Cuvée Impériale
Waterloo Brewery Mont-St-Jean in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.40
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This beer's presence is a noticeable result of a powerful nose that initially imposes its authority, followed by an equally imposing tinged flavor of nobility with a very stylish character. Languid, velvety tones accumulate, with natural roasted malts. There is a definitive, generous largesse to the beer's sweetness, from real cane sugar, with a dark ruby majestic aftertaste. Its status ranks well above beers in its category.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Absolutely deepest ruby-brown - if clear! - beer under a small ivory head, nice looking. Sweetened and half-spoiled milk, Babeure , decaying red grapes, brown candi sugar. Again brown sugar, the grapes turned to raisins, again diary. Quite sweet indeed, milk chocolate. Where might the whisky be? Light alcoholburn. Very slick to chewy. Medium to well-carbonated. Nose is awful. Rest is... too easy. For our Walloon friends: le ramage ne vaut pas le plumage. Txs to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2024
at 08:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
75cl bottle from Cora in Brussels. F: medium, tan, quick gone. C: dark coppery to brown, light hazy. A: rich dark malts, chocolate, woody, vinous, caramel, berries, whisky, bit cocoa. T: full malty base, light chocolate, woody, cocoa, bit vinous, berries, whisky touch, spicy, caramel, bit weak bitterness for me, not so complex as it should be still good for the style, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2024
at 20:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a coppery color, topped with a small white head. Aroma of dark fruits, slightly yeasty and bready. Quite biscuity as well with a hint of alcohol. Taste is strong and malty. A bit woody feel to it with some yeasty presence. Alcohol burn quite strong. SOme mild caramel. Not unpleasant, but a bit too strong for my liking.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2016
at 13:07
8/10
A:prazeni slad,kar.,note lesa,kislosti.O:kompleksen.Definitivno top pivo.Se kupi,degustiraj!
Tried
on 03 Apr 2016
at 16:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sampled at Essen Winterbier festival 2015. Appears clear brown with a small cream head. Aroma of caramel, malt, overripe fruits, light veggies and toffee. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light bitter. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2015
at 08:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled @ Kerstbierfestival Essen 2015. Clear rusty orange color, average sized beige head. Don’t get a lot of aroma. Taste malts, caramel, fudge, toffee, lightly sweetish. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2015
at 01:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cl bottle. Pours cloudy brown with. Small tan head. Aroma is carameoish, breadish and toasted malt. Lingering overripe fruity. Toasted malt. Caramelish and breadish finisb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2015
at 23:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the Essen Winter Beer Festival, 2015. Poured a clear medium brown with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is metallic hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a sweet doughy malt, light spice palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2015
at 06:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
sampled @ “2de Bierproeffestival van De Dijleschuimers”. Pours clear amberbrown. Small white head. Smell is sweet, thick, Sugar. Taste is sharp, bit bitter. Brown Sugar. Yuck...
Tried
on 13 Dec 2015
at 15:45