Beertalk (16424) reviewed Ch'Ti Ambrée from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark amber with a shortlived head. Honey aroma, with some hay and alcohol. Quite bitter flavour with a long finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed Ch'Ti Blonde from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottled. Golden colour. Sweet and raw, fruity and buttery. Rounded mouthfeel. Perhaps the worst example there is of the style.
omhper (44752) reviewed Ch'Ti Brune from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled. Dark brown. Sweet and lightly roasty, fruity, raw and sugary. Some grassy bitterness in the end.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Ch'Ti Ambrée from Castelain 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On draught (pression) at Falstaff in Paris. Clear orange color with light bubbles and a medium thin off-white head. Very thin lacing. The aroma is mildly malty and hoppy. Rather thin body with an blandly sour malt flavor coupled with sweet caramel and yeast. The finish comes up a little short, making for a misfire as far as this beer is concerned.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Ch'Ti Blonde from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear-golden; big bubbles to slim white rim. Cookies, crystal malts and white candi sugar in the nose. Taste is again quite malty, this time with both honeyish notes, as well as faint grassy hops. Definitely honey retronasal. Rather light palate and mouthfeel. Undercarbonated. I hate these new-style bottles. I wonder if the low carb is a result. To me, Br. Castelain is the North-French equivalent of Br. D'Achouffe here. Became too big and too preofessional to do anything technically wrong, and too big to do anything brilliant. And this is not a real Bière de Garde character anymore.
caesar (10848) reviewed Ch'Ti Cuvée de Noël Brune from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, 0.7 liter, BB '97 (>8 years old). Very dark red-brown color, small head. Aroma is very weak, some malts and alcohol. Taste is a bit stronger, definitely port-like, strong fruity and a bit alcoholic. Sirupy texture.
caesar (10848) reviewed Ch'Ti Cuvée de Noël Blonde from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled, 0.7 liter, BB '97 (> 8 years old). Hazy orange coloured, small but lasting head. Aroma is obviously aged, cork wood, port, a bit cinnamon, some hops. More watery taste, some sweetness.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Ch'Ti Blonde from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Honeyish malt aroma. Golden, champagne bubbles, lowish head. Light flavor, honey malt base,slight fruity overtones. Yeast finish. Lightbody, fizzy mouthfeel. Refreshing,but not really special.
pilsnerrogge (4763) reviewed Ch'Ti Brune from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brown colur, rich head. Malty aroma with notes of cork. Sweet flavour with a touch of liquorice and anise.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Ch'Ti Brune from Castelain 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Dark amber color, big head. Light aroma of roasted malt and paper. Too simple taste, vegetable, very light roasted barley and caramel. Too simple palate.