Wilde Leeuw Bière Brune Quadruple Vieille En Fût De Cognac
La Brasserie du Pays Flamand / Anosteké L'Estaminet
- From:
- La Brasserie du Pays Flamand / Anosteké L'Estaminet
- France
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 9.56%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 30, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.36/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On-draught at Brewberry in Paris labelled as "quadrupel cognac." Brief impressions below:
A: Pours no head, really. Dark brown-black body colour. No yeast is visible within.
Sm: Cognac punches through, with heavy brandy/grape notes dominating. It really works to accentuate the caramelized dark fruit character of the quadrupel style beautifully. Brandy-soaked fruit, plum, dark fig, dates, prunes. I don't get much spiciness from the Belgian yeast.
It's definitely sweet; some might even say medicinal. I think the cognac really works and I find this aroma uncommonly exciting.
T: Cognac through and through, dominating the flavour profile. It doesn't drown out the dark fruit character, but any spiciness from the Belgian (Trappist?) yeast is rendered reticent at best.
Mf: Full-bodied and supple. There's some alcohol warmth, but it's not boozy. Smooth, wet, a biteen overcarbonated. Unrefreshing. Good thickness and heft on the palate.
O: Something of a sipper, but it does showcase cognac beautifully - perhaps at the expense of the beer as a whole. I never thought about the potential of cognac and quadrupels until I tried some Mikkeller cognac beers; this isn't the perfection I hoped for, but it's a worthwhile brew and it's great to see a French brewery embracing not only the country's signature spirits, but also barrel aging as a viable technique for instilling a distinct French character into beer. I'd love to see the brewery work the kinks out in this; the result could be an incredible brew.
B- (3.36) / WORTHY
Mar 30, 2016A: Pours no head, really. Dark brown-black body colour. No yeast is visible within.
Sm: Cognac punches through, with heavy brandy/grape notes dominating. It really works to accentuate the caramelized dark fruit character of the quadrupel style beautifully. Brandy-soaked fruit, plum, dark fig, dates, prunes. I don't get much spiciness from the Belgian yeast.
It's definitely sweet; some might even say medicinal. I think the cognac really works and I find this aroma uncommonly exciting.
T: Cognac through and through, dominating the flavour profile. It doesn't drown out the dark fruit character, but any spiciness from the Belgian (Trappist?) yeast is rendered reticent at best.
Mf: Full-bodied and supple. There's some alcohol warmth, but it's not boozy. Smooth, wet, a biteen overcarbonated. Unrefreshing. Good thickness and heft on the palate.
O: Something of a sipper, but it does showcase cognac beautifully - perhaps at the expense of the beer as a whole. I never thought about the potential of cognac and quadrupels until I tried some Mikkeller cognac beers; this isn't the perfection I hoped for, but it's a worthwhile brew and it's great to see a French brewery embracing not only the country's signature spirits, but also barrel aging as a viable technique for instilling a distinct French character into beer. I'd love to see the brewery work the kinks out in this; the result could be an incredible brew.
B- (3.36) / WORTHY
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