Édition 2005
Unibroue

Édition 2005Édition 2005
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From:
Unibroue
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 11.53%
Reviews:
215
Ratings:
240
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 09, 2021
Added:
Nov 03, 2004
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  7
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.81/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RBESG 2006 Grand Tasting. 750 ml bottle. Fruity and vinous aroma, hints of oak. Flavour is fruity with notes of cherries, redcurrants and raspberries, hints of blackcurrants.
Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Thanks to JLindros for sharing.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice crystal clear chestnut hue with a thin head that leaves thin halo.

S - Aromas of malts, light nuts, faint chocolate.

T - Taste is absolutely tasty. Sweet malts, caramel, toffee, light dark fruits. Soft and subtle. Really crazy.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy, no alcohol.

O - Overall this beer was really tasty, great caramel and chocolate notes. Great.

Serving type: bottle
Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by harpus from Alabama

Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Aug 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by schnarr84 from Canada (AB)

Jun 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GABrew from Georgia

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Feb 02, 2014
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Reviewed by BurgeoningBrewhead from Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Received this well-aged gem in my first trade, with Zach from The North Brewery. Very excited to try this 9+ year old beauty.

Poured into tulip (my chalice is at school); deep chestnut brown with a moderate fizzy tan head that fades after a bit into nothing but a ring of tiny bubbles.
Smells very vinous...tannins abound, smells almost like a flanders red at times. Dark fruit and tart cherry. There is also some sweetness of brown sugar and vanilla, toffee, char and oak.
Taste follows nose, very complex. Sour and dry tannins, dark fruit, tart cherry, raisins, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, char, leather, oak, booze...the most "sipping beer" I've ever had.
Mouthfeel is slick and full, very low carbonation but it still tickles the tongue.
Overall, after reading some of the reviews I was a bit worried as to the age on this one but I was worried for nothing. Although the sour tannic flavors are a new experience to me, at least within this style, they're not unwelcome and the end result is very complex and delicious.
Jan 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by fbc24 from Pennsylvania

Jul 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 03, 2013
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.96/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
750ml corked and caged bottle I shared with friends. Poured into a tulip, the brew appears brown to mahogany in color with a quick dissolving head. Some ruby coloration when held to the light. A swirl revives some bubbles that collect around the rim and spotty lace is left on the glass.

The aroma is vinous with hints of dark candy sugar. Molasses and brown sugar with a burnt aspect more like toffee and caramel. As it warms up, those burnt sugary notes almost smell like toasted marshmallows with a faint amount of oxidation poking through.

The flavor is dark and fruity with a warming amount of booze impact. A mild oxidative touch is present mildly like paper before blending into a sweet sugary malt flavor. Plenty of vinous notes, brown sugar, molasses and tangy alcohol. More raisin character comes out as it warms up.

This is a medium bodied brew with a light amount of carbonation. For being nearly 8.5 years old at the time of this sampling (bottled Nov 2004) I thought it was holding up very nice. The people I shared it with really enjoyed it. Just a mild amount of oxidation is showing with plenty of alcohol and maltiness to keep it interesting. I enjoyed this bottle significantly more than the more recent batches of their "numbered ales."
Apr 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by beer64nut from Missouri

Mar 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by t0rin0 from California

Mar 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by stereosforgeeks from Virginia

Dec 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by animal69 from Louisiana

Nov 29, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by RBorsato from Virginia

Nov 06, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by smithj4 from New York

Oct 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by beerpadawan from California

Aug 27, 2012
Édition 2005 from Unibroue
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 240 ratings