BA Project (Blonde Ale) : Cognac (2014)
(Batch of BA Project (Blonde Ale) : Cognac)
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.81
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These blond beer ripe during several months in original used Cognac barrels. We try to make sure the barrels we buy are in the most fresh condition as possible. We guaranty all the flavours in the beers only come from the barrels
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750 ml bottle. Slightly unclear golden body with a nice, lacing off-white head. Quite strong aroma of apple cider, wood and some alcohol. Flavor is like a bit weird combination of cider, wood, sugar and perfumed alcohol. Medium body and aftertaste in the same direction. Not really bad, but feels to unbalanced with the oak aged flavor in this kind of beer for my likings.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2016
at 11:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked. [ As Hof Ten Dormaal BA Project 2014 (Blonde Ale) Cognac ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, cookie, sweet malt, alcohol - cognac, light wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, oxidide, alcohol - cognac, wood, candy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20151228]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 07:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a orangey head. The aroma has notes of wood, cognac, over ripe fruits, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of wood, over ripe fruits, alcohol, cognac, and caramel, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2015
at 15:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at a tasting. Quite lots of green apples, really too much. Impairing the drinkability. Otherwise there is a really promising vanilla raisin baileys-like rest of the beer. Good just needs to get rid of the annoying apples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 14:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from my EU Local Swap 3/2015 sender Anatole, many thanks!
Deep orange, hazy body, with a medium, frothy, yellowish head.
Aroma of apples, cognac, barrel, caramel, nuts, spices.
Taste follows this, with additional alcohol burn
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes alcohol warming, with cognac, apples and barrel notes.
Interesting. Nice apple notes, together with sweet malt notes. Too alcoholic for my taste though. Overall a unique, characterful beer, but could be more balanced.
Deep orange, hazy body, with a medium, frothy, yellowish head.
Aroma of apples, cognac, barrel, caramel, nuts, spices.
Taste follows this, with additional alcohol burn
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes alcohol warming, with cognac, apples and barrel notes.
Interesting. Nice apple notes, together with sweet malt notes. Too alcoholic for my taste though. Overall a unique, characterful beer, but could be more balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,75l bottle shared by Saeglopur at Bratislava RB Tasting, big thanks. Amber hazy color. Quite small head. Smells alcoholic, grapes, glueish, banana, spices, sourish, apples, marzipan, almonds, cinnamon. Nice & refreshing smell. Full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. Tastes of apples, alcohol, spices, grapes, marzipan, nuts. Finishes with apples, spices and alcohol. Good stuff, rather alcoholic but still lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:49