Bière Du Boucanier Red
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

Bière Du Boucanier RedBière Du Boucanier Red
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From:
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #51
ABV:
7%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,837
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 11.32%
Reviews:
119
Ratings:
189
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 21, 2023
Added:
Oct 09, 2004
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by Wetpaperbag:
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Reviewed by Wetpaperbag from Washington

4.05/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 2 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
A- Well I must have been off on my pouring skills today, but the sediment was poured out the majority of the time in very large chunks. I wasn't too pleased about that. It left the beer very splotchy.

S- The smell is very delicious, toffee, caramel, and other sweet malty smells were very pleasant. It turned me back onto this beer.

T- Ah the moment of truth, tells me if the crappy ass pour had not ill effect on the beer itself. Ah very sweet, yet tart at the same time. I taste a sort of apple cider type of taste. A bit of spice goes along with this as well. Very refreshing, I'm getting in to this beer as most beers labeled "Rrd Ale" can be very hoppy as well.

M- The spicyness and carbination tickled the tongue which was nice, but the feeling of the sediment blooping into your mouth was a bit of a turn off.

D- I think this is a great beer to drink on a nice hot day, lots of flavor, very light and delicious, if you can get past the sediment.
Jul 14, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.1 by kybeerdrinker from Kentucky

Dec 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.89 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Dec 15, 2020
 
Rated: 3.85 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Mar 08, 2020
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.49/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
De estucerveza. En copa de GrimbergenLa mejor de las biere du boucanier que he probado. Rico perfil acaramelado que se integra muy bien con un fondo de tipica belgian blonde
Oct 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by lzevy from Romania

Jun 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by rairis01 from Dominican Republic

Mar 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.36 by desint from Belgium

Apr 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.03 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Apr 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by mishi_d from Romania

Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by FZR23 from Romania

Apr 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by rulisekmartin from Czech Republic

Mar 09, 2016
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.79/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Clear copper-tinted amber brew with a big foam in the Avec les Bons Voeux chalice. Big fruity aroma with a yeasty zing. Clove and banana and carrot cake. Sweet and malty with the sudden dry, mineral finish.

If you're in the mood for the cloying cake taste, this is pretty good stuff with a big Belgian character. However I think Brouwerij Van Steenberge has one really big vat somewhere in a factory and their real business is coming up with interesting labels with funny names. From the standard double bump 330 ml bottle.
Nov 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.15 by KShophead from Kansas

Nov 26, 2015
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Rated by papat444 from Canada (QC)

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Flashback #224
Aug 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by AxlSkull from France

May 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.04 by nathanmiller from New York

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by Catalin90 from Romania

Mar 15, 2015
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Reviewed by mick303 from Canada (ON)

3.77/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Found a bottle discounted at the LCBO. Served chilled. Appearance is a a coppery gold brown, good initial head with solid lacing. Very clear with visible carbonation.

S - notes of crystal malt, caramel, candy apple,crisp fruit notes, grape and gooseberry, a firm yeasty character. Slick pear sweet notes, bready, some muted earthy hop notes.

T - interesting interplay of the biscuity/cracker like malts, with a sherry-like or red wine-like syrupy character. Malty sweetness, with cherries, graham cracker, and drying with some more vineous character on the finish. Too sweet all around I think, belgian yeast is there for sure but gets buried a bit behind the candied aspects. Spicy notes come forward as well.

M - coating, with a syrupy vineous character, drinks almost like a port wine but with some moderate carbonation. Very sweet, big satisfying body. A big rich fruity malty beer, has enough bitterness and alcohol bite to balance out.

A good Belgian red, but not a beer I would drink regularly. It does show off some better character as it warms. Lots of flavour but a bit too candied and sweet I think, they went very heavy on the candi sugar/crystal malts and it comes across as sweetened and heady with the strength.Good character and lot of potential, but could have come across better.
Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by UniversitateaDeBere from Romania

Feb 03, 2015
Bière Du Boucanier Red from Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 189 ratings