Cuvée Alex le Rouge
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.16
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Unique Imperial Stout. Black, intense and komplex. Well-balanced roasted, fruity and liquorice notes with a mild bitterness and a hint of sweetness. Legendary brew from BFM clocking in at 10.276 % vol. With its ebony colour, a dense coffee flavoured foam, the bouquet incorporates hints of liquorice, Bourbon vanilla, and Sarawak pepper. Dry hopping notes and the use of roasted malts are also perceptible. On the palate, it introduces burly and creamy tastes with developing aromas that are slightly sour, but the finish proves to be long with a subtle tartness that grants this revolutionary Cuvee its ungovernable supremacy.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers’n’more. Surprisingly hoppy for an imperial stout, yet not lacking dessert sweetness. Soft, smooth and sweet on the tongue. Well-hidden alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2015
at 15:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared 11.2 oz. bottle. Very dark brown, almost black with tan head. Aroma of light vanilla, roasted malt, chocolate. Dark tea, bitter chocolate, light pepper, light vanilla, toasty malt, tobacco, spice, and dark fruit flavors. Starts off a little sweet on the tip of the tongue and then proceeds to a more dry and bitter finish. Alcohol is well-hidden for 10.3 ABV. Rather unique. Nice bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2015
at 22:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle in trade with CH-303, thanks SIr! cons 2015-12-19 Göteborg AR: vinos kriek, dark chocolate AP: dark ruby, frothy/stouty cream coffey colored foam F: sour kriek, vinos, dry cherry, cherry seeds upfront, finshes dark rich chocolate flavour, rather light mouthfeeling vs the high ABV, wee peppery,
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2015
at 14:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Batch 2014. Pitch black, thick one finger frothy tan head, very cappuccino-like, diminishing slowly, good lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, dried dark fruits, cocoa, coffee, cloves, laurel, cinnamon, light vanilla. Smooth taste, heavy sweet, light bitter, with a long duration, chocolate, coffee, fruity, spicy. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, aftertaste is sweetbitter, coffee, spicy notes. Alcohol well-hidden, very smooth mouthfeel, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2015
at 11:00
7/10
Tried
on 29 Nov 2015
at 15:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at just passed the milestones tasting. Hazy dark brown with fizzy dark beige head. Lots of herbs up front, spicy yeast, sweet grains, soft chocolate, fresh leaves, minerals, grassy and peppery. Light sweet and medium herbal bitter. Over medium bodied with fizzy carbonation and light chili burn. Very unusual stuff, more like a dark saison. Very spicy and peppery, I quite like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 12:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
33cl bottle shared courtesy of Maakun. Thin creamy tan head. clear deep burgundy pour. A bit too herbal and this for a russian imperial stout. Nice effort
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 12:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to Maakun at the Get Kermis to 8k tasting. Pours dark brown with a big beige head. Aroma is heavy herbal, vegetal, tobacco, slightly burnt malt, light roasty, caramel, light pepper and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 12:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at SBWF 2015. Almost black with a tan head. Aroma and taste of roasted malt, light tobacco, coffee and light spices. A bit on the sweet side and with a full body. A bit different but quite tasty.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2015
at 06:10
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
24.05.2014, 0,33l bottle sampled @ HaandFestival:
Small slightly fizzy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish, sour coffee, hay, grass, roasted grain, hops, leafs, sour licorice. Taste is slightly sweet grainy, sugar, wet grain, sour coffee, harsh grass, hay, cardboard, old leafs. Medium bitterness, dry harsh mouthfeel. Meh!
Small slightly fizzy shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish, sour coffee, hay, grass, roasted grain, hops, leafs, sour licorice. Taste is slightly sweet grainy, sugar, wet grain, sour coffee, harsh grass, hay, cardboard, old leafs. Medium bitterness, dry harsh mouthfeel. Meh!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2015
at 13:28