Valeir Donker (Carlos)
Contreras in Gavere, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dark Regular|
Score
6.75
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The beer was first brewed in 2005 under the name Carlos, in commemoration of former mayor Carlos Dierickx of Gavere. In 2006 it was launched as Valeir Donker.
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5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with a large soapy-foamy tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was sweetish molasses vegetal malts and V8. The flavor was sweetish toasted caramel, vegetal malts and V8. Medium length vegetal malt finish. Moderately full bodied. Sup par.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2012
at 16:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
21st September 2009
Hazy red brown beer. Light tan head. Softish palate. Light creamy malt with a light undertone of marmite. Just a touch of spice and aniseed at the finish. Another light tasty Contreras beer.
Hazy red brown beer. Light tan head. Softish palate. Light creamy malt with a light undertone of marmite. Just a touch of spice and aniseed at the finish. Another light tasty Contreras beer.
Tried
on 07 May 2012
at 09:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle for Saturday night after drinking wine all day. Pours dark brown with huge fluffy head. Tastes of toffee, caramel, fruity, and earthy. Nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2012
at 18:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Kiya. Fragrant aroma, cherry, spice, caramel and chocolate, raisin. Deep brown with orange tints and a high, fine head. Tangy and fruity flavor, with spice, chocolate, and some roasted character. Interesting. A bit of citrus too, hops, nice strong bitterness. High carbonation, rather light. Original. Some aspects like a blonde, some like a stout...
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2011
at 01:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
11.2 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bread, toffee, cherries, other fruits and lots of spices. The taste is tart cherries, spice, toffee and bready notes. Medium-full bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2011
at 20:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, 33cl) Hazy, ruby brown colour with a beige and slowly lacing foamy head. Yeasty spicy and sweet malty aroma with strong notes of caramel and a tinge of dried plums and berries/raisins. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a modest carbonation. Slightly sugary caramel-malty taste with noticeable fruity accents; sweet caramely and spicy finish with berry-fruity notes. 22.X.11
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2011
at 16:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown/red pour with beige head. Malt and caramel aroma with a bit of rainy day freshness. Full bodied and tasty, but a note that tastes of old sox, that brings down the otherwise good flavour. Caramel and balanced hop/malt finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2011
at 20:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy dark golden red with floaties and a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and yeasty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 181011
Tried
on 19 Oct 2011
at 02:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Reddish / amber color, thick off-white head. Don’t smell much, just a little raisin. Taste lightly sweet and malts. Firm carbo, low to medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2011
at 02:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Contreras Valeir Donker (Carlos) (by Contreras):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
27/05/2011 33cl bottle @ blind beer tasting Gentse Biervereniging bier van de maand (2011-233)
Clear red brown beer, beige head, pretty stable. Aroma: a bit stale, some yeast and metallic, little mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some caramel turning a little more bitter. Aftertaste: some mocha and hops over the continuous caramel flavours.
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.1/5
27/05/2011 33cl bottle @ blind beer tasting Gentse Biervereniging bier van de maand (2011-233)
Clear red brown beer, beige head, pretty stable. Aroma: a bit stale, some yeast and metallic, little mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some caramel turning a little more bitter. Aftertaste: some mocha and hops over the continuous caramel flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2011
at 08:08