Name: Uniborue: Quelque Chose
Brewed In: Quebec, Canada
Type / ABV: Fruit Ale / 8%
Bought at/Price: Binny's / $7.99 750 mL
Dennis: I really love the deep heavy aspects of this beer, it does seem to come across at times much more like a cider than an ale...perhaps they should have called it a cherry cider? It will poor flat, but somehow the carbonation will make a meager appearance throughout, which only adds to the heavy characteristic. Aside from that really all your going to get is a taste of very very ripe cherries. Know how some people say that things sometimes taste best right before they go bad? This reminds me of that.
Jen: I tend to be skeptical about fruit ales, but Unibroue's tend to take unusual flavors and just make them work. This brew pours with a nice cherry red, almost like juice, and with the very limited carbonation (almost none), you might think it was juice. The flavors are exactly what you would expect...cherries, cherries and more cherries. The first two sips are fabulous. The carbonation is more noticeable with the mouthfeel, but this bottle seems to be a little more flat than our first. You get a slight alcohol twinge at the end, but nothing that really makes your tastebuds stand up. Unfortunately, this brew turns into cough medicine after a few swigs, so drink this fast and while it is still very cold, or serve it on ice like the bottle says to do!
Rating: Earlobe

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Name: Avery: Collaboration Not Litigation Ale
Brewed In: Boulder, Colorado
Type / ABV: Blended Belgian-style Strong Ale / 8.99%
Bought at/Price: Binny's /
Dennis: In a lot of ways this reminds me of a belgian triple, the aroma is light and sweet, and the body comes across as thinner than I'd think with some spice hints. I think the other elements come from the mixing of brew styles between the two beers, but really what your gonna have is a strong, american style belgian brew with a gentle hop finish that is very very good.
Jen: Again, Avery is successful. This dark Belgian ale starts with an aroma of nice dried dark fruits, like prunes and raisins, mixed in with the nice smell of candied malts. The taste is more of the same. A nice blend of dark fruits mixed with Belgian candies, a little spiciness, maybe coriander, ending with a "Hi, I'm hops, just wanted to let you know that we are in here too!" This is such a easy to drink beer, but the alcohol is also present, even at only 8.99%. Another Avery happy ending!
Rating: E

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