Black
Brasserie de Bellevaux in Malmedy, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout Regular|
Score
6.68
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A dark black beer with a creamy head. Dry touches of coffee (roasted malt) that explain the bitter sip at the end.
The beer was born from a taste memory. A memory of a tour of Yorkshire in the 1970s, and of beers like Theakston’s Old Peculier. Black was developed with British brewmaster Ian Ward from the inspirational experiences of 30 years ago. With Ardennes spring water, Belgian malts, English hops, a slightly higher alcohol content, lightly carbonated and brewed the English way: the perfect example of a mixed marriage.
The beer was born from a taste memory. A memory of a tour of Yorkshire in the 1970s, and of beers like Theakston’s Old Peculier. Black was developed with British brewmaster Ian Ward from the inspirational experiences of 30 years ago. With Ardennes spring water, Belgian malts, English hops, a slightly higher alcohol content, lightly carbonated and brewed the English way: the perfect example of a mixed marriage.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 330ml "Malmedy Black" (Beer Planet, BB 11/2011)
Almost opaque dark brown color, thick creamy beige head. Nose has some lemony hoppyness, fruits and malts, but it is quite faint aroma in this beer. Medium-bodied, palate is even watery. Light coffeish notes, berries (strawberry), malts and milk. Finish is a bit lactosy like in some milk stout. Interesting Belgian, but could be more powerful.
Almost opaque dark brown color, thick creamy beige head. Nose has some lemony hoppyness, fruits and malts, but it is quite faint aroma in this beer. Medium-bodied, palate is even watery. Light coffeish notes, berries (strawberry), malts and milk. Finish is a bit lactosy like in some milk stout. Interesting Belgian, but could be more powerful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2010
at 12:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Bellevaux Black (by Brasserie de Bellevaux):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
Note: the Cuvée Spéciale is being seen as an aliassed beer, so at the bottom my rating for that one.
23/08/2010 - 33cl @ home
Pours a very darkbrown beer (I wouldn't say black though) with fine light beige and creamy head. Aroma is coffee, burned caramel, chocolate and some smoke. Taste is sweet (sweeter than you would've guessed from the aroma) with caramel and dark chocolate. Aftertaste is mocha with some sour at the back of the tongue.
Bellevaux Black Cuvée Spéciale
19/12/2010 - 75cl bottle @ Essen Kerstbierenfestival
Dark brown to black beer, beige creamy head, adhesive. Aroma: mocha, cheese, dark chocolate. MF: soft carbon, medium body, slightly watery texture. Taste: mocha, roasted malts, coffee. Aftertaste: coffee, sour touch.
Ar: 6, Ap: 5, T: 6, P: 4, O: 12, T: 3.3
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
Note: the Cuvée Spéciale is being seen as an aliassed beer, so at the bottom my rating for that one.
23/08/2010 - 33cl @ home
Pours a very darkbrown beer (I wouldn't say black though) with fine light beige and creamy head. Aroma is coffee, burned caramel, chocolate and some smoke. Taste is sweet (sweeter than you would've guessed from the aroma) with caramel and dark chocolate. Aftertaste is mocha with some sour at the back of the tongue.
Bellevaux Black Cuvée Spéciale
19/12/2010 - 75cl bottle @ Essen Kerstbierenfestival
Dark brown to black beer, beige creamy head, adhesive. Aroma: mocha, cheese, dark chocolate. MF: soft carbon, medium body, slightly watery texture. Taste: mocha, roasted malts, coffee. Aftertaste: coffee, sour touch.
Ar: 6, Ap: 5, T: 6, P: 4, O: 12, T: 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2010
at 08:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer Planet. Jet black pour with a beige head which dissipates slowly. Aromas of chocolate, licorice, coconut(?), brown sugar, some coffee notes. Sweet ’n’ spicy flavours of coffee, dark chocolate, licorice, vanilla. Sweet and hoppy finish. Very dry in the aftertaste. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2010
at 07:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle in hotel room in belgium ... brown ... thick light off white head ... sweet suger roast malt ... bitter front ... some coffeee ... burnt suger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2010
at 00:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Almost opaque black, medium beige head, nice lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee and caramel. Flavor starts with sweet malt then progresses to a dark roasty bitter edge, with a bit of dark fruit in the background. Light body. Nice brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2010
at 11:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with some hints of coffee. Roasted malty caramel flavor with some hints of coffee. Has a roasted malty caramel and chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 08:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 6.3%. OK aroma of hard roasted malts. Very dark brown colour, red shine, seems clear. Stable tan head. The flavour is mildly roasted, dark malts, hint of fresh-ground coffee. A little paper in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2009
at 11:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle. pours dark brown, beige head. aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and lightly yeasty. taste, plenty of good roastiness here, light in body, some nice coffee and malts. Light sparkly mouthfeel, thin and light with hints of dark fruits and yeasty. Reminded more of a stout than an old ale. Overall mouthfeel is just superb, highly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2009
at 23:50
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A dark nut-brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, while the flavor is sweet with ntoes of malt, caramel, and roasted malt, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2009
at 14:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle, pours dark brown, tall frothy tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and coffee. Flavors start crisp with lots of carbonation bringing a sweet malt body that fades into a lightly bitter roasted malt finish. Malt through and through. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2009
at 13:43