit of a malty character that is not present when cold.
Drinkability: Another winner from the Unibroue stable, grab a bottle if you can find it.
Feb 20, 2006Appearance: The ale pours an auburn orange color. There is not a lot of carbonation in the head, although the ale does bubble throughout the bottle.
Smell: The predominant aroma is cardamum. The spice also makes an appearance in Edition 2005 and La Terrible and it adds a very nice and unique smell.
Taste: The cardamum gives this ale a hot spicy taste. The underlying alcohol (a whopping 10.5%) is very noticeable.
Mouthfeel: The spices and abv give the ale an interesting flavor. Allowing the ale to warm releases a bit of a malty character that is not present when cold.
Drinkability: Another winner from the Unibroue stable, grab a bottle if you can find it.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
3.48/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
750ml bottle cellared on it's side.
Pours cloudy amber with barely a trace of head and zero retention. Cloves, apple, and raisins in the nose. Medium bodied with a slickish mouthfeel. Sweet malt with shades of raisins and spice. Finishes with fading raisins and spice.
Not terrible for a beer almost 15 years old but it was never exceptional when it was young.
Nov 08, 2018Pours cloudy amber with barely a trace of head and zero retention. Cloves, apple, and raisins in the nose. Medium bodied with a slickish mouthfeel. Sweet malt with shades of raisins and spice. Finishes with fading raisins and spice.
Not terrible for a beer almost 15 years old but it was never exceptional when it was young.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.21/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle shared by Todd last night.
Slightly hazy copper brown color with a smallish head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is filled with overpowering spices atop a faint brown sugary caramel malt base. The flavor is not a bit different. Medium to thick body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a sweet spicy mouthfeel. Not bad for a ten year old beer, but too heavy on the spicing for my tastes.
Feb 09, 2014Slightly hazy copper brown color with a smallish head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is filled with overpowering spices atop a faint brown sugary caramel malt base. The flavor is not a bit different. Medium to thick body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a sweet spicy mouthfeel. Not bad for a ten year old beer, but too heavy on the spicing for my tastes.
Reviewed by MatthewWilde from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Sample: 1 bottle 2004
A: Burnt orange in color, cloudy throughout, pours with no head, no lacing, no internal carbonation, certainly a few years peaked
S: Moderately fragrant with a rather fruity aroma, apple juice comes to mind, some pepper and herbal elements exist as well, quite yeasty
T: Flavor is incredibly subdued, fruity and yeasty, but missing something, very slight alcohol but almost not even present, definitely a shell of what this ale used to be
M: Like drinking juice, amazingly drinkable, like water on the palate, extremely mild fruity aftertaste, not lingering or drying
O: Unfortunately this beer has seen better days and peaked a couple years ago, but an interesting experience needless to say, unbeatable mouthfeel given it abv
Aug 19, 2012A: Burnt orange in color, cloudy throughout, pours with no head, no lacing, no internal carbonation, certainly a few years peaked
S: Moderately fragrant with a rather fruity aroma, apple juice comes to mind, some pepper and herbal elements exist as well, quite yeasty
T: Flavor is incredibly subdued, fruity and yeasty, but missing something, very slight alcohol but almost not even present, definitely a shell of what this ale used to be
M: Like drinking juice, amazingly drinkable, like water on the palate, extremely mild fruity aftertaste, not lingering or drying
O: Unfortunately this beer has seen better days and peaked a couple years ago, but an interesting experience needless to say, unbeatable mouthfeel given it abv
Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to jjfoodie for sharing this bottle. The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma is heavy on the Belgian yeast, with some wheat and assorted spices thrown in. The flavor is similar, with a strong yeast component. I also get some nice pepper and spice notes, as well as some floral and rose notes. All of this is mixed in with some biscuit and wheat notes, as well as a good dose of alcohol, Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
Jul 02, 2012
Edition 2004 from Unibroue
Beer rating:
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100 with
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