Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2016
Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.58
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Ferris (26118) reviewed Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2016 from Unibroue 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - Spiced dark malts. Deep dark brown with a nice beige head. Dark sweet and a touch of spicy malts. Very cola like spice. I like them with a bit more age.
BlackHaddock (14760) reviewed Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2016 from Unibroue 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
11th Feb 2017: was really looking forward to this, having enjoyed the 2015 Vintage bottle last year. Sadly I didn’t think this one held a candle to that one (my opinion, others may differ), even though it is still a very drinkable beer. Almost black in colour as it poured from the cork and caged 750ml bottle into three ’La Chouffe’ badged tulip glasses at my daughter’s new place in Laguna Niguel, the head a tanned affair. Figs, plums, raisins, all play apart in the yeasty aroma and initial taste, sweet malty molasses then take over flavour wise and I didn’t like the switch over from fruitiness to ’over sweetness’ with ’spice’. Strange how we rate beers really, I seem at odds with so many in my assessment of this years brew.
Biruski (4157) reviewed Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2016 from Unibroue 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Dark brown with a tall head. Spice, dark and slightly burnt brown sugar, some dark ripe fruit, some sweet caramel. Finish has lingering spice notes. A very nice ale.