Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Gauloise Ambrée from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very huge, extra-dense cream-yellow head, very slowly collapsing ( in fact a bit too: there's ferroxide in the head as stabilisator); clear orange-foxy beer. Stereotyp cookie-ambrée-malt-roasted-alcohol nose, going over in more pleasant orange zeste. Bitter onset from roasted malt and citruspeel, then soft sweet main taste, bit of liquorice; peppery-orange going over in an even hoppy finish. Very soft texture, as from spring water, creamy mouthfeel, medium bodied, no alcoholburn. Not bad, at worst a bit dull, very nice mouthfeel. Best of Gauloise range - compare to S. Régal?
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Gauloise Blonde from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Yellow-orange, slight haze; off-white head, condensing itself to 1/2 - 1 cm, some lace. Vanilla - and diacetyl in the nose. In a blonde - bwaaagh. Roasted malt and peppery, alcohol present. Dry taste, nothing obvious but pale malt, and a bit of alcohol. Diacetyl all but vanished, some roasted flavours. Becomes quite sweet in the finish, alcohol appearing. Maybe some fusels? Alcohol impression is exaggerated for its meagre 6.3 ABV. Quite dry and well-attenuated - I suspect sugar used is fully fermented. Technically OK blonde (diacetyl nose excepted) - but boring, boring...
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Gauloise Brune from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark red to brown beer, realy opaque; brown-yellow frothy head. Dark malts, some chocolate, and laurel (bay leaf) in the nose. I get alcohol, banana- and other esters, and some alternative grain - like rice-cakes. Vile, woody, adstringent bitterness superposed on a dull sweet malt base. Some piney, resinous flavour, finish again with some bitterish chocolate. Adstringency keeps going on, mouthfeel becomes very dry, thinning out the texture. I thouroughly dislike this typical Walloon sweet-bitter assault. No refinement, the well-hidden alcohol excepted.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Saison Regal from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Copper color. Very nice aroma (malt and some fine hop). Quite dry, with a strong hoppy character (old hops) on top of a nice malty line.
caesar (10848) reviewed St. Benoît Blonde / Blond from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Slightly hazy yellow color, short white head. Aroma is spicy and grainy, like most blonde belgain ales. Taste is moderately sweet and bitter, and grainy and spicy on the tongue. Indeed, typical blonde.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Gauloise Christmas from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(I deliberatly choose a very well-aged sample - well from the Du Bocq period, of course. This kind of beer usually benefits from it). Nearly red amber, slight yeast specks; virtually no head. Sweet caramel & portwine nose, fruity. Taste of good vintage port, fruity, slightly nutty. No noxious oxydation. Sweetness just in check, vinous. Mellow, alcoholic mouthfeel, like a vintage fortified wine again. Not really overly heavy-bodied. Excellent vinous beer. I might have been prejudiced about the age factor, IMO I was vindicated by the result. I can only recommend opening this only quite aged - with possible spectacular results. From memory, the younger versions are way too sweet, with an unpleasant scorched bitterness.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Saison Regal from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Very lively ascent to fluffy yellow head; foxy amber, clear beer. Extremely fruity nose: grapes, lunaria, peach, lime and - absolutely - nutmeg or mace. Again very fruity in taste, estery, yeasty, meat-aspic, passionfruit. There is some salt and a lot of coriander. Medium-bodied. Strange sensation, water, but at the same time probably iron and other salts. Oh dear; Saison Regal was once the pride of Brasserie de la Tour, Marbaix-la-Tour. Du Bocq took over and closed. First they managed to rape the beer completely, than they somehow got remorse (?) and turned it round again. This sample is quite OK; but a lot is going on in this bottle. It might turn out bad - I'm not surprised raters are hugely different in appreciation of this.
TBone (30139) reviewed St. Benoît Brune / Bruin from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (33cl, BB 11.08.04)
Aroma is apples, prunes, yeast, light alcohol, very countryside-like. Dark ruby, brown color. Medium brown head with lots of lace and big bubbles. A lot of carbonation. Malty mouthfeel with an alcoholic touch. Body is quite light, so makes this quite easy to drink.
caesar (10848) reviewed Père Abbé Triple / Tripel from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Clear yellow color, medium white head, some tiny particles. Aroma is yeasty, some hops, esters is probably a good way to describe the aroma. Taste is dry, some spices, bit bitter bit sweet. Ugly dry palate.
caesar (10848) reviewed Père Abbé Bruin / Brune from Brasserie du Bocq 21 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark reddish-brown collor, giant creamy head. Aroma of chocolate malts, some fruits. When i took a sip of skortila's 'pere abbe bruin' it tasted very metallic and acidic, but mine today is very nice actually, more chocolate malty and sweet. Sweet and sticky palate.