Tournay Noire
Brasserie de Cazeau in Templeuve, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular|
Score
6.89
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This beer is the favourite of Laurent Agache, who has always adored stout. “But I mean real Stout, not oversweet gassy liquids!”.
With an aim of finding a fairly marked coffee after-taste, we have chosen to use the most torrefied barley malt that can be found on the market – Black malt at 1400 EBC. As this malt is a bit acrid, we have “corrected” it by using another slightly caramelized malt (150 EBC), and some brown sugar. So that the hops can exist alongside these strong caramelized and torrefied malt flavours, we have mainly opted for the strong American hop, Tomahawk.
With an aim of finding a fairly marked coffee after-taste, we have chosen to use the most torrefied barley malt that can be found on the market – Black malt at 1400 EBC. As this malt is a bit acrid, we have “corrected” it by using another slightly caramelized malt (150 EBC), and some brown sugar. So that the hops can exist alongside these strong caramelized and torrefied malt flavours, we have mainly opted for the strong American hop, Tomahawk.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with average, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, considerably lacing, beige head. Roasty dark malty and grassy, hoppy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, green onion, lemon zest. Taste is moderately bitter, roasty, chocolately dark malty and grassy, slightly citrusy hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, hints of grass, lemon, lemongrass, some orange zest, a touch of green onion, minimally metallic overtones; lingering, chocolately and citrusy, minimally sticky finish. Well hopped, serious Black IPA resemblance. Subjectively ... NOT the best stout in the world! ... but quite high in the charts. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2019
at 21:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from a belgian beer supermarket, unknown now as it has been ageing with me for at least two years. Aroma of predominantly red wine, and sometimes hint of strawb sweets. Watery stout apperance. Tate is equally red wine, mastic, sweet dr pepper mixed with tobacco. Oh and bready yeast. All round odd to be honest. Not terrible, just odd. 1 month past sell by date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2019
at 18:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Roast with hints of licorice in the soft, but pleasant aroma. Malt, roast, maple syrup and a hint of smoke in the flavor. Hints of laurel. Fairly well balanced, just a bit sweet stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 16:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een donkerbruin bier met een beige schuim. Het heeft een gebrande moutige geur. De smaak is koffie achtig en wat zurig.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2019
at 20:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Zwart bier met schuim. Smaak is bitter en licht zoet met duidelijke rook smaak en iets van bittere chocolade en koffie. Tevens een licht fruitige smaak van bessen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 13:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Black, beige head. Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee. Taste: Dark roasted malt, moderate sweet and medium bitterness. Notes of dark coffee, espresso, liquorice hints. Medium body, average carbonation. Not bad, but lacking body, complexity and balance for a Foreign Stout in my opinion. Mediocre for this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2018
at 12:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Belgibeer. Black with an amber hue. Aroma of toasted malt. Flavour is chocolate malt, dark fruit, spicy pepper, long dry bitter chocolate fizzy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2018
at 20:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles's place. Thanks zvsn & rayaron. Dark brown. Caramel, dark fruits, some roast, yeast, sweet, coffee, a bit of alcohol, bitterish finish, medium-bodied, pretty strong carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2018
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Frothy beige head stayed on a jet black still body. Dates, dark berries, demerara & spicy aroma. Medium bodied feeling airy in the mouth with a clean dry back. Taste is much as the aroma with dark bitter berries, malt, licorice, coffee & a slightly burnt smoky finish.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2017
at 12:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Ce stout de la brasserie Cazeau se caractérise principalement par un fumé bien présent et ce dès l'attaque sans être toutefois étouffant. Bière relativement bien équilibré, j'ai eu cependant du mal à entièrement déborder de passion pour celle-ci. ressenti personnel? Peut être, mais j'ai trouvé tout de même l'alliance fumé et fruité des houblons Cascade et Tomahawk légèrement dissonant (à noter l'utilisation complémentaire de Warrior). Remarquable travail cependant sur le malt qu'il faut mettre en avant. Sa robe est totalement noire (137 d'EBC) avec une mousse brune de 3 mm d'épaisseur. Le nez se porte sur le café, le chocolat, un alcool bien présent (7,6 % Abv), mais également sur une belle amertume alliée à des notes de pamplemousse, et en retrait une touche de fumée. Cette dernière prendra beaucoup plus d'ampleur à l'attaque, qui soyeuse, est complétée par du caramel, du chocolat et des notes de pamplemousse liée à l'amertume. L'amertume, bien dosée monte en puissance en deuxième bouche qui, sur la fraîcheur, se porte sur le café et le caramel et toujours sur le fruit. Le fumé est alors en retrait. L'amertume, quant à elle, à 38 d'EBU, donne un ressenti très légèrement supérieur. Celle ci se dévoile d'ailleurs très bien à l'arrière bouche sur le café (notes fruitées moins présentes). La troisième bouche laisse se dévoiler l'alcool qui à 7,6 % Abv est bien dosé en complément du café avant un final d'une bonne longueur, qui, sur une base d'amertume en déclin, se remet plus largement sur le fumé, café et le chocolat. Appréciable.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2017
at 10:14