Troubadour Obscura
Brouwerij The Musketeers in Sint-Gillis-Waas, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.21
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Troubadour Obscura is a mild dark red-brown beer with a balanced Belgian twist. Immediately after the first sip of this beer, the difference with other Belgian dark beers becomes apparent. The solid taste of malt originates from the combination of four different malts used in the brewing of this beer. Discover all the different notes: chocolate, coffee, vanilla…
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9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Hazy chestnut brown, fine beige head. Perfect rerention. The aroma is as classic as it only could be. Nice spicy yeast, esters, caramel, toffee, banana. Full body. The taste is delicious and complex. Medium dry. Rich dark malts. Finest Belgian yeast. Prune. Notable hops and subtle roast on ending. Excellent balance. No alco feel. Great effort this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2017
at 05:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
First tasted at Bruges Beer Fest 2017. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8.
Rerate, bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker. Pours hazy black with a huge, lasting, frothy, beige head; lots of lacing. Intense aroma of coffee liqueur, marzipan, milk chocolate, mocha, candied prune, cinnamon & cookie. Medium malty sweet onset with hints of caramel, prune & chocolate; sourish raisin in the back of a light roasted bitter middle, hint of coffee & a tad spicy. Dryish, peppery hoppy finish, lingering prune, fondant, coffee roast, warming dash of whisky alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Great Stout-like Belgian Strong Ale.
Rerate, bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker. Pours hazy black with a huge, lasting, frothy, beige head; lots of lacing. Intense aroma of coffee liqueur, marzipan, milk chocolate, mocha, candied prune, cinnamon & cookie. Medium malty sweet onset with hints of caramel, prune & chocolate; sourish raisin in the back of a light roasted bitter middle, hint of coffee & a tad spicy. Dryish, peppery hoppy finish, lingering prune, fondant, coffee roast, warming dash of whisky alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Great Stout-like Belgian Strong Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 14:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thick creamy light brown head stayed well on a very dark brown, slightly effervescent body. Huge aroma - malt, dark chocolate, dark fruit, coffee & spirit. Smooth to the fore, thick & creamy on the tongue with a nice tickle on the back. Sweet on the front with raisins, brown sugar, malt & caramel followed by a bitter, tangy back of dried fruit, coffee & hints of citrus.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2017
at 14:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Fergus. Pours clear red-brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose has some well toasted bread, ripe berries, earth. Medium sweet flavour with more ripe, leathery berries, raisins, earth, toast. medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with minimal warmth, toasty bread, more ripe berries, nips of oxidation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 14:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle aged for a couple years thanks to Fergus. It pours darkest red - brown with a thick light tan head. The aroma is sweet, spicy, toasted nut, walnut, treacle, rocky road, varnish, old wood, dried fruits and fruit cake. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasted nuts, earthy, dried fruits, treacle, D&B, sticky, earthy, toffee and spice with a warming finish. Medium - full body and high, foamy carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 14:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leightons place, 29/12/2016. A reddy copper coloured pour with a a lasting beige head. Aroma Brown sugars, muscovado, Belgian yeast, cakey malts, Red berries. Flavour is composed charred woody, red fruit, liquorice, woody, spicy. Palate is frothy, musty, tangy, highish carbonation. Burnt sugars.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 14:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Glass at Take one, Black/brown beer, large head. Aroma is malt, caramel, liquorice, chocolate, sweet. Taste is the same, quite nice.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2016
at 16:26
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2016
at 22:00