De Struise Brouwers Tsjeeses Reserva BBA (Bourbon Barrel Aged)

Tsjeeses Reserva BBA (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
(has 8 batches)

 

De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
7.56
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 35 Ticks (all batches): 251
Tsjeeses was brewed for the first time in 2004 but not under that name because we didn’t find a name yet. Different code names like "Dangerous Blonde”, “New Years Blond” were used in 2004 and 2005. While brewing the same beer in 2006, our team got so hit by the beer, at a certain point, somebody said: “Tsjeeses what a great beer”. This batch was bourbon barrel aged.
 

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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Beer Planet, Brussels. 2011. Bit of a gusher, but I was ready for it. Murky, deep copper colour. Beige foam stays the course. Nose has baked apple and sultana compote. Soft toffee. Raisins. Soft, sweet oak. Buttered toast. Some notes of vanilla bourbon. Taste is sweet and sticky, with a vinous, fruity dryness. Hint of bitterness. Medium body. Smooth and slick. Low carbonation. Lots of lip stickage. Stays sticky sweet on the finish but with a well balanced, vine fruit bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2018 at 23:05

9.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Voilà donc ouverte la saison 2018 des bières de Noël ! Pour ce premier we de l'avent, ce fut donc Tsjeeses vieillie en fut de Bourbon. Et il faut avouer que cette maturation lui réussit très bien. Autant la version de base était très lourde en bouche et quelque peu brouillonne, autant le passage en fût contrebalance cette douceur pour donner de la puissance à l'ensemble et les arômes de bourbon bien présents, permettent de donner une ligne directrice à l'ensemble. Voilà donc une bien bonne gourmandise qui vous réchauffe de l’intérieur ! Ambré soutenu limpide en verre (EBC de 19) avec une mousse blanc cassé nappant la surface, ce n’est pas mal. Au nez, on retrouve une très grande complexité avec le bourbon en avant mais enrichie pas un savant mélange de miel, caramel, orange, ananas, pêche, abricot. On retrouve cette belle alliance à l'attaque parée de fines épices rehaussant l'ensemble et une amertume donnant cette pointe de fraîcheur nécessaire. La présence en bouche est excellente avec une arrière bouche qui est toutefois un peu plus liquoreuse et lourde. Bonne progression sur l'amertume qui avec 35 d’EBU s’en sort très bien. Le final est tout de même un peu court. Mais que cette bière ouvre de forte belle façon cette période de fêtes.
Tried on 02 Dec 2018 at 12:43


8/10
Fajo kandyzowano waniliowe klimaty, slodkie, chyba mogloby polezec jeszcze, wiec maly minusik, wiec tylko 4.0 ;) lubie to piwerko
Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 19 Oct 2018 at 21:49

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Poured at Shelton Festival, cloudy brown with small beige head. The aroma is strong roast, bourbon, oak, licorice. Slick body, roast, cocoa, wood, boozy finish, very good.
Tried on 21 Sep 2018 at 03:00

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
33cl Bottle from Vonk. 2014 version. Red-ish amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of sweet confit fruit, raisins, hint of oak, sweet malts, some oxidation, light tart fruity note. Flavour is sour, lots of wood and tannins, very astringent, malts, dead yeast, oxidized, very bitter woody underlying flavour, fruity sourness. Full bodied. Flavour is really off, harsh bitter, no balance or complexity, yeasty.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2018 at 07:55


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
27-03-18 // shared with the local crew, thanks! 2007 vintage thanks to Koelschtrinker. Murky brown. Small head. Loads of raisins, toffee, candis sugar, minimal vanilla, minimal oxidation. Thinner body than usual. But it held up great with its time. Still great.
Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2018 at 14:24

8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Original rating of 5/03/2018. No vintage. Bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker. Shared with Anke. Pours hazy brown/dark amber with a lasting, small, frothy, off-white head. Intense and complex aroma of apple, banana, candied orange, caramel, licorice & honey, herbs & spices, orange liqueur & bourbon. It tastes medium fruity sweet and light to medium hoppy/spicy bitter; dry, herbal, hoppy finish & warming bourbon/liqueur alcohol. Full body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. How they can make a beer like this is beyond me. Splendid!
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2018 at 14:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Brownish coloured beer with a strong bubbly head. The aroma is very malty sweet, and the flavour is rich with a sugary maltiness and a bitter finish. Overall an average malty strong Belgian ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2018 at 02:21