Cazeau Tournay De Noël
Brasserie De Cazeau

Cazeau Tournay De NoëlCazeau Tournay De Noël
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From:
Brasserie De Cazeau
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ranked #97
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,286
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 7.47%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 02, 2022
Added:
Apr 17, 2009
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
Roundness to be enjoyed by the side of an open fire!
We wanted to create a more palateful, stronger beer, but without spices, unlike the majority of Christmas beers.
The work therefore first of all focused on the selection of the barley malts. We needed a mixture of five different barley malts for obtaining the dark ruby colour and the body that we wanted.

Then, we wanted hops that were not too strong, in order to contribute to that typical roundness of winter beers. This is why we have mainly opted for the Slovenian Styrian Golding, not very bitter, but used in great quantity and combined with a little Cascade, for a very fine hopping.
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Ratings by UltimateLivewire:
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Rated by UltimateLivewire from South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

Dec 29, 2013
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.99/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the just out of date bottle, it pours a clear brown with reddish notes color with a modest off-white head that soon diminishes to a nice ring. Scent is a pleasant mix of dark fruits, caramel and slight alcohol. The taste follows the nose with a nice smooth feeling brew with notes of dark fruits and caramel..
Dec 02, 2022
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Rated by robotic_being from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2004 vintage drank in 2021.
WOW!!!
Mar 27, 2021
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Reviewed by Guaro from Italy

3.94/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Amaranth color with ruby ​​reflections, fine and compact ivory foam with excellent hold. Scent of caramel, bread crust, light chocolate, dates. On the palate it is sweet with a medium and soft body, the carbonation is moderately lively and the finish is spicy, bitter and dry.
Dec 26, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

4.11/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L- Deep ruby-red/chestnut brown. Pours with minor sediment - I managed to leave almost all the sediment in the bottle. 1Cm pillowy tan head.
S- Complex, I get raisons, reminding me of a Brit Xmas pudding.
T- Oh wow... deep complex, cheeky ABV% clearly poking it's head up to be ID'd. If you could get a Brit Xmas pudding, reduce it's sweetness somewhat and magic it into beer it might taste like this.
F- Pungent yet balanced by decent hopping. Certainly deep, a slow-sipping beer rather than one to rush. Carbonation in the glass and mouth are appropriate for the style.
O- It's very nice. If you were into pairing food with beer then this would pair well with dessert.
Not cheap at £3.49/330ml but as a treat it's lovely. Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery. BB ... hmmm... perhaps on the cap that I discarded earlier!
Oct 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.9 by steverx8 from England

Jan 01, 2020
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Reviewed by MAB from Canada (AB)

3.93/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Day 24 of the advent calendar 2019.

The style is not at all apparent from the label. It pours a lovely brown color with a fair bit of head, which subsides reasonably quickly but hangs around for the duration.
There are some spice notes of clove but mainly sweetness from the malt. The alcohol is well-disguished, as this one drinks easily and quickly.
Dec 26, 2019
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Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
One year old bottle. Pretty average dark/brown belgian ale.
Pours a murky brown with a one finger head. Notes of biscuit, dark fruits and some citrusy/earthy notes.
Moderate carbonation. Sweet
Dec 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by Antyk from Belgium

Dec 13, 2016
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.15/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottled and possibly bottle conditioned
Pours a jet black body with huge foaming off white head
Chocolate and treacle aroma with hints of dark fruits
Boozy sugar cane flavour. . Most comforting
Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by olradetbalder from Sweden

May 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Fcip78 from Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Evil_Pidde from Sweden

Dec 27, 2014
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Reviewed by zac16125 from South Carolina

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
330mL bottle into a chalice
not bottling dates, but bought it this year so presumably 2014 vintage

A: Pours a dark mahogany, nearly opaque, with less than 1/2 fingers width of tan colored head. Head dissipates quickly and leaves only very faint patches of lacing. 4

S: Tons of dark fruits, very vinous, with a tartness thats a bit rough. Has a rancid, spoiled fruit like character that I don’t dig at all. Some ethanol boozy characters as well. 3.25

T: Taste is not at all like the nose, and is much better. Cocoa, nice sweet dark fruits like dates and fig, yeast. Tons of sweetness, but not cloying. Tasty. 4

M/D: Full bodied, carbonation appropriately low, ABV well masked, drinkability is good. 4.25

O: Didn’t like the aroma at all, but was a big fan of the taste. Overall, worth a try, but not something I will likely go back to next year. 4
Dec 24, 2014
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Reviewed by seedyone from New York

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%
02/27/14 From a label-less bottle. I'm not exactly sure this is what was in the bottle as the label was missing, but according to the cap it was from Cazeau.

I've been having a lot of winter/holiday brews lately and the spices led me to conclude this was the Tournay De Noël.

I was hoping for a bit more influence from the yeast, which makes me pay so much attention to all things Belgian. I enjoyed it enough to leave the door open to other Brasserie de Cazeau beers.
Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BYOFB from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by buckyp from South Carolina

Feb 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by samEBC from Belgium

Dec 01, 2012
Cazeau Tournay De Noël from Brasserie De Cazeau
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 50 ratings