Duchesse Anne
Brasserie Lancelot

Duchesse AnneDuchesse Anne
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Brasserie Lancelot
 
France
Style:
Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #115
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,232
Avg:
3.48 | pDev: 10.63%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
23
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 05, 2023
Added:
Dec 08, 2002
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  7
No description / notes.
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Photo of zeff80
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.53/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
11.2oz bottle at Creperie du Mulard in Geneva. Poured out a clear, straw-yellow color with a small, white head of fluffy foam. It smelled of caramel, bready notes, yeast and spices. Sweet toffee taste with some bread crust, yeast and citrus.
Apr 05, 2023
Photo of The_Bujon
Reviewed by The_Bujon from Ireland

4.11/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This malty triple pours a hazy golden body with a decent head, which sticks a fair while. A decent bottle conditioned beverage, which I'm sure will better with age.

Aroma is malt, malt and more malt. A touch of ripe fruit in there, but really smells like an Ovaltine malt drink.

Taste is good, the malt is sublime with spiced fig/date notes, and neither too sweet nor too bitter, a great balanced brew that goes down a treat.

Aftertaste is a touch acidic but not excessive.

This is a fine brew from the Bretonian Lancelot brewery from Merlin's homestead, defo their flagship beer and certainly up with the Belgians in the same bracket.

Certainly better than the early BA reviews, not sure it'll be on enough beer raters radars!

Note...This is a Bretonian Tripel, not a Belgian Pale....but both on the same track I guess.
Jul 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by JMS1512 from New Jersey

May 17, 2016
Photo of stevoj
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.34/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Murky golden color with chunks of yeast and sediment suspended in the brew. Thick one finger creamy head. Aroma and taste is citrus and malt. Body is heavy and chewy. One of the thicker biere de gardes I’ve tried....
Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by ant1 from France

Sep 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by kamilgracki from Switzerland

Mar 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by AxlSkull from France

Aug 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bird_soul from Netherlands

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Maaximus from Canada (ON)

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Arriskuwonder from Spain

May 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by safaricook from Netherlands

May 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Sirre from Netherlands

Jan 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rmargeson from New York

Nov 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by thibratschi from Switzerland

Mar 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by rale from France

Apr 22, 2012
Photo of Jugs_McGhee
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.3/5  rDev -33.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Bottle into An Brainblasta goblet in Belfort, France. Reviewed live.

A: Two finger head, quite thin, no cream, and poor retention. Hazy orange-gold colour.

Sm: Caramel. Slight nut hops.

T: A bit estery, actually - indistinct - with some cream over top a barley foundation. Rather simple for the style and not particularly balanced. Some orange tones but nothing special. Some nasty malt notes inject at the midpoint.

Mf: Smooth and wet, but short of refreshing or complementary of the body.

Dr: Hides its ABV well, but is low quality. Fairly priced I suppose - at least by French standards.
Jun 15, 2011
Photo of sfprint
Reviewed by sfprint from Germany

3.15/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I'm not sure that this beer isn't made anymore, since I bought a mixed 6 pack earlier this year in France and it's dated as produced in February of 2010. Different label than the one shown here.

A: A tad cloudy, lots of carbonation. Yellow with the slightest bit of orange. Looks like redbull.

S: Sort of like a less sweet redbull. More redbull than beer. Yeasty/fresh bread, chemically alcohol and slightly sweet apricot underneath.

T: Subtle flavor. Subtle apricot, alcohol aftertaste. Quite ok flavor but very mild and nondescript.

M: Medium body and mild carbonation.

O: It's fine, just not so interesting.
Nov 14, 2010
Photo of thierrynantes
Reviewed by thierrynantes from France

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Beer bottle (33, 75 cl), tasted in 1999.
Appearance: bright gold color. Light foam
Smell: fruity
Taste and mouthfeel: both gentle and refined by its flavors with aromas of honey
Drinkability: good beer in a style close to the tripel

Review added 11-16-2007, translated from french 3-3-2008.
Nov 16, 2007
Photo of stcules
Reviewed by stcules from Italy

2.83/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Golden orange hazy color. White foam, average in compactness and creamy.
At the smell some fruitiness (orange), honey, some flowers. Some spiciness, too. Decent smell, but nothing remarkable.
The taste is fruity, light honey, a bit sweetie. Hints of spiciness here and there (coriander, pepper).
Decent, drinkable, but surely not the best of the brewery. Orange, orange flowers.
Quite drinkable.
In the aftertaste flowers and some spices. Less sweet. Some honey again, less strong. White flowers, orange.
Jun 27, 2006
Duchesse Anne from Brasserie Lancelot
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 23 ratings