Cuvée Delphine (2019)
(Batch of Cuvée Delphine)
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
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9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
5 June 2022. Bottle from Beers@Moviefun. Vintage 2019; bottled: 10/11/2021.
Cloudy black, stable, small, foamy, beige head. Impressions of fondant pralines, melting fudge, marzipan, liqueur, vanilla custard, candied date, prune, moist black pepper, tobacco, sweetened espresso, bourbon. Taste has sweet date, plum & raisin, bit sticky, in a thick dark-chocolatey, dark fudge-like, almost treacle-like malt body surrounded by spicy notes (vague liquorice, allspice) and bitter espresso. Peppery hoppy finish, not too bitter and mainly sweet, touch of vanilla, more dark chocolate, slight roasted coffee, spicy tobacco and warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As rich, flavourful, simply impressive as ever; so deserves a score increase (compared to my V2013 rating). For me personally, it's interesting to see how the bourbon barrel does not cause the feared (heavy) acetaldehyde impression here.
Cloudy black, stable, small, foamy, beige head. Impressions of fondant pralines, melting fudge, marzipan, liqueur, vanilla custard, candied date, prune, moist black pepper, tobacco, sweetened espresso, bourbon. Taste has sweet date, plum & raisin, bit sticky, in a thick dark-chocolatey, dark fudge-like, almost treacle-like malt body surrounded by spicy notes (vague liquorice, allspice) and bitter espresso. Peppery hoppy finish, not too bitter and mainly sweet, touch of vanilla, more dark chocolate, slight roasted coffee, spicy tobacco and warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As rich, flavourful, simply impressive as ever; so deserves a score increase (compared to my V2013 rating). For me personally, it's interesting to see how the bourbon barrel does not cause the feared (heavy) acetaldehyde impression here.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2022
at 15:39