La Corne (du Bois Des Pendus) Black
Brasserie D'Ebly
- From:
- Brasserie D'Ebly
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 9.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 01, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 05, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands
3.19/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Smell, raisins, choclate, dark sweet fruitiness.
Pours dark with a low retention 2 finger head, Very dark colour, almost black.
Taste follows smell with a dominant note of liquorice, bit of anise.
Mouthfeel quite good.
Not my style, but very enjoyable.
Apr 01, 2025Pours dark with a low retention 2 finger head, Very dark colour, almost black.
Taste follows smell with a dominant note of liquorice, bit of anise.
Mouthfeel quite good.
Not my style, but very enjoyable.
Reviewed by lithilorn from Portugal
3.28/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Very dark brown body and tan head.
Malty aroma of wine, some licorice and dark fruits.
A bit dark and roasted malts taste. A bit sour and dry.
Creamy medium body and medium carbonation.
An average beer.
Jan 04, 2025Malty aroma of wine, some licorice and dark fruits.
A bit dark and roasted malts taste. A bit sour and dry.
Creamy medium body and medium carbonation.
An average beer.
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
3.73/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Because this nano has very close relations with Les Legendes, I was expecting something great; but only got some good.
La Corne Looks like it needs a more active yeast; decent small bubbles, but I like protein swirls in my BDSAs. Smells are subtle, but mostly mute; leaving me to wonder what's coming next. Unfortunately, Tastes are the same; not distinct. Where are the different dried dark fruits vying for attention? What spicing makes an occasional pop out at me? I will say this positive: my mouth does salivate, so I'll say La Corne has a nearly full Feel.
As for my micro-review of D'Ebly... It is the child of Legendes which from 2006 was the merger of two other brewers I had sampled early in my career: Brasserie des Géants and Brasserie Ellezelloise. That marriage bought an impressive distillery in 2019 and I would very much like to visit their brewery and restaurant. (Unfortunately it is remote and near Luxembourg.) But what is most important is their website (which has a prominent English button) indicates they are innovators in sustainable brewing... and even grow their own barley. Sacre bleu ! That dedication deserves really high Overall Hugs.
Nov 05, 2024La Corne Looks like it needs a more active yeast; decent small bubbles, but I like protein swirls in my BDSAs. Smells are subtle, but mostly mute; leaving me to wonder what's coming next. Unfortunately, Tastes are the same; not distinct. Where are the different dried dark fruits vying for attention? What spicing makes an occasional pop out at me? I will say this positive: my mouth does salivate, so I'll say La Corne has a nearly full Feel.
As for my micro-review of D'Ebly... It is the child of Legendes which from 2006 was the merger of two other brewers I had sampled early in my career: Brasserie des Géants and Brasserie Ellezelloise. That marriage bought an impressive distillery in 2019 and I would very much like to visit their brewery and restaurant. (Unfortunately it is remote and near Luxembourg.) But what is most important is their website (which has a prominent English button) indicates they are innovators in sustainable brewing... and even grow their own barley. Sacre bleu ! That dedication deserves really high Overall Hugs.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
2.63/5 rDev -25.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.63/5 rDev -25.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
This beer for me was a curveball from a pitcher that usually throws fastballs. Like, before Mrs Raul was around and all Raul dated was brown haired dames - yet there was that one time he actually went with a blonde. What I’m saying is after drinking a lot of Belgian Blondes, I needed something dark. And was this one sultry? Not even. I don’t want to go on.
Sep 09, 2023
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.95/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.95/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I do wonder with this brewery what demographic their 'Who killed Kenny?' style branding is pitched at. I know the folklore behind Bois des Pendus but the imagery seems very errr... sub-legal drinking age,
Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Effectively black but held by a haolgen it's ultra dark ruby red. Be aware the sediment is quite heavy and lifts fast into the pour, and for me that's despite the bottle having rested untouched for 4 weeks now! 3cm quite dark tan foamy head.
S- Just a touch of timber and leather for me.
T- Much dryer than anticipated! I briefly consider if it's off/vinegary... hmm... nope. It's so different from what it's looks suggested; is this a black IPA with seriously prominent (though trad style) hopping...? I get some toasty notes but hoppy bitterness dominates it's pungent taste for me.
F- Like a pungent black IPA.
O- It seems like a strange brew to me. Really strong hops-led taste, some roasty depth that seems almost completely obscured, and I'm finding it unusually hard to identify any detail re: taste, ABV, or charm with this beer.
I can finish it but wouldn't drink it again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! .> 'Barley malt, wheat...' and nothing else unusual/of note.
330ml bottle £3.75 BB: 01/2023 Bought from BeautifulBeers/BurySt.Edmunds as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Feb 23, 2021Blind-tasted except for the beer's name and brewery/country, zero reviews below read (yet!)...
L- Effectively black but held by a haolgen it's ultra dark ruby red. Be aware the sediment is quite heavy and lifts fast into the pour, and for me that's despite the bottle having rested untouched for 4 weeks now! 3cm quite dark tan foamy head.
S- Just a touch of timber and leather for me.
T- Much dryer than anticipated! I briefly consider if it's off/vinegary... hmm... nope. It's so different from what it's looks suggested; is this a black IPA with seriously prominent (though trad style) hopping...? I get some toasty notes but hoppy bitterness dominates it's pungent taste for me.
F- Like a pungent black IPA.
O- It seems like a strange brew to me. Really strong hops-led taste, some roasty depth that seems almost completely obscured, and I'm finding it unusually hard to identify any detail re: taste, ABV, or charm with this beer.
I can finish it but wouldn't drink it again.
Review/scoring all done, now the reveal, I get to read the bottle lables to see what I missed! .> 'Barley malt, wheat...' and nothing else unusual/of note.
330ml bottle £3.75 BB: 01/2023 Bought from BeautifulBeers/BurySt.Edmunds as part of a large pick-your own consignment to London.
Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
3.63/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark-brown color with a medium top off beige head that dissolves quickly.
Aroma is dark malts, caramel, vinous, licorice, sour and dried fruits.
The taste of dark malts with caramel and slightly roasted notes. Allong with with the malt profile is also some sour and fruity notes in the flavour. The finish has some small bitter notes, but are a little dull and bland.
Mouthfeel is soft and smooth with a medium carbonation and a medium body.
Fairly decent and drinkable dark ale, but far from being impressive.
Jan 16, 2021Aroma is dark malts, caramel, vinous, licorice, sour and dried fruits.
The taste of dark malts with caramel and slightly roasted notes. Allong with with the malt profile is also some sour and fruity notes in the flavour. The finish has some small bitter notes, but are a little dull and bland.
Mouthfeel is soft and smooth with a medium carbonation and a medium body.
Fairly decent and drinkable dark ale, but far from being impressive.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.57/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
De Hopt. En copa Teku. Viendo Westworld 1x10. De Belgiuminabox. Azucarado tipicamente belga junto con algunas notas a frutas oscuras. Se bebe facil a pesar del abv,subiendose a la cabeza.
Feb 19, 2019
Reviewed by janubio from Spain
4.11/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black colour, big off white head, long retention, fades to a thick layer. Great lace.
Aroma of red fruits, chocolate, coffee, plums, raisins,sinnamon.
Full body, creamy palate, good carbonation.
Taste of roasted malts, licorice, chocolate, coffee.
May 21, 2017Aroma of red fruits, chocolate, coffee, plums, raisins,sinnamon.
Full body, creamy palate, good carbonation.
Taste of roasted malts, licorice, chocolate, coffee.
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