Prestige du Millénaire
Brasserie Caulier in Péruwelz, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
6.59
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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Prestige du Millénaire from Brasserie Caulier 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Weird, most likely bottom-fermented beer made in 2000 for the new millennium but made a second time years later. Off-white head, peach blond colour, sweet aroma, sugary, honey, caramel, apple, whisky, some smokiness. Sweet, heavy taste, a bit cloying, sugary, smoky and ’old’ though the sample was fresh, with warm alcoholic finish. Unusual, somewhat of a challenge and actually for a strong lager, which I am practically convinced this is (and therefore not an ale like it is classified here - to be verified), this was not so bad at all.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 75 cl) A special brew for the Millennium that you can still be lucky to find the odd sample of in some speciality stores - at least I did. The bottle itself is a small piece of art: pin-shaped with a painted label of fireworks in beautiful colours. Sealed with cork, cap AND sealing wax. Takes quite an effort just to open it. Fully golden, very unclear with gigantic floaties and a powerful head. Extremely full-bodied and potent, pronounced bitterness and a slightly perfumy palate. Not a bad beer, but it doesn’t really live up to the bottle and packaging. Wonder how it develops... 230505