Buffalo Belgian Stout

Dégustée en fût au Saint-Bock. De couleur brune très foncée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (jus de raisins), moyen de malt rôti doux, léger de réglisse noire avec des notes de houblon terreux et de noix ainsi que quelques traces de chocolat et d’alcool vineux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes huileuses. Goût de levures fruitées (raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de prunes, traces de dattes) accompagné de notes de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de malt rôti doux avec des traces de chocolat noir, de toffee et de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon terreux aux notes herbeuses avec des notes de noix et des traces d’alcool vineux. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un goût de levures fruitées (moût de raisins) avec des notes rôties et des traces de noix. (6 février 2013)

33 cl bottle @ hotel room, Brussels. Rated on 20.07.2010
Aroma has well roasted malt, some cocoa and coffee notes. Also a slight sour feeling with earthy notes. Flavour has well roasted malt, dark chocolate, some licorice and cocoa notes. Good!

33cl bottle. Dark brown colour with an off-white head with medium duration. Aroma is roasty, sweet and yeasty. Flavor is light sweet, caramelish, red fruits, malty and toasty. The final is slightly sweet and yeasty. Carbonation and body are medium.

330ml bottle. Clear, darkest brown colour with huge (really huuuuge), frothy to creamy, lasting, lacing, beige head. Dark malty aroma with a herbal note, liquorice, leather. Taste is initially sweet dark malty with notes of dark berries, liquorice, later some yeast with an unpleasant ammonia touch; smooth, almost a bit watery.

(Bottle, Brasserie Lombard, Brussels, 21 July 2012) Dark brown colour with huge, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, caramel and sweet liquorice. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, brown sugar, coffee, dried fruit, liquorice and a slightly sweet, spicy finish with a moderate bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Nice one.

Almost black with a big and lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and dark fruits. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 030512

75cl Brown, cork and caged bottle, just out of date when reviewed (mid Dec 2010). Looked stoutish, black body, light tan head, which gave some heavy lacing as the beer sank down the glasses. The smell was chocolate malts, hints of roasted/toasted malts too. The taste followed the aromas, but with more umph. Having said that, it wasn’t flavoursome or highly tasty, just a pleasant stout type beer. Well carbonated and a little on the thin side for a traditional stout. OK, but not a world beater.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Van Den Bossche Buffalo Belgian Stout (by Van Den Bossche):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

13/IV/2012 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ home - BB: 3/II/12 (2012-350)

Clear red to dark brown beer, light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty sweet, caramel, dried fruits, milk chocolate, mocha. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet caramel first, sweet malts, some red fruits, dried fruits, touch of mocha, pretty fruity in general. Aftertaste: quite hoppy, fruity, mocha, some red berries, chocolate, sweet sugary undertone beneath it all, little cloying.