Smiles Through The Ages
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Flemish Red / Bruin Special|
Score
7.40
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Rich, complex malt flavours meld with fruity yeast esters to create an experience that is indulgent but still finely balanced. Our take on a classic Belgian Dubbel, infused with spirit notes after a short spell in Armagnac casks to provide roundness and an even greater level of depth, knitting together the different elements.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Ganz. Dark brown pour, fairly quickly dissipating head. Nose is flowery esters, dried fruits, nuts and cognac. In taste there's an unpleasant bitter character upfront but with time it fades. Then it's esters, light chocolate, dried fruits, cognac and wood, a nutty touch. Closes with a bittersweet finish, has a light body and average carbo. Apart from that weird bitterness it's a solid base beer with pleasant barrel notes, it's just not gonna be my fav.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a murky maroon brown with a tan color bubble head. Aroma is dark fruits, woodsy, rich malts. Taste is fruity, dark fruits, sugary, woodsy, rich malts, figs, toffee.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2021
at 17:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle split at the Autumn Watford tasting, thanks to Fergus, 24/09/21. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is dried fruits, dates, prunes, toffee, light booze. Taste comprises fruit cake mix, sweet malts, mellow barrel, prunes, caramel, nutty. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid Dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2021
at 12:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Fergus' pad. Cheers to mein host. Pours dark mahogany brown with a solid light tan head. Aroma is Brett, toffee, dried fruit, nice funk balance. Taste is dried fruit, toffee, malt, nice Brett funk, oak. Dry Brett finish with a sweetness on end. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2021
at 11:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Watford - cheers to Fergus. Pours unclear ruddy brown with a creamy tan head. Lightly sweet, lightly tangy and funky, some ripening berries, brett. Medium bodied with delicate carbonation and velvety texture. Subtle tang in the finish, more brett, toasted sugars. Nice one. Not your trad dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2021
at 11:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Watford tasting. Picked up from Cloudwater online. A autumnal brown copper coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is nice bretty funk, autumn leaves, brown bread, dried fruits, nettles, fennel. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rustic brown bread, nutty, rye, chestnut, mellow funk, bretty, little umami, mushroom. Palate is semi sweet, frothy, airy carbonation.. Quite interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2021
at 11:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. CW online. Hazed deep chestnut brown. Fine beige head stays the course. Nose has sweet grain. Banana loaf. Roasted hazelnut. Barrel comes across sweet and vanilla like. Taste is nutty and sweet, with a light vine fruit bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel with fine carbonation, drinking really easy. Gets a little dry and tart. Lingering vinous bitterness to finish. Not massive on the barrel ageing, but definitely a smooth and tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2021
at 22:14
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2021
at 19:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
31/XII/20 - 37.5cl bottle from Cloudwater webshop @ home, BB: XI/2023 (2020-1174) Thanks to ElManana for sharing the bottle!
Clear deep ruby brown beer, small creamy irregular off-white to beige head, little stable, adhesive. Aroma: floral, dried fruits, chestnuts, jam, chocolate, nice roast, caramel. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, caramel notes, quite some chocolate, nice sweetness from the malts, lovely roast, dried fruits, some alcohol. Aftertaste: nice, bit sweet, caramel notes, lovely stuff, soft roast, bit of a hoppy bitterness, alcohol touch, smooth and complex.
Clear deep ruby brown beer, small creamy irregular off-white to beige head, little stable, adhesive. Aroma: floral, dried fruits, chestnuts, jam, chocolate, nice roast, caramel. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, caramel notes, quite some chocolate, nice sweetness from the malts, lovely roast, dried fruits, some alcohol. Aftertaste: nice, bit sweet, caramel notes, lovely stuff, soft roast, bit of a hoppy bitterness, alcohol touch, smooth and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 31 Dec 2020
at 20:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle, online from the brewery, part of the Christmas pack. Pours muddy murky dark brown with a tan head. Aroma: dark malts, dried fruits, caramel. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, dried fruits, brown sugar, light esters, armagnac barrel hints. Medium+ body with fine carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2020
at 22:48