Belgian Ale Barrel Aged

Thanks mcberko for sharing! Misty reddish amber, slightly weak foam. Aroma: apple cider, a bit of mushrooms, malt, a little barrel, sweetish, wine, a little dried fruit. Taste: apples, a little wine, malt, sweet, candy, oak, strange.

750mL bottle, pours a dark rusted reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out Belgian yeast, earthy notes, and light barrel character. Flavour is along the same lines, with Belgian yeast, estery notes, sherry barrels, and alcohol. A bit estery, harsh, and sweet, but I like the use of barrels. Carbonation is extremely soft and could use some more potentcy. Not the best example of this style by far, but I appreciate the attempt and it's not too bad really.

BOTTLE 75 CL from Chișinău Lumencraft Pub. Hazy ruby-red, no head. The aroma is not strong but pleasant - sweet cherries soaked in some brandy, cherry syrup, fruit pie, some alcoholic heat. The taste is also mostly fruity with some caramel in, distant malty/bready notes, soft alcohol in the aftertaste. No hop bitterness - just a little alcoholic spice. The alcohol is only making your palate a little numb, not more. No carbonation - it's totally flat - and that's its biggest (only?) drawback. So, overall, it's pretty close to the plain version, but the barrel added some of those nice chocolaty notes that aged spirits have.