Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli ’14, Bruxelles. De couleur dorée paille assez trouble, col blanc moyen. Arôme offre de suite très peu en terme de barrique, on note un très léger Chardonnay avec un bouquet nettement plus français au niveau des malts et houblons. Palais reste, ici aussi, très français avec peu d’influence de ce côté blanche belge. L’usage du Chardonnay est minime et contribue très peu à faire évoluer la bière dans la direction souhaitée.Je note cependant un petit côté fruité citronné venant probablement des houblons nobles. Après la surprise de la Volutes, cette autre version barrique déçoit.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed La Planche Volutes from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle sample @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli ’14, Bruxelles. De couleur ambrée sur un léger trouble, col blanc léger. Arôme offre un agréable bouquet boisé alliant un vin cuit rappelant presque le Madère avec une once de vin jaune capiteux. Note un petit côté grillé voire caramélisé sucré. Palais met également la barrique à l’honneur avec ce même profil vin cuit, vin jaune et un rappel presque organique d’hydromel au niveau des saveurs sucrées. Barrique est subtile, présente mais dont le profil boisé reste discret. Parait plus que les 8%.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ yespr. Pours a dark brown black color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a roasted malty spicy yeasty caramel aroma. Roasted malty bitter chocolate and spicy caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty bitter spicy caramel finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Ipane Brune (Winter Version 8°) from La Franche 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 750ml.Unclear medium amber brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130427]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16/04 Marko’s 0.75 l bottle, great thanks for sharing! It poured hazy dark brown body with medium to big brown head. Citrus and herbal hop aroma, light roasted malts. Flavor was slightly more sweet though, and building up towards finish, caramel, lightly roasted malt, fruity, slightly herbal bitter. Medium to full bodied with long, especially sweet nd a bit warming aftertaste. More like a hoppy Belgian style ale than anything close to Imperial stout, but still pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A dark brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, chocolate, spices, alcohol, and roasted malt, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. Thanks humlelala for sharing.
yespr (55501) reviewed Ipane Brune (Winter Version 8°) from La Franche 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
75 cl bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off white to tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, liqourice and roasted dark malty. Bitter and roasted into amedium dry herbal finish. Sooth roasted and chocolate to liqourice finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours an opaque black with a huge and frothy light brown head with good retention. Sweet roast and vanilla in the nose. Rich body, dark roast - heavily burned - massively bitter also. A bit rough around the egdes, but considering it’s French it’s not a horrible attempt at an Imperial Stout. 270413
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled 750ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him and heavy. Muddy brown coloured, big brown head, coffee and hops in the nose. Light roasted malt, coffee and some alcohol with mild notes of hops and dried fruits. Also some sweet notes in mild roasty finish. Quite nice.
Marko (22181) reviewed Ipane Brune (Winter Version 8°) from La Franche 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
0.75l bottle courtesy of my mate Emil who got it in Besançon (huge thanks!). Shared with heavy and ogivlado. Opaque brown body.... Coffee mainly in the aroma, mild, very very light tartness, some hop, peachy. Light peachiness in the taste on a heavy malty background, quite light herbal notes. Nice light roastiness. Slightly warming too. Overall a nice beer indeed.