6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris
Pitch black color, with exaggerated compact head, persistent. Nice aroma of roasted malt, coffee and a touch of ancho peppers, and later some cheese. The mouthfeel is smooth, and the carbonation still high; the body is thinner than expected; the flavor of roasted malt and coffee is balanced, without excessive burnt character; but there is also a bit too much liquorice; correct bitterness; the alcohol provides some pleasant warmth.
Good.
Pitch black color, with exaggerated compact head, persistent. Nice aroma of roasted malt, coffee and a touch of ancho peppers, and later some cheese. The mouthfeel is smooth, and the carbonation still high; the body is thinner than expected; the flavor of roasted malt and coffee is balanced, without excessive burnt character; but there is also a bit too much liquorice; correct bitterness; the alcohol provides some pleasant warmth.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2012
at 04:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2012-11-06, draught at La Fine Mousse, Paris, 8-5-7-3-14=37
Hazy amber color, generous rocky head. Wonderful hop aroma, fresh, resiny, with plenty of citrusy fruits, cedar. Lean and dry mouthfeel; quite good dry toffee flavor, and powerful hopping, very resiny, also quite fruity. It has some forgivable flaw: some residual yeast character, and a bit too much (harsh) bitterness in the end; but it’s still a good hit for hopheads.
2012-09-05, bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris; bb Jan 2014, 7-3-6-2-11=29
The bottle is full almost up till the cap. Hazy light amber color, with small head. Nice aroma of hops and caramel, sweet, that reminds me of some de Proef beer for Mikkeller. The mouthfeel is quite flat, and there is a note out of tune, some light sourness; the bitterness is fading, and so any noble hop quality. Therefore there is also some metallic touch in the end.
Probably not well stored, or too old; it seems off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 02:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2012-09-05, bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris; bb Mar 2014, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Hazy light amber color with medium sized head. Some aroma of caramel, malt, and some perfumy hops, a bit of fruitiness from them. Caramel and malt flavor, some biscuit, with light residual sweetness, on the edge of the American crystal malt beers, but better, with some fruits from the hop, and apparently much less than the disclaimed 120 IBUs. It has some of the profile characteristics of a Double IPA, but not the strength.
Pleasant, but not as fresh as an IPA should be, not as bold as a true Double IPA (which is not).
2012-07-03, bottle at Hoppy Loft, Brussels, 7-5-7-4-14=37
Beautiful red-amber color; creamy head. Malt and cheese aroma. Some caramel flavor, the mouthfeel is quite round, but also kind of dry; it has strong bitterness, some piney resins and light cheese touch; there is a roasty note out of tune, and moderate sweetness later.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 02:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris
Dark brown color, with no head and no carbonation. Aroma of tobacco and leather; malt; very nice. Oily mouthfeel; good flavor of malt and roasted malts; quite strong liquorice too, with a hint of tobacco and cookies; the alcohol can be perceived somehow, in the nose, but it’s well hidden, and below the expectations (fears); strong bitterness. In the final, there is a strange astringency or dryness on the tongue. And eventually it turns into some of the Bitter Italian digestives (herbal, bitter and strong).
Not bad; I had more daring ones though.
Grossly overprized.
Dark brown color, with no head and no carbonation. Aroma of tobacco and leather; malt; very nice. Oily mouthfeel; good flavor of malt and roasted malts; quite strong liquorice too, with a hint of tobacco and cookies; the alcohol can be perceived somehow, in the nose, but it’s well hidden, and below the expectations (fears); strong bitterness. In the final, there is a strange astringency or dryness on the tongue. And eventually it turns into some of the Bitter Italian digestives (herbal, bitter and strong).
Not bad; I had more daring ones though.
Grossly overprized.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 02:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Cave à Bulles. Pours dark brown with no head. Aroma is dark fruit with a lot of wood. Flavor is slightly sour and definitely wood, seems to be oak. There’s some sour mash aspect (tho maybe that’s extreme for description). Finishes pretty sour and astringent - the oak comes over as a bit dark/musty. All in all a pretty tasty thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 11:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cave à Bulles. Pours hazy dark amber with a slight beige head. Aroma of slightly oxidized hop. Citrus. Med body with firm carb. Flavor of roast malt, a little oxidation, and some citrus rind. Finishes fruity and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 07:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark brown IPA with a thick onctuous frothy mocha head. In aroma, grainy caramel malt with smooth herbaceous and piney hops, light citrus pulp, nice. In mouth, A nice smooth caramel malt with vinous notes, treacle, light musty notes, and smooth herbaceous hops, piney, a bit mouth numbing. Very nice. Bottle from Cave à Bulles, bought 1.5 years ago, BB 04-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2012
at 16:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at La Fine Mousse, Paris. Black coloured, small brown head, chocolate nose with notes of wood. Roasted malt (slight vinous), coffee and chocolate with discreet notes of smoke in rather dry roasty bitter finish. Pleasant one.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2012
at 17:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and coffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2012
at 02:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish with weak hints of chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2012
at 02:47