Forestinne Gothika
Brasserie Caracole in Falmignoul, Namur, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
6.50
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Lubiere (24459) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A clear dark brown ale with a thick moka head. In aroma, a sweet chocolate with light molassey note, herbal, licorice and vanilla. In mouth, a sweet caramel and butterscotch, with light coffeee notes, rather light bodied and simple. Bottle at Poechenellekelder, July 12 2011. 4.30 euros/330 ml bottle.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Huge, very dense cream-coloured head, uncannily stable over gorgeous ruby to chestnut beer. ’Thick’ sweet-salt nose, in fact, remarkably like Chinese Hoi-sin sauce, or aromas as soya-based plum sauce; generally fruity and sweet-spiced with a salty hint. Taste is a again a combination of sweetish fruit (plums again) and warm spices (cinnamon, allspice, five spices,...) The saltiness suggested in the nose reduced to some mineral to metallic flavour. Spiced bitterness too, as from the pure spicetastes. Faintly woody, dried fruit, brown candi sugar. Everything suggesting a rich palate, but that is actually nearly thin, too watery to my liking. Quite surprising and, indeed, original brew. Despite the thinnish mouthfeel, the balance is finally satisfying. One to be tried, certainly.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Forestinne Gothika (by Brasserie Caracole):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
8/05/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 9/2012 (2011-200)
Dark brown beer, pretty cloudy, some chunks settling at the bottom. Light beige head, falls down fast to a thin creamy layer on the surface. Aroma: caramel, dried fruits, bit of mocha. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity, sour, green apples, caramel, a hoppy bitter touch in the end. Aftertaste: more of that weird tartness, sour cherries, very little bit of mocha. Totally not what I was expecting. And not a big fan, but I give them credit for making such an unusual beer.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled@Helsinki Beer Festival 2011. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is spruce, spices, some mild herbal notes as well as earthy notes. Flavour is spruce, fruits, alcohol, mild spicyness and yeastyness. Quite pelasant.
TBone (30139) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled 33cl (HBF2011, BBE 2013)
Dark red-brown color, good creamy brownish head. Ginger spicey, dark malty, caramelly-raisiny aroma. Medium to full bodied. Caramelly, ginger/clove spicey flavor, some dark malts. Crisp carbonation. Quite fruity and spicey winter ale. Decent.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
bouteille 33cl. De couleur brune/ambrée, elle présente un col épais ocre. Arôme est malté avec une touche de levure, fruitée allant sur le fruit noir, malt caramel. Le tout laisse une légère couche épicée qui vient taquiner les narines. En bouche, je découvre une bière qui présente des épices ainsi que du sucre brun pour un palais qui est malté caramel. Au fil de la dégustation, je commence à noter un peu de chocolat, une fine touche de café, le tout laissant une très légère amertume au palais. La levure se fait présente sans pour cela prendre le dessus et ajoute un aspect épicé qui se mélange bien avec ce côté fruité. Une bière fort agréable et qui est une bonne addition à la série Forestinne.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught @ ZBF 2011 (zythos beer festival), Stadsfeestzaal St.-Niklaas, St.-Niklaas, Belgium.Clear dark brown amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark malt, spicy, rosmary ! Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy - rosmaty ! chocolate malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110305]
yespr (55501) reviewed Forestinne Gothika from Brasserie Caracole 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap at ZBF2011. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Mild fruity and vague acidic. Sweet, caramelish and mild fruity. Bitter and yet sweet roasted malt flavoured. Ends medium dry.