Cuvée Alex Le Rouge (Jurassian Imperial Stout)
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)

Cuvée Alex Le Rouge (Jurassian Imperial Stout)Cuvée Alex Le Rouge (Jurassian Imperial Stout)
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From:
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
 
Switzerland
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,828
ABV:
10.28%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,658
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 15.76%
Reviews:
131
Ratings:
289
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 15, 2023
Added:
Jan 22, 2008
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  39
The dangerous Cuvée Alex le Rouge, powerful, spicy and full-bodied. Recipe of the famous "révolutionnaire" of the Canton Jura.
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Rated: 4 by Sparky44 from Illinois

May 15, 2023
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.79/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
11.2oz bottle. Poured out an opaque, jet-black color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of roasted malt, molasses, coffee and dark chocolate. Big roasty taste with chocolate, coffee and molasses.
Apr 16, 2023
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Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut

3.66/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Im sampling a 2019 vintage of this beer. Ordered from OEC brewing which is a B UNited brew house here in CT. Had it delivered early in the COVID pandemic, and its been on a shelf in my cellar until tonight.
Im pouring into my trusty snifter.
The beer pours a cola brown color with no light passing through as it rests in my glass. The foam is beige and about 1 cm which sticks around as a sturdy surface covering.
Aroma on this beer is roasted malts, some tobacco, just a hint of oxidization and some dark fruits. Label mentions balck pepper and vanilla, that I dont find on the aroma. I Dont get any hint of the ABV and hops are absent here too. Overall the nose is fairly mild in my opinion, wonder if it was more bold when fresh.
First sip reveals a medium body with fine tingly carbonation.
Flavor starts with dark cacao, some roasted notes to the point of char and a little bit of a black tea note. The tea is also mentioned on the label. Still not vanilla nor any black pepper, the ABV is hidden and hops are absent.
The beer is fine, I suspect maybe a little better fresh (oxidation would be absent). Not the most robust flavor profile nor physical traits for a beer in this style. Wouldnt buy this one again I dont believe.
Feb 20, 2023
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Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York

3.35/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a very dark brown from the swing top bottle, thick, 3/4" head, spotty lacing. Nose is toast, roasted coffee, molasses, as well as some floral hop notes; as it warms, there isn't much development off this. Taste is sweet, roasted malt, Whoppers (the candy, the not the burger), light hop spice/earthiness, mild bittnerness on the finish. Mouthfeel is moderate to full, but in no way chewy, with light carbonation. There's nothing objectionable here, but I found it altogether muted. Still, they didn't through Kit Kats in there, so kudos to that.
Jul 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Jun 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.43 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Jun 19, 2022
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Reviewed by JLK7299 from North Carolina

3.58/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours with a really nice head. Smell is kind of sharp, made me do a double take as to what kind of beer it was. Going down it doesn’t taste great and it’s too thin. Good aftertaste though!
Nov 14, 2021
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It looks promising, as a brown bottle that has a ceramic cap, holding eleven and a half ounces, is emptied into a clear pint glass. The color is stoutlike, blackish brown with a tan head. A swirl and observing where the head has receded indicates this has great glass lacing. It doesn't smell stoutish, as there's no dominating roasted malt. The aroma is complex, with some apparent vanilla and even tea. Short on carbonation, that's mitigated by a smooth and rich body. There's more roasted malt in the taste than in the aroma, but it's far less than dominant for a typical stout. The vanilla becomes less present, the tea provides a dryness and overall, this drinks like a hybrid of a Flemish Red Sour and an Imperial Stout. With this array of interesting tastes, the high ABV is virtually undetected. Plenty of sediment remains after the draining of the liquid. This is an interesting try, if you can find it.
May 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by desint from Belgium

Sep 23, 2020
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
De Labirratorium. Version de 2018. En copa Teku. Viendo The Society 1x05. Curiosa impy, con un toque acido que lejos de estropearla le da personalidad. Suave en boca, con abv bien oculto y amargor tipo black ipa.
Jun 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Oct 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Stengelfoot from California

Sep 13, 2018
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.62/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This one pours a very dark brown color, with a look that's basically black, and a small white head, and not much lacing.

There's funky black tea aroma here, grassy funk, light cherry and lemon acidity, dark chocolate malts, pepper, and coffee.

This has vanilla in it, apparently- but I'm not sure anybody would know that fact based on taste or smell alone. There's a good amount of funky black bitter tea, with some light grassy funk, and a deep rich chocolate maltiness. This is basically a stout on holiday in Ibiza, as there's a lot of weird funkiness and acidity here that doesn't exactly belong in a stout.

This is medium bodied, and fairly creamy,w ith a lower level of carbonation. It's definitely a slow sipper.

This is way too weird for me, but at least it's not that boozy for the highly elevated ABV level.
Jul 25, 2018
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml stubby swingtop bottle, batch 2012. ABV is 10.276% (!). Very brown colour, nearly black (= fairly pale for an imperial stout), huge beige head. Roasty aroma, roast malts, roast pepper, coffee, hints of vanilla and chocolate. Smooth and fairly sweet flavour, plenty of chocolate / cocoa, mild sweetened coffee, hints of molasses, medium bitter hops in the finish. Quite enjoyable.
Jun 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Azpittil57 from Arizona

Mar 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by edthehead from Maryland

Feb 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

Feb 10, 2018
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A - Pitch black pour with thick burnt toffee head which eventually dies down to a thin ring.

S - Dark chocolate, black licorice, light smoky char.

T - Dark chocolate, black licorice, light anise, dark fruit, and slight booziness. At the very back end after the sip, the black pepper starts to emerge.

M - Medium body, velvety texture.

O - A little thin for the style.
Feb 06, 2018
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Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey

3.38/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle. Pours black with tall, creamy, beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is of toasted malt, dark fruit, sour dough and some hops. Body is full and slightly crisp. Taste is chocolate, toasted malt, brown sugar, dark fruit, vanilla and herbal hops. Finish is long and dry. So so brew.
Jan 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.39 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Dec 25, 2017
Cuvée Alex Le Rouge (Jurassian Imperial Stout) from BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 289 ratings