Clarice Grand Cru
Destihl Brewery in Normal, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.33
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Travlr (30173) reviewed Clarice Grand Cru from Destihl Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Salud courtesy of Franco, thanks! Aroma has tannins, sweet and sour cherry. Taste is sour, tannic, fruity. Nice!
superspak (10160) reviewed Clarice Grand Cru from Destihl Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2014 vintage bottling. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of huge raisin, plum, tart cherry, fig, peach, apricot, lemon, orange, apple, red grape, pepper, toasted oak, brown sugar, caramel, brown bread, light vanilla, floral, and yeast/oak earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cognac foudre, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge raisin, plum, tart cherry, fig, peach, apricot, lemon, orange, apple, red grape, pepper, toasted oak, brown sugar, caramel, brown bread, light vanilla, floral, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate yeast/oak spiciness and light fruity tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, cherry, fig, peach, apricot, lemon, orange, apple, red grape, pepper, toasted oak, brown sugar, caramel, brown bread, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cognac foudre, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from tart/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/bready, and lightly sticky/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an incredible Belgian strong dark ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cognac foudre, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on for the big ABV. The fruity cognac complimented the yeast character perfectly; and was very well balanced with the malt and oak notes. A highly enjoyable offering.