Alambic
Alambic Brewing Company in Jarnac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France 🇫🇷
IPA - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.01
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ALAMBIC is an IPA beer with Cognac, produced in France. Alambic as the iconic distillation device used in the region to produce Cognac.
Color
The blending of an IPA beer and Cognac makes ALAMBIC color unique: warm amber. The selected crystal malt blend enhances the copper color of the Cognac.
On the nose
Full of complexity, a strong fruitiness with dominant citrus, mandarin and orange notes, mango balanced with vanilla coming from the Cognac wood.
Taste
The infused dry hopping from a selected aromatic hop’s blend and Cognac during lagering gives full body, complexity, fruitiness with dominant citrus and mango. There is a perfect balance between the fruitiness and bitterness.
The finish is elegant, long-lasting with Cognac notes enhanced by the toffee notes.
Color
The blending of an IPA beer and Cognac makes ALAMBIC color unique: warm amber. The selected crystal malt blend enhances the copper color of the Cognac.
On the nose
Full of complexity, a strong fruitiness with dominant citrus, mandarin and orange notes, mango balanced with vanilla coming from the Cognac wood.
Taste
The infused dry hopping from a selected aromatic hop’s blend and Cognac during lagering gives full body, complexity, fruitiness with dominant citrus and mango. There is a perfect balance between the fruitiness and bitterness.
The finish is elegant, long-lasting with Cognac notes enhanced by the toffee notes.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
37,5cl bottle from Le Gourmet Charentais in Cognac. Head is medium, white, average retention. Colour is deep amber, hazy. Aroma is nice citrus, grapefruit, caramel, roasted onion, cognac touch, bit woody. Taste is medium malty base, grapefruit with caramel, bit woody, some tropical fruits, canned mandarin, mango, vanilla touch, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, 1.2% of cognac helps a bit, enjoyed for sure.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2025
at 18:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and cognac aroma. Grapefruit and cognac flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and cognac linge with earth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2021
at 18:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Corti Bros. Pours clear amber with a creamy white head. Aroma is malty with support brandy and perhaps wood. Med body at least. Flavor has some heat, but it is mostly dry and mildly roasty malty. Bitterness and heat combined definitely to hold back the malt sugars. Amazingly tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2019
at 03:17