4 Ceréales

F: huge, tan, long lasting. C: amber, hazy. A: malty, fruity, a lot of coriander, caramel, orange peels, banana, yeasty. T: malty, dry fruity, yeasty, coriander, bit of orange peels, light soapy mouthfeel, medium body, medium to high carbonation, not bad at all only lack of some more bitterness, « Série limitée » from 2006 at RB :), 75cl bottle from Comptoir des Fagnes (Couvin, BE).

Every now and then, one encounters a beer which emphatically reminds us of the fact that it is all made of grains - this one contains barley, wheat, spelt and oat. Bottle from the Hopduvel. Loose, coarse, irregular, off-white head over a warm, amberish orange blonde beer with light haze and quite vivid fizz. Aroma of banana, redcurrant, soap, mango, iron, toasted bread, walnut, red apple, dried orange peel, honey, peppermint, chicken spices, sweet paprika, pink pepper, bourbon and some ’rusty’, onsetting oxidation. Sweetish, estery onset, hints of raw pineapple, banana, mandarin and mango with sourish redcurrant accent further accentuated by very spritzy, minerally carbonation (actually overcarbonated, tiring a bit). Caramelly and nutty maltiness in the middle with a bitterish toasted edge, paired with a ’deep’ grain sourishness (the spelt?) and a certain wheat soapiness, rounded and smooth with a slightly oily mouthfeel; this play of sweetish, toasted bitter and deeply sourish simply continues in the finish, where a soft, leafy, herbal hop bitterness adds a light amount of drought. Decent, very ’Belgian’ in its banana ester presence, but a bit tiring in the end and lacking body and complexity; I can understand that they wanted to produce a malt-forward beer, but a higher hop dosis would probably be beneficial here.

75cl bottle shared @THT. Decent creamy white head. Slightly hazy light amber pour. Ok. Not very exciting

Bottle @ The Hague Tasting. Clear orange color, medium to full sized off-white head that lasts for a decent while. Smell and taste malts, sweetness, liquorice, something weird I can’t describe. Average body and carbonation.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Fagnes Quatres Ceréales (by Brasserie des Fagnes):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

1/IV/13 - 75cl bottle from Comptoir des Fagnes (Couvin, BE) @ home - BB: VI/2014 (2013-290)

Little cloudy orange beer, irregular off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. aroma: lots of coriander, spicy, bit dusty, sweet, orange peel, floral, soapy touch. Mf: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter start, hoppy, citrus, some coriander. Aftertaste: sweet, sugary, bubble gum, orange peel, pretty floral, lots of coriander.

75cl bottle bought at 8ième fête de la bière Namuroise. BB 03/2013, big gusher. Ambrée, col épais beige qui se dissipe assez vite. Arôme garde un profile trop prononcé de sucre de fermentation, note tropicale et de grains.Palais est similaire, pas trop douce, mais on y note trop de sucre résiduel, pointe d’amertume en fin de bouche alternant entre fruits noirs et citronné, le tout garde un léger picotement de fin de bouche. Se termine sec avec une belle présence de grains. Pas certain que les céréales aient été utilisées au meilleur de leur capacité.

75 cl bottle @ Gastropub Tuulensuu
Foams really much. Aroma is sweetish with soapy citrus, apricot and some floral notes. Flavour is sweet with caramel, apricot, some soapy citrus, floral notes and honey. Foamy palate does not disturb much, but becomes a bit sticky towards the end of the glass. Decent.

Bottled. A hazy dark golden beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as lighter notes of alcohol, coriander, anise, and cloves. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and straw, but it is also rather spicy - espcecially lemongrass, cloves, and coriander coming thru, and also with a light note of alcohol, leading to a dry spicy finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

Cloudy orange with a small white head. Fruity aroma with anise and coriander. Dry and overpowered by the spices

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