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La Choulette Ambrée
Brasserie La Choulette
- From:
- Brasserie La Choulette
- France
- Style:
- Bière de Garde
Ranked #21 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #12,725 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 9.34%
- Reviews:
- 72
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 05, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 03, 2002
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 7
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Reviewed by Maxpower086 from Canada (QC)
4.06/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
nice deep maple syrup brown with some reddish hues. smell is cherry, caramel and berries. taste is very sweet, malty, caramel, sherry/bourbon and subtle smokey oak. pretty good overall
Feb 01, 2020Reviewed by KooVee from Finland
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
75cl bottle, combination of reviews when fresh and when 2.5yo.
Clearish dark amber, (for the style) moderately busy foam that subsides but leaves a thin finely constructed layer.
Nose is fruity and sweet when fresh, after ageing less remains but it is much more balanced and interesting: subdued bread, layered with caramel/toffee and a prominent presence of raisin once the beer warms up.
Taste is overly sweet when fresh, with some woody notes. No hop presence at any point of the evolution. The excessive malty sweetness turns wirh time into toffee and raisins with an understated aftertaste of good brandy. The sticky mouthfeel stays just the right side of diluted after 2.5 years. Still a bit of wood there. Pleasant, more than simple, sweetness in the aftertaste that might turn into honey.
Overall, I rate this based on the best (2.5yo) phase for the beer I have witnessed. Ageing and drinking at 13-15C improves this beer significantly. I would guess rhe ingredients and the process are spot on for ageing. What would lift this on a par with, say Belgian brunes, would be some hops or spices to carry the interest once the body fades. And a more interesting yeast. That is maybe the biggest obstacle here -- the yeast is distinctly workman-like.
Feb 17, 2019Clearish dark amber, (for the style) moderately busy foam that subsides but leaves a thin finely constructed layer.
Nose is fruity and sweet when fresh, after ageing less remains but it is much more balanced and interesting: subdued bread, layered with caramel/toffee and a prominent presence of raisin once the beer warms up.
Taste is overly sweet when fresh, with some woody notes. No hop presence at any point of the evolution. The excessive malty sweetness turns wirh time into toffee and raisins with an understated aftertaste of good brandy. The sticky mouthfeel stays just the right side of diluted after 2.5 years. Still a bit of wood there. Pleasant, more than simple, sweetness in the aftertaste that might turn into honey.
Overall, I rate this based on the best (2.5yo) phase for the beer I have witnessed. Ageing and drinking at 13-15C improves this beer significantly. I would guess rhe ingredients and the process are spot on for ageing. What would lift this on a par with, say Belgian brunes, would be some hops or spices to carry the interest once the body fades. And a more interesting yeast. That is maybe the biggest obstacle here -- the yeast is distinctly workman-like.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.43/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
L:
-pours a clear amber with a medium to big,foamy,offwhite head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,plums,banana,brown sugar,spicy
T:
-caramel,toffee,astringent,orange,spicy,plums
-no hop bitterniss
-very sweet
F:
-medium to high carbonation
-medium body
-alcohol noticeable
O:
Decent, but a bit too sweet for me
Jul 28, 2016-pours a clear amber with a medium to big,foamy,offwhite head
-medium to high carbonation visible
S:
-caramel,plums,banana,brown sugar,spicy
T:
-caramel,toffee,astringent,orange,spicy,plums
-no hop bitterniss
-very sweet
F:
-medium to high carbonation
-medium body
-alcohol noticeable
O:
Decent, but a bit too sweet for me
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Extraordinarily hit the spot before and during a French meal. I will have to find this again and give it a review.
Reviewed in Prosts' CAMRA classic
Jun 06, 2016Reviewed in Prosts' CAMRA classic
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours a hazy amber color with a off white almost tannish head.
Smell: It has a rich, malty, aroma that features bread, dark fruits, toffee, and alcohol.
Taste:It has a malty rich taste of bread, toffee, a bit of roast, spices, and alcohol.
Feel: It has a heavy feel to it with a slightly sweet, the bitter aftertaste with alcohol warming.
Overall: It is a very malt rich beer. The malts dominate the aroma and flavor with a sweet, then bitter aftertaste.
Apr 09, 2016Smell: It has a rich, malty, aroma that features bread, dark fruits, toffee, and alcohol.
Taste:It has a malty rich taste of bread, toffee, a bit of roast, spices, and alcohol.
Feel: It has a heavy feel to it with a slightly sweet, the bitter aftertaste with alcohol warming.
Overall: It is a very malt rich beer. The malts dominate the aroma and flavor with a sweet, then bitter aftertaste.
Reviewed by Arthuros from France
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Tasted at La Capsule in Lille.
Very sweet amber, with an almost metallic taste. Also quite sweet, and not very hoppy.
Almost cider-like by some respects.
Good as a dessert beer, don't drink with anything too strong though.
Sep 14, 2015Very sweet amber, with an almost metallic taste. Also quite sweet, and not very hoppy.
Almost cider-like by some respects.
Good as a dessert beer, don't drink with anything too strong though.
Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Second beer of the day at Het Kasteelhof in Cassel, Northern France. Pours a amber colour with a slight tanned head. Aromas of caramel & flowers. Tastes of spicy caramel with hints of burnt sugar as well as apple fruitiness. The high alcohol content is slightly warming but not at all easy to drink.
Sep 06, 2015Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.4/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Handsome dark amber with an enthusiastic foam in the Ciney snifter. Woodsy and fruity aroma. Flavors of raisins and sugar cookies. A tart note along with the grainy taste. Strange and interesting though not my favorite in this style. It seems to be right in the Bière de Garde style, with the sweet mustiness.
Looking at the reviews, I wonder if people are drinking the same beer. Interesting how much variation this one has. Maybe it's more alive in the bottle, for better or worse. From the 750 ml bottle purchased at Elizabeth Station in Bellingham.
Jun 25, 2015Looking at the reviews, I wonder if people are drinking the same beer. Interesting how much variation this one has. Maybe it's more alive in the bottle, for better or worse. From the 750 ml bottle purchased at Elizabeth Station in Bellingham.
La Choulette Ambrée from Brasserie La Choulette
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
104 ratings
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