Charbon
Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar

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From:
Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar
 
Belgium
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #505
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,625
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 12.4%
Reviews:
34
Ratings:
105
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 09, 2023
Added:
May 01, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  14
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Ratings by Mattyb79:
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Rated by Mattyb79 from Virginia

4/5  rDev +7.8%

Nov 10, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

3.12/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe online shop (£3.99):
Opaque black with a lot of sediment at the bottom & a thick, foamy beige head that holds great. Dark chocolate & vanilla on the nose with smoked malts & roasted notes at the end. The taste is more smoked still with a lot of coffee & roasted malts, not so much sweetness but a strong earthy bitterness that lingers. The body is about medium & relatively smooth but a bit too much like a rauchbier with the taste for me.
Sep 09, 2023
 
Rated: 3.92 by steverx8 from England

Jul 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Nov 22, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by arzt from Germany

Jul 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by DvdP from Netherlands

Dec 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

May 01, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.4/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L- Ultra-dark, one of the blackest beers I've seen, barely a photon gets through this when held to a halogen bulb. Pours with 3mm fine-bubble mid-tan head.
S- Wow, intense coffee. I imagine not much else can get passed that and I don't register the suggested vanilla aspect in this.
T- Very coffee indeed, pungent smoked/smokey coffee as drunk in the Middle-East, wouldn't surprise me if coffee has been added to this.
F- This would work better for me in winter than summer when the pungent flavour might be over-bearing. I'm glad that it is quite a dry (ie non sweet) beer
O- It's interesting to try but I'm not sure if I'd buy more as it is around the limit of serious intensity of flavour depth that I can enjoy. No really, I enjoy stouts/porters, heavy beers, many smoked beers, 'but this thing is INTENSE maaan'.
Ps. You really need to enjoy very strong coffee to enjoy this beer, it's that intense. 330ml bottle BB: May/2021
Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK).
Mar 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.62 by stephenlee93 from England

Mar 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.91 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by Maillard from Ohio

Jul 04, 2019
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Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio

3.87/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Form the 22 oz bottle in a snifter via Weiland's in Columbus from our
Columbus brew extravaganza. This nice brew pours a murky brownish
black with a nice head of pink tinged tan foam that subsides to a thick ring,
thin pooling layer, and shows subtle lacing in a snifter. Nose of light char and
smoke, subtle vanilla, and subtle coffee. Flavors ever so lightly exceed the nose
with a char, smoke, and leather laden brew mixed nicely with dark bakers
chocolate and mixed with dark coffee verging on espresso with touches of
dark fruit and a smoked background that lingers long. Vanilla is light
which is a plus making this one more smoke than heavy vanilla, Decent mouth
feel; medium full body, light carbonation, and a wet lightly dry finish.

Overall, a decent smoked ale from Belgium.

Cheers
Oct 18, 2018
 
Rated: 2.5 by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands

Jul 21, 2018
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Reviewed by sjrider from California

3.69/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap- pours a dark cola color with thick beige head leaving significant lacing. Nose is mild espresso, roasty malt and vanilla. Taste follows with more vanilla, toasted grains and hints of leather and chocolate, all rather mild. Feels a bit thin.
Jun 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.38 by zknight from Korea (South)

Apr 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Jan 05, 2018
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Reviewed by DJ-Hophead from England

4.18/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
330 ml bottle, Etre Gourmet - Pours dark brown with a medium tanned head. Nice lacing. Medium carbonation. Aroma - Vanilla front, roasted coffee, roasted malts. Taste - Sweet, lactose, vanilla, smoke, oaky notes, dark chocolate, dry,bitter finish. Good well balanced smoked vanilla stout.
Jan 04, 2018
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Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.27/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I am not a smoked beer fan.
Oct 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by crow from Illinois

Sep 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by jhavs from New York

Aug 04, 2017
Charbon from Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 105 ratings