Sombre Folle
Brasserie De Sutter in Gisors, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.12
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Here is a beer with a strong character! Its intense taste subtly blends the roundness of caramel and the strength of more roasted malts. The bitterness tends towards subtle aromas of red fruits to balance this unique tasting beer!
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting 2015 - London. Gusher! Pours clear copper with a frothy khaki head. Dry and ripe fruits in the aroma, light yeast, bread. Medium sweet flavor with dry toasty malts, dried fruits, some cherry, grains, slight earthy bitterness, Medium to full bodied with lively carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, with some woody dryness and more dried fruits. OK stuff overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2015
at 02:05
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Ian at ChrisO pre-GBBF. Gusher! It pours clear deep red - brown with a massive tan head. The nose is earthy, metallic action, cocoa, penny, earthy roast, sweat and burnt rubber. The taste is toasty, metallic, sultana, cocoa, raisin, fruit cake, light spice, mild acidity and charcoal with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and very high, foamy carbonation. Rather messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2015
at 11:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
8th August 2015
Pre GBBF tasting as Chris and Ruth’s. Almost clear deep amber beer, big cream colour head. Palate is airy with fine carbonation. Sweet and sour (brewery trademark?) caramel. Floralness. Tangy dried fruits. Light finish. Okay.
Pre GBBF tasting as Chris and Ruth’s. Almost clear deep amber beer, big cream colour head. Palate is airy with fine carbonation. Sweet and sour (brewery trademark?) caramel. Floralness. Tangy dried fruits. Light finish. Okay.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2015
at 08:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Chris & Ruth’s pre GBBF shindig; ruby/brown pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has some dark fruits, taste has dark fruits, caramel, some dry leaves and nuts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2015
at 07:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at present GBBF 2015. Dark brown lasting beige head. Decent strong dark malty beer. Yep decent biere de garde good fruit good malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 07:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
75 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown to deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted dark malt, overripe fruity and light phenolic. High carbonation. Toasted, sweet malty. Roasted malty, somewhat bitter. Dry and toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 07:39