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MacKroken Flower Grande Réserve (Vieillie 4 Mois - Fût De Chêne)
Le Bilboquet, Brasseur Artisan
- From:
- Le Bilboquet, Brasseur Artisan
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 10.8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 6.67%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2017
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2010
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 12
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Ratings by polloenfuego:
Rated by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)
3.98/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jan 18, 2015
3.98/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Jan 18, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a 750ml bottle with some arcane code-stamp which may or may not have anything to do with a date... served in an outsized tulip.
Pours a mostly opaque maple-black with caramel highlights and a half-finger of short-lived tan head which leaves a small, fizzy collar.
Nose is rich and earthy, toasty malts, burnt caramel, roasted nuts and smoky, dried flowers.
Taste is moderately sweet and unapologetically boozy, burnt toast, vanilla toffee, milk chocolate, cigar wrappers, walnuts, apricots, peat and dried flowers. As it warms, a little honey becomes apparent, mostly in the sinuses.
Full mouthfeel, slightly chewy, medium-hefty body, low carbonation and smooth, clean drinking.
Overall, a very nice, sophisticated big-boy beer. Sweet throughout without being cloying, sticky or syrupy. A well-crafted wee with an understated, subtle barrel character. I could drink this every day until my liver gave out.
May 28, 2017Pours a mostly opaque maple-black with caramel highlights and a half-finger of short-lived tan head which leaves a small, fizzy collar.
Nose is rich and earthy, toasty malts, burnt caramel, roasted nuts and smoky, dried flowers.
Taste is moderately sweet and unapologetically boozy, burnt toast, vanilla toffee, milk chocolate, cigar wrappers, walnuts, apricots, peat and dried flowers. As it warms, a little honey becomes apparent, mostly in the sinuses.
Full mouthfeel, slightly chewy, medium-hefty body, low carbonation and smooth, clean drinking.
Overall, a very nice, sophisticated big-boy beer. Sweet throughout without being cloying, sticky or syrupy. A well-crafted wee with an understated, subtle barrel character. I could drink this every day until my liver gave out.
Reviewed by mtomlins from Canada (ON)
4.21/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 750ml bomber into a tulip glass and shared with friends.
Pours a dark amber brown with a nice, creamy tan head and a bit of lacing. The nose is full and delicious, with lots of rich, buttery caramel, figs, prunes and other dried fruit; a nice aroma of boozy bourbon and vanilla. Lots of oak and bourbon ion the palate, sweet, rich caramel, toffee and brown sugar; figs and prunes. A nice big body and subtle carbonation deliver a creamy and round mouthfeel. Overall, I really enjoyed this brew. The aging complimented and already complex beer and elevated it to something new and delicious.
May 02, 2014Pours a dark amber brown with a nice, creamy tan head and a bit of lacing. The nose is full and delicious, with lots of rich, buttery caramel, figs, prunes and other dried fruit; a nice aroma of boozy bourbon and vanilla. Lots of oak and bourbon ion the palate, sweet, rich caramel, toffee and brown sugar; figs and prunes. A nice big body and subtle carbonation deliver a creamy and round mouthfeel. Overall, I really enjoyed this brew. The aging complimented and already complex beer and elevated it to something new and delicious.
Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml (2010) bottle poured into tulip 5/10/12 thanks unibroue4ever for the bottle
A light brown with some dark amber, thin tan head foam that leaves just a few spots of lace
S honey, oak, faint smoke, vanilla with big caramel notes and dried fruit, the booze could be better concealed but not overpowering, a little leather, nutty notes and tobacco
T earthy vinous notes I can't quite place, woody for sure and caramel is strong, not quite as nice as the nose but that still makes it quite good
M smooth and still well carbonated, not overly thick but the booze is mellow on the finish, somehow this one works, earthy woody finish lingers for a while
O pretty solid brew with a great smell, somewhat mellow I want to say the booze needs time to mellow but it works with everything else going on
if you like a fruity, woody, caramel monster you might like this, stoked to I got try this one thanks again Yannick
Oct 06, 2012A light brown with some dark amber, thin tan head foam that leaves just a few spots of lace
S honey, oak, faint smoke, vanilla with big caramel notes and dried fruit, the booze could be better concealed but not overpowering, a little leather, nutty notes and tobacco
T earthy vinous notes I can't quite place, woody for sure and caramel is strong, not quite as nice as the nose but that still makes it quite good
M smooth and still well carbonated, not overly thick but the booze is mellow on the finish, somehow this one works, earthy woody finish lingers for a while
O pretty solid brew with a great smell, somewhat mellow I want to say the booze needs time to mellow but it works with everything else going on
if you like a fruity, woody, caramel monster you might like this, stoked to I got try this one thanks again Yannick
Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
4.42/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thank you to Hoppypocket for getting this bad boy to me.
Appearance. Pours a deep and hazy caramel-red with a finger of thick, creamy tan head.
Smell. Wow! Big caramel, woody bourbon, vanilla and maybe a little cherry.
Taste. Big barrel tastes right up front, oaky vanilla, caramel and roasted grains, some fruity yeast. Very nice.
Mouthfeel. On the lower side of full bodied with low+ carbonation.
Overall. This is a barrel aged beer gone right. Big and bold, but smooth and drinkable. Dangerous stuff here.
Jun 30, 2012Appearance. Pours a deep and hazy caramel-red with a finger of thick, creamy tan head.
Smell. Wow! Big caramel, woody bourbon, vanilla and maybe a little cherry.
Taste. Big barrel tastes right up front, oaky vanilla, caramel and roasted grains, some fruity yeast. Very nice.
Mouthfeel. On the lower side of full bodied with low+ carbonation.
Overall. This is a barrel aged beer gone right. Big and bold, but smooth and drinkable. Dangerous stuff here.
Reviewed by uno99 from Canada (ON)
4.01/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Got this 750ml bottle from Broue haha in Gatinau. Never heard of this brewer before but I decided to roll the dice on this expensive oak aged beer.
A: pours a dark brown; much darker than expected. I almost expected this be straw colored until I actually looked this up and saw it was of the scotch ale style. No head or lacing. no messin' about there.
S: Not super delicious or particularly inviting, but this scores big for being so complex and balanced. Honey is driving force here but the oak, smoke, fruit, coffee and fig suggestions complete the lap around the track.
T: Quite an interesting "little" scotch ale we have here. Takes the flavours and inspiration from somthing like Traquair House Jaqobite and turns it up to 11. The oak does well imparting a slight peaty scotch note. I'd like to know (en englais) what type of barrels were used.
M: Its rather thick and coating. Carbonation is a little on the low side, especially if you're a slow sipper like me and have the whole bottle to yourself. I'd probably recommend sharing this 2-3 ways at least.
Overall: This tiny brewer with a french language only website has produced a little gem here. I'd appreciate a smaller bottle option though.
Mar 21, 2012A: pours a dark brown; much darker than expected. I almost expected this be straw colored until I actually looked this up and saw it was of the scotch ale style. No head or lacing. no messin' about there.
S: Not super delicious or particularly inviting, but this scores big for being so complex and balanced. Honey is driving force here but the oak, smoke, fruit, coffee and fig suggestions complete the lap around the track.
T: Quite an interesting "little" scotch ale we have here. Takes the flavours and inspiration from somthing like Traquair House Jaqobite and turns it up to 11. The oak does well imparting a slight peaty scotch note. I'd like to know (en englais) what type of barrels were used.
M: Its rather thick and coating. Carbonation is a little on the low side, especially if you're a slow sipper like me and have the whole bottle to yourself. I'd probably recommend sharing this 2-3 ways at least.
Overall: This tiny brewer with a french language only website has produced a little gem here. I'd appreciate a smaller bottle option though.
Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)
3.8/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.8/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle to Duvel tulip.
A - Very dark brown with a very slight ruby glow around the edges. One finger of cream coloured head with huge bubbles quickly receded to a thin layer.
S - Huge sweet toffee and caramel aromas up front. Brown sugar and a touch of oak in the background.
T - Big oak, whisky and vanilla flavours up front give way to sweet caramel and toffee. The finish was sweetness with brown sugar coming through followed by the oak. The whiskey flavour becomes more prominent as the beer warms up.
M - Light body, somewhat watery. Light to moderate carbonation.
O - A solid beer but the mouthfeel detracted from the overall experience a little bit.
Feb 16, 2012A - Very dark brown with a very slight ruby glow around the edges. One finger of cream coloured head with huge bubbles quickly receded to a thin layer.
S - Huge sweet toffee and caramel aromas up front. Brown sugar and a touch of oak in the background.
T - Big oak, whisky and vanilla flavours up front give way to sweet caramel and toffee. The finish was sweetness with brown sugar coming through followed by the oak. The whiskey flavour becomes more prominent as the beer warms up.
M - Light body, somewhat watery. Light to moderate carbonation.
O - A solid beer but the mouthfeel detracted from the overall experience a little bit.
Reviewed by liamt07 from Canada (ON)
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle shared by Jason, 750ml into a tulip. Gushed upon opening, ended up losing the entire neck of this bottle.
Poured a dark red/burgunday, with a cream coloured head. Good retention and light lacin. Nose is really malty, rich dark fruits, oak and light vanilla. Not alot of the wee-heavy to be found, but I have yet to try the base beer so maybe I wasn't looking in the right places. Taste is really oaky, again with more vanilla and what comes across as diacetyl, but perhaps its just a very strong barrel influence. Rich caramels and malts, with a hint of peat? Light alcohol which is nice given the ABV, sweet all around. medium full body, low carbonation and again, solid drinkability considering the ABV. Quite tasty, but probably a bit past it's peak looking at some of the other reviews here.
Feb 09, 2012Poured a dark red/burgunday, with a cream coloured head. Good retention and light lacin. Nose is really malty, rich dark fruits, oak and light vanilla. Not alot of the wee-heavy to be found, but I have yet to try the base beer so maybe I wasn't looking in the right places. Taste is really oaky, again with more vanilla and what comes across as diacetyl, but perhaps its just a very strong barrel influence. Rich caramels and malts, with a hint of peat? Light alcohol which is nice given the ABV, sweet all around. medium full body, low carbonation and again, solid drinkability considering the ABV. Quite tasty, but probably a bit past it's peak looking at some of the other reviews here.
MacKroken Flower Grande Réserve (Vieillie 4 Mois - Fût De Chêne) from Le Bilboquet, Brasseur Artisan
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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