Kasteel Raspbarista
Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- From:
- Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck N.V.
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ranked #73 - ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #11,974 - Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 9.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 16, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 04, 2017
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
RaspBarista by Kasteel is a blend of the original Barista Chocolate Quad and St. Louis Framboise. The tartness of the raspberries (framboise) contrasts with bitter dark chocolate notes in the beer.
It also tones down the coffee aroma a touch. RaspBarista Chocolate Quad has an 11% ABV, with a surprisingly lighter body than most traditional quads. This beer alone can be the perfect end to a feast, but its lighter body makes it the perfect beer to pair with most decadent desserts.
It also tones down the coffee aroma a touch. RaspBarista Chocolate Quad has an 11% ABV, with a surprisingly lighter body than most traditional quads. This beer alone can be the perfect end to a feast, but its lighter body makes it the perfect beer to pair with most decadent desserts.
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brown color with a thin head.
Delicious aroma with strong notes of Belgian chocolate and raspberries.
Flavor with notes of prunes, lots of raspberries, some chocolate, coconut and molasses. Dry aftertaste with a medium-low bitterness.
Medium body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 11% is well disguised.
Interesting quad with tons of chocolate and raspberries notes.
Jun 12, 2023Delicious aroma with strong notes of Belgian chocolate and raspberries.
Flavor with notes of prunes, lots of raspberries, some chocolate, coconut and molasses. Dry aftertaste with a medium-low bitterness.
Medium body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 11% is well disguised.
Interesting quad with tons of chocolate and raspberries notes.
Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
91,5
Jun 17, 2020
Reviewed by Swizzz from Florida
2.76/5 rDev -32%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.76/5 rDev -32%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Smells like a raspberry popsicle stick taste like it too just like you licked a raspberry popsicle stick with a dry wood flavor and a little bit of raspberry flavor but the feel is good just like you're drinking a crisp Cherry Coke besides that this beer is not doing it for me one and done for sure maybe it was just a really old bottle ?
Apr 27, 2019
Reviewed by TonyLema1 from South Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: deep brown color, tan head, nice lacing
S: tart raspberries predominate
T: Raspberry, chocolate,
F: bubbly, slightly boozy
O: not as good as the original, at least to my recollection, but it’s tasty
Dec 31, 2018S: tart raspberries predominate
T: Raspberry, chocolate,
F: bubbly, slightly boozy
O: not as good as the original, at least to my recollection, but it’s tasty
Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois
3.19/5 rDev -21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev -21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a cherry cola with a thin, off-white head. Good carbonation.
Smell of dark fruit, fig, malt and sharp alcohol.
Chocolate and raspberry for sure. Alcohol in abundance. Sharp alcohol taste. Skunky.
Big dissapointment. Maybe a bad bottle?
Oct 13, 2018Smell of dark fruit, fig, malt and sharp alcohol.
Chocolate and raspberry for sure. Alcohol in abundance. Sharp alcohol taste. Skunky.
Big dissapointment. Maybe a bad bottle?
Reviewed by EMH73 from New York
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours cola in color with a quarter inch beige head that settles quickly to a ring and leaves small spots of lacing. Smells like a chocolate covered raspberry jelly roll, Taste is very raspberry forward, with semi-sweet chocolate right behind it and some light roast coffee flavor, brown sugar and toffee. Medium bodied and carbonation, creamy mouth feel.
Jul 08, 2018
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