Cazeau Tournay Noire
Brasserie De Cazeau

Cazeau Tournay NoireCazeau Tournay Noire
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From:
Brasserie De Cazeau
 
Belgium
Style:
Foreign / Export Stout
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 13.78%
Reviews:
59
Ratings:
100
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 17, 2020
Added:
Oct 17, 2008
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  6
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.98/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Superficially looks black to the naked eye, held up in front of a halogen bulb it's ultra-deep ruby, and has 'small chunks floating about' in it. Poured with 3mm fine-bubble tan head. ps lable does state that it's bottle conditioned something I'd overlooked, no matter. ps Head + lacing hold very well.
S- It has quite a toastiness to it, a richer toasty facet.
T- O...ooooh, wow that's nice, really nice. Straight off into pungent flavours, over on the dark cocoa+coffee spectrum than anything smokey. BUT - and it's amazing how this can happen - the 7.5% ABV just lifts this so much it ends up being an entirely bigger proposition.
F- A big yet very refined black beer. Intense yet restrained. Deeply pungent yet my palate shouldn't feel jaded having 2-3 of these....
O- Superb. Zero 'wrong/out of balance' to note here. An example of very high-class brewing. I wasn't born to black beer, didn't drink it (back then it = Guinness, and only that!) for 30 years, but now quality black beers are more available this is a master-class of what can be done. I would very happily buy and drink this one again.
Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery to me in the UK. £3.39/330ml bottle. Expiry 04-2021 stamped on cap.
Sep 17, 2020
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Reviewed by lmaduells from Spain

4.07/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
It's a good beer. It is also a beer of an unidentifiable style. It is difficult to label this beer in a particular style. And that leaves a little out of play. It is not an extra-ordinary beer but it is a good beer that can be drunk and enjoyed. It evolves in the cup and in the mouth without losing, winning, and that to me, is very good
Jan 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.7 by desint from Belgium

Jul 31, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by steverx8 from England

Dec 28, 2018
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.77/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A 750ml bottle with a BB of May 2018, so it's just out of date. Acquired a while back from a webshop. Winner of the Best Belgian stout of Wallonia in 2014.

A: Poured into a Duvel tulip. Bottle conditioned. A very dark reddish-brown colour that appears pitch black in the glass. Yields a huge head of creamy beige foam with good retention; this slowly reduces to a persistent surface layer. Slight lacing.

S: Aroma of rich dark malt with hints of roasted grain, molasses, mild coffee, dark chocolate, yeast esters, subtle earthiness and a vague leafiness. Pretty good.

T: Tastes of dark malt with notes of roasted grain, molasses/caramel, a hint of coffee, subtle chocolate, yeast esters, mild earthiness, faint leafiness and a warming whiff of booze in the background. Slightly sweet, followed by an understated malty bitterness upon swallowing.

M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with soft carbonation and good body. Could be a tad thicker for the strength. Somewhat astringent; dries the palate. Aftertaste of roasted malt, molasses, mild burnt grain, yeast esters, leafiness and booze.

O: A solid stout with an unusually dry character. Looks great, while the aroma and flavour are a satisfying blend of dark malt, roasted grain, molasses, coffee, yeast easters and earthiness. Decent body; could be creamier. Nicely done, with subtle Belgian fingerprints all over it. Perhaps lacking in complexity given the strength, but well-crafted and tasty. Worth sampling if you have the chance.
Jun 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by nightgardener from France

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.39 by benlhoest from Belgium

Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by HopBelT from Belgium

Jul 25, 2016
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.81/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled
Pitch black body and unusually enough crisp white head Beautiful aroma blackcurrant jelly and treacle flavour is creamy and fruity like a good burgundy. Deceptively drinkable & such a good stout
Jun 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Antyk from Belgium

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by Markken from Spain

Sep 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by LJWalker from Indiana

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by gelasin from California

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 2.95 by mattfancett from England

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by joseph_french from Arkansas

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 26, 2014
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Reviewed by fank2788 from Connecticut

3.6/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
33cl bottle served in a pint glass
Starts out with a couple centimeters of light khaki bubbles on top of deep brown beer that doesn't let much light through but does turn just a bit red at the edges. The smell is mostly sweet with a lot of dark fruit, plums and the like. Very little in the way of malt or typical stout like bitter chocolate in the nose. The taste is very smooth dark malts with only a hint of the bitterness that you would expect. The fruitiness comes through as well but the taste is much more dynamic than the smell with a lot of the more Belgian flavors of earthy, yeasty, vinous flavors in there as well, overall strange for a stout and more like a Belgian dark. Rather full bodied but quite smooth with low levels of carbonation and a finish that is only slightly dry with a touch of bitterness. An unusual take on the style that has enough in the way of interesting characteristics to make it worth trying but doesn't make it a great beer.
May 24, 2014
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Reviewed by JudgeRoughneck from Louisiana

3.05/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
APPEARANCE- black with ruby highlights, thin tan head with stringy lace and poorly formed legs

AROMA- sweet maltiness with low dried fruit notes - prune, plum, - faint clove in background, big floral element of rose and violet, some acetylaldehyde, no diacetyl, maybe a slight hint of hop-derived anise,... more caramel malt on backend..no alcohol.very inviting, but im ready for this to be syrup

FLAVOR- unexpectedly dry, I suppose from dominant roasted malt flavor, low levels of caramel malt sweetness, spicy phenol or alcohol, and extremely faint cherry note. Very simple beer, that is basically it for flavor. Long finish

MF- a bit prickly and lightly astringent, but not unpleasant, medium-light bodied, turns a little plush as it warms, but alcohol and roast do needle the palate throughout, medium carbonation,

OVERALL- not bad, but a little dull, vaguely reminiscent of a St Fuellien yeast character
Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BYOFB from Wisconsin

Feb 08, 2014
Cazeau Tournay Noire from Brasserie De Cazeau
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 100 ratings