Cerveza Jerome Diablo
Cerveza Jerome

 

Out of a bottle this Argentinian beer was an appealing golden color with three fingers of towering head. The retention was ok and it left decent lacing. The aroma was of Belgian yeast, some fruity esters, crystal and sweet malts, light spices and a sour/tart note of citrus. The flavors were not exactly what I was expecting. I tasted more of the tart citrus than I care for and it seemed to sit on top of the more subtle and pleasant notes. I did detect the Belgian yeast and fruity esters (green apple in particular) along with pepper, sweet malt and some lemon zest. The hops profile was low but perhaps that was a good thing because I doubt adding more would balance the brew given its already acidic nature. The mouthfeel was good, the body medium and the carbonation fine. An interesting novelty and I’d be up to try another beer from this brewery but this one just wasn’t my cup of tea (pint of brew?).

 

22 ounce bottle in a 20 ounce glass with the sediment left behind.
A - hazy burnt orange with a thin head that sticks.
S - fruity and sweet with a trace of hops.
T - fruity apricots with a mellow sweet and a bit of hops in the finish but it fades fast.
M - medium bodied with mild carbonation. Overall a little syrupy.
D - this one is more of a sipper for me.
If your in the mood for something sweet thats is vaguely Belgian than give it a try. I'd like to call it something other than a Belgian Strong Pale Ale but just not sure what category would be more fitting.

Lots of yeasty-beasties at the bottom of the bottle. Cloudy, orange-ish light amber color. Long lasting, but modest head. Leaves an impressive blanket of lace.

Mild, sour apricot nose. Lightly sweet, Very low hop.

Tastes closest to an American Amber, meaning very little yeast or Belgian sourness. This beer is pleasantly sweet from the malt. There's enough hop for balance but not the brief aftertaste. On the thin side with a good level of carbonation.

I can't believe this beer didn't score higher. We both absolutely loved it and yes I'd have mistaken it for a real Belgian. Hey, maybe they reformulated or something (?)

Poured a huge head which dissipated to 1/2". Warm caramel color with fine bubbly. Very rich, oppulent, complex. My lady immediately asked me to go find some more and we also plan to gift it to family. And the fact it's the only beer I've ever found up here from Argentina just adds to the mystique.

Appearance: hazy, bright orange-yellow in color, minimal head, high carbonation

Smell: hay, funk, citrus--oranges and lemons

Taste: wheat and lemon dominate the start--the funk and hay come through in the middle and stay to the end

Mouthfeel: medium/high carbonation, light bodied, funky and semi-sweet

Drinkability: Decent not great. I love the funk but the other flavors seem a bit subdued in the body. I want some extra punch from this beer that is just not there. I would probably get this again as a summer thirst quencher but there are better in the style.

I could smell the fruity hops, but I couldn't really taste their bitterness. The most dominant taste was the tanginess. It had a sort of semi-sweet orange juice taste from start to finish. As I got to the last few gulps, I could no longer smell the hops. As it lost its chill, it smelled more and more like cheap, old malt liquor, all King Cobra/Old English-like. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather drink Diablo over that crap any day.

The head that topped this opaque golden orange beer was nice and foamy, but disappeared a little too quickly. The tanginess and thickness made for a nice smooth feel.

Picked this up at Corti Bros. in Sacramento, one of the better selections in the area. Pours a deep amber, not much head. Smell and taste are very sweet, bitter citrus, and sadly that carries onto the taste and mouthfeel. An almost metalic taste, but not off-puting, just bitter sweet battery, is that bad?? Good beer, not great, maybe it's a code date issue.

Served from a 22 oz bottle

Pours with a small, white head. The head dissipates quickly. It is a cloudy, amber/orangish hue to it. Aroma is pleasant with citruis notes and yeasty smell. Taste is not typical for style. You can taste a little bit of hops, but the overal taste is sour. It isn't what I would expect in a pale ale. Mouthfeel is alright with lots of carbonation. Overall, I was not very impressed.

660ml bottle poured into over sized wine glass Christmas day 2009

A bright golden with loads of bubbles moving tonnes of sediment around the glass like a snow globe, big cream colored head with great retention slowly falling to an island leaving lots of lace well down the glass

S pineapple and some other tropical fruits with a little yeast

T again a fair amount of citrus but it has a bad tequila taste that I just can't seem to shake

M a little coarse and tart wasn't anything worth bragging about

D for the strength its not to bad, but just average taste and feel takes away from the great look and pretty good smell

not a bad beer but not worth looking for, one way to knock a country of your list

this beer poured out a cloudy straw yellow with a one finger rocky white head

the smell is very straw like with a nice earthy funk and slightly spicy with hints of clove and maybe even banana or some other mild fruitiness

the taste is first of booze and then followed by the subtle wheat flavors and the peppery/clove spice. there is almost a sweaty horse brett type funk in the tail end of this as well

the beer finishes with a nice med body and the lingering of the malts and subtle spice. this is a nice example of a belgian style ale made somewhere other than belgium. worth a try indeed but not the most "belgian" of belgians.

Golden body with an orange lean to it. Lots of visible carbonation rushing to a finger of white head that retains well. Plenty of lacing sticks around.

Zesty citrus and black pepper to the nose, with a hit of belgian yeastiness. Quite nice, a very good aroma for the style (Belgian Pale).

Taste doesn't seem to fit the style and aroma to me. Very much like a dry wine in its alcohol forward flavour. Little bit of rubber to the taste. Could be worse, but certainly not pleasing.

Has some body and fair amounts of carbonation. Mouthfeel is pretty much average for the style.

My hopes really got high upon smelling this one, I thought I was in for a very pleasant surprise. Taste falls far short though, and it wouldn't be a beer that I would suggest.

Was this ever a nice surprise...
I think that the style listed above, English Strong Ale, is incorrect--since it says right on the label: "Belgian Style".
And it is; I poured it into my Affligem Chalice and it was carbonated and foamy, like a Belgian. Nice golden color and a persistent head.
There is a pleasant aroma of hops, but very faint and inviting.
The taste itself is sweet to start with an immediate bitter rush that instantly dissapates to a crisp and clean aftertaste of hops.
It certainly doesn't hurt that the beer is brewed with my favorite hop, Cascade, from "Patagonia, with barly from the Pampas".
Easily the best beer I've ever had from anywhere south of Texas or California. And Argentina is pretty far south.
Outstanding; bravo!

From a 660 ml brown bottle, short matte black foil around the cap. Pours out a vibrant light golden amber, honey-like in appearance. Short creamy white head that sits like a cap for the most part.

Tart wheat and musty spices on the nose, vibrant spring greens and floral notes as well.

The flavour is complex enough to keep it interesting, light wheat with some citrus rind, mild musty spice in the middle, finishing with some more tartness, citrus zing, and a good dose of fresh grassy green hops, while a tart spiciness lingers in the aftertaste. Light fruity and floral notes throughout too, underlying it all. Dry musty finish and aftertaste.

The mouthfeel totally suits the flavour profile, medium-bodied and creamy, not too heavy, not thin or watery, close to Baby Bear's porridge here. A bit sticky yet dry on the finish, lingering mustiness after that.

I like this, yet am not smitten or enchanted with it. Something worth revisiting from time to time, yet I can't see it becoming a regular staple. Good stuff though, and it'd fair well as the Belgian style that it attributes to itself
on the label.

English strong ale? It clearly states on the label that this is a Belgian style beer, so I will review this as a Belgian Strong Pale Ale. Pours a lovely golden orange color with a small white head that stuck around as a nice cap, with plenty of carbonation bubbles coming up from the New Belgium globe. Aroma is sweet and grassy, hints of lemon and citrus. Taste has a solid cracker-like malt backbone, with a nice balance of citrus and herbal hops, a bit grassy, slightly yeasty, crisp, almost lager-like, and a hint oxidization. Not overly complex, somewhat light flavor, and a little one-dimensional. Not bad though. I'm thinking this bottle might have some age on it, as there's a just a touch of cardboard on the dry finish. Crisp, dry mouthfeel. Alcohol stands out a bit for a brew that isn't that high in regards to ABV. Nice beer, but not great. I bought this with the intentions of wanting to try a beer from a different country and it wasn't a huge let-down, so that's always good. But if I saw it again, i probably wouldn't pick it up.

Bottle from the Davis Co-Op. Pours a orange brown with a fairly good sized white head that drops off as i drink. Smells fruity (apricots, peaches, nectarines), somewhat yeasty, and a little metallic. Flavor has a lot of fusel alcohol, some fruity spiced notes, and a good belgian malt flavor. Alcohol gets somewhat overbearing, but not overly so. Medium to full bodied and sticky. An odd beer, more so for where it is brewed than anything strange in its flavor. For a Belgian pale (I dont know why its listed as a English Strong, btw), its about average.

660 ml bottle picked up last week at the Coop for about $5.. poured into my New Belgium snifter... FYI, the top of the bottle snapped off when I was opening it, and I cut my hand a little.. I'm pissed off, but I won't let it affect my review.

1" head... little lace but a nice collar... brew is clear pale golden.

Aroma is a BPA with just a little bit of yeasty fruitiness and some background spiciness.

Flavor is also fairly Belgian but weak.. pale malts.. dry finish with spice and yeasty esters in between.. body is on the light side and carbonation is fairly high.

Not a bad beer by any means, and really a pretty descent value when I don't want to spend alot to get a Belgian style brew.

3.5/3.5/3.5/4/4

An Andean Strong Ale as described on the bottle. Batch D143. With a name like Diablo, I wonder if they were going for a Belgian Strong Pale Ale.

Pours a clear gold with a large white head that has great retention. Heavy lacing coats the glass as it is consumed.

Smells grassy with a slight vinous quality. Alcohol is very prevelant. Some Belgian yeast is also detected.

The flavor is odd. Very dry and boozy. A little vinous as well. For only 7.5% ABV the alcohol sure makes itself known. Not terrible tasting but just weak and lack of depth in flavor.

Light body with perfect carbonation. Gives a semi-creamy texture like that found in some of the great beers.

Too boozy for me to drink this again. Has some exceptional qualities but the flavor just cannot live up to those high scores.

Pale golden with a light chill haze. A tall white head is capped by craggy peaks.

Aroma is mild and grainey, pale malts and stale grass. It has very faint Belgian yeast and spice when it warms.

Flavor is pale malt, dough, paper, light fruit and lightly Belgianesque yeast. Malty with a dry finish. Confuzing and hard to categorize. One thing it is NOT is an English Strong Ale. It's clearly got Belgian influences.

Body is medium, amply carbonated with a brisk finish and average drinkability.