Brasserie Dubuisson Bush Ambrée/Caractère

Bush Ambrée/Caractère

 

Brasserie Dubuisson in Pipaix, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 12.0% IBU: 25 Ticks: 236
Introduced in 1933 under the name of “Bush Beer”, this is one of the oldest specialty beers in Belgium and the flagship brand of the Dubuisson Brasserie.

The Bush Caractère is a filtered, top-fermented beer made from malt, hops, natural sugars, water from the brewery’s own underground source and an exclusive house yeast that has been cultivated for 80 years.

The pronounced bitter-sweet taste of this beer, its gentle taste structure and characteristic amber colour are all due to the caramel malts used and the expertise and patience of the master brewer (the beer rests for four to six weeks). The high density – the proportion of malt – and the active house yeast make for one of the strongest Belgian beers, with an alcohol volume of 12%.

The CO2 saturated Bush Caractère is easily digestible and makes an excellent aperitif or after-dinner digestive beer.
 

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Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2025 at 08:31


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Iced tea colour. Low head. A bit effervescent. Peach and quince marmalade flavour. Alcohol well hidden.

Tried on 25 May 2025 at 16:43



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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Good but straightforward well crafted Belgian amber with strong alcohol will hidden. Leans sweet with the candy sugar effects on full display. Very drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 23 Mar 2025 at 03:02


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle brought back from my trip to Belgium. Pours brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of apples, pears, dark fruits, plums, bread, sugar & alcohol. Medium body. Medicinal bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 21:39

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

this is a beer that hides the alcohol very well. you can tell it’s there by the warmth when you swallow but the boozy flavour isnt thee. nice and yeasty LOADS of ripe fruit. really nice beer.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:40

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Il gusto al naso viene attratto da alcolico e da sottobosco. La finezza olfattiva è normale e il modo in cui permane è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma dalla buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto cristallino. La frizzantezza si presenta sotto forma di perlage dalle bollicine fini, con carbonazione persistente. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è rotondo. L'amaro è nella media. La forza gustativa è elevata e la permanenza è sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di caramello, miele, frutta secca, agrumi, arancia amara, erbe aromatiche e frutta disidratata.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:39

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Sweet malty aroma with marzipan, alcohol, caramel, ripe fruity notes, sugar, yeast. Flavour is sweet and boozy with a mild bitterness. Body is medium to full with a sticky texture. Sippable but too sweet and boozy to really please me.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:58

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

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Tried on 05 Feb 2025 at 06:46

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15

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