fiulijn (28382) reviewed Saint Bruno from Houblonnière 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Courtesy of Laurent Mousson; old bottle
Black color; no carbonation. Aroma of roasted malt, clearly oxidised, but not without interest. It still has a good body structure, during the years only part of the sugars have been fermented, and there is a tickling alcohol feeling; dark caramel flavor, roasted nuts; the bitterness is low, just some from the roasted malts. In the final there is still some oxidisation that shows up. I would say that it probably aged faster than other beers, showing signs that I found elsewhere in beers with 20+ years under the belt.
I’m happy anyway to finally try a beer from this long gone Swiss brewery.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Lac8 from Houblonnière 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Courtesy of Laurent Mousson; bottled 12/1998, 11 years old
Hazy, dark amber color with copper shades; it still has a good carbonation level, the head is initially generous, it reduces quickly but a thin collar is still present. It has a light aroma of caramel and a very light sour and vinous impression. The body is quite thin and dry, surely the age; light and dry caramel flavor, and as expected, a weak and short final. The age didn’t oxidized this beer, but the sugars have been completely used.
I’m happy anyway to finally try a beer from this long gone Swiss brewery.