Plato's Cave (Batch #5)
Brasserie du Brabant in Genappe - Baisy-Thy, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Imperial / Double Special|
Score
7.19
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Fin (18271) reviewed Plato's Cave (Batch #5) from Brasserie du Brabant 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Large bottle picked up from Dranken Geers, Oostakker nr Gent, Belgie and consumed at home, Attenkirchen, Bavaria, Friday 22nd March 2019. Thrusting bitterness, a little spicy, streaky citrus, dryness throughout though a very brief initial sweetness. Very nice beer.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Voici une IPA sur une amertume bien ciselée. D'ailleurs pour ne pas qu'elle devienne trop agressive, le brasseur a été obligée de mettre un sucre un brin trop important ce qui empâte un peu la bouche. Si vous appréciez les amertumes franches, cette Plato's Cave est faite pour vous en tout. Mais à part les quelques petites imperfections d'équilibre, je regrette toutefois que l'accompagnement aromatique ne soit pas assez présent. Elle en aurait pris une autre dimension. En verre nous sommes sur un blond orangé paré d'un voilé et surplombé d'une mousse blanc cassée de 2 mm. Le nez est typique des IPA mais très appréciable avec résineux, miel, agrumes et fruits exotiques. A l'attaque, l'amertume prend les devants d'emblée. Les arômes sont cependant moins développés que sur le nez, avec en principal du pamplemousse et du résineux qui tourne par contre au plastique par moment. La deuxième est toujours sur cette amertume racée et herbacée accompagnée de résineux et d'une petite touche épicée. L'ensemble présente un petit côté astringent. L'arrière est linéaire, et après la troisième bouche au maximum de l'amertume, cette dernière retombe quelque peu mais restant longtemps en bouche. L’alcool, à 8 % Abv, joue quant à lui bien son rôle. L'ensemble tient largement la route (vers un finale de coupe du monde!).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft shared at Foeders' bottle share Oct. 2017. No indication as to which batch, so I'm assuming it was this (the lastest). Hazy amber color. Off white head. Aroma's: hoppy, with some sweetness and resin retronasal. Flavor is quite bitter, fruity, light sweet. Medium bodied. Finishes firm bitter, dry.
Kermis (23401) reviewed Plato's Cave (Batch #5) from Brasserie du Brabant 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
7 3 7 3 14 Draft at BXL Beer Fest, Brussels ’17. Hazy amber with an off white head. Aroma of brett funk, barnyard, green weeds, light fruits and malt. Flavour is light to light moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
8th June 2017
Bottleshare at Chez Smith. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is thin and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Thin malts, some creamy sweetness. Tangy citrus and hop spice. Bruised tropical fruits. Mild orange peel. Light dry spicy finish. The best of this underwhelming series.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Plato's Cave (Batch #5) from Brasserie du Brabant 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Leighton tasting 08/06/2017. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A hazed deep orange amber a off white head. Aroma is earthy citrus, funky, brett, floral orange rind. Semi sweet Base malts, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, caramel bitter grassy hop, . Rustic dirty earthy pine hop. Palate is grassy, moderate carbonation. . Dirty hop.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml. bottle sampled @ LIBF 2017. Thank you for sharing RB-InBev Belgian crew! Made with lupulin powder. Dark amber orange, little white head. Nose is very nice tropical fruit, orange, pine resin, forward on the fruity stuff. Taste is nice pine citrus, tropical, orange peel, fruity, nice easy fruity, mellow bitter,... Easy orange peel, low dough. Nice stuff in the modern popular DIPA style, lupulin powder is good stuff & this is good use of it. Nice stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle split at Hackney Levels, thanks to Kenny, 08/06/17. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is papaya, light floral notes, grapefruit, straw, sweet malts. Taste comprises melon, grains, bread dough, spice, orange pith, grapefruit. Medium + body, fine carbonation, drying close with a rising boost. Average for style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Mitchy. Pours mostly clear orange with a creamy, white head. Fairly restrained aroma, some pithy citrus, rind, minerals. Light sweet flavour with nips of peach, lots of flinty minerals, orange peel. Medium bodied with active, massaging carbonation. Finishes with more minerality, rindy bitterness, some yeast, pale grains. Uninspiring.
Scopey (25061) reviewed Plato's Cave (Batch #5) from Brasserie du Brabant 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at LKS. It pours hazy orange with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, peachy, apricot, tangerine, stewed fruits, sugary, brioche and bread. The taste is bitter - sweet, earthy, chewy, bitter resin, orange rind, tangerine, leather, cheddar cheese and some alcohol with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit cheesy perhaps. Sits a bit heavy on the palate after a while.