Ypres
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De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.26
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2009 Double Barrel Aged Flemish Oud Bruin aged for two years in Bourgogne and Wild Turkey barrels.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Pazzeria, Milan; vintage 2009, 4 years old; bb 30-11-2017
The bottle is a slow gusher; it pours a dark and probably unclear brown color with frothy fizzy head, short retention. The aroma is vinous, with wood, a bit fruity, with nice notes of Aceto Balsamico. Luckily it’s not too dry not too sour; malt and caramel flavor that leave some room for a light uninvited liquorice note; correct bitterness; the flavor too is a bit vinous, woody, with a lightly astringent final.
A good beer with no doubt, but not the excellence; it lacks of depth.
The bottle is a slow gusher; it pours a dark and probably unclear brown color with frothy fizzy head, short retention. The aroma is vinous, with wood, a bit fruity, with nice notes of Aceto Balsamico. Luckily it’s not too dry not too sour; malt and caramel flavor that leave some room for a light uninvited liquorice note; correct bitterness; the flavor too is a bit vinous, woody, with a lightly astringent final.
A good beer with no doubt, but not the excellence; it lacks of depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 08:10
8/10
Tried
on 16 Dec 2013
at 21:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Fergus at this Watford Tasting. It pours darkest brown with a small yellow-white head. The nose is vinous, red grape, toast, light roast, earth, mild acidity, dark fruits and pleasant tartness. The taste is crisp, tart, tangy, jam, vinous, cherry cola, dark fruit, sherbet, wood, some alcohol and tart green apple. Medium body and fine carbonation. Very nice tart-sweet balanced. Rather tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2013
at 12:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Nose is very complex. Green apple, sour, a little cheese, undercut with oak, a hint of coffee, caramel and vanilla tones from the bourbon. Taste is initially sour with a little cherry and cola quickly leading to green apples, vinious, a little red wine, red currents, oak, a little leather, with a dry woody finish with lashings of red current. Mouthfeel is acceptable. The use of the bourbon barrel adds an exciting dimension and depth, an excellent beer.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2013
at 14:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap @SBWF2013
Deep amber color, good creamy beige head. Woody, fruity, "smokey" aroma. Full-bodied. Alcoholic, fruity, tart, vinegardish flavor. Very interesting, Rodenbachish. Tnx Urbain.
Deep amber color, good creamy beige head. Woody, fruity, "smokey" aroma. Full-bodied. Alcoholic, fruity, tart, vinegardish flavor. Very interesting, Rodenbachish. Tnx Urbain.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2013
at 04:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention but minimal lacing. Aroma consists of tart cherries with loads of oak notes and some vinous notes also noticeable. Taste is also a well-balanced mxi of tart cherries with some notes of oak and a vinous finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very enjoyable Flanders red beer with an extra vinous feel. I am not sure I could taste the Wild Turkey barrel though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2013
at 15:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle purchased at Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie, June 2013 consumed at Eardisley, Hereford Friday 8th November 2013 Pours a dirty, murky brown head is foamy off-white and a little scummy. I can certsinly get the Bourgogne BA but not the Wild Turkey. This is fruity, zappy and tart, there is a busy carbonation across the tongue. I didn’t know the style before I opened this, I just thought it would be appropriate at this time of year to have this beer, however I like it. A7 A3 T7 P4 Ov15 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2013
at 22:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Draft. brown beer with a dark cream head. Tart and fruity aroma. Tart and red fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Tart and red fruit lingers with light oak and light chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2013
at 20:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draft at ChurchKey DC during the Night of the Living Ales on halloween. Pours a clear cola brown with a thin ecru head. Nose of toasted malt and leather. Flavors of plum and tart apple. Smooth, slightly tart finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2013
at 15:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A very sour winelike flavor with fruity notes, and a rounded aftertaste. Color is amber with a white head.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2013
at 08:11