De Levende Doden
Rushing Duck Brewing Company
- From:
- Rushing Duck Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 7.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 31, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Brewed for anniversary.
Dutch for "The Living Dead." The beer starts with a rich chocolatey base and the addition of the Belgian Trappist yeast and 7 lbs of cherries per barrel gives De Levende Doden a complex fruitiness. The beer comes in at 8.3% ABV and is perfect for a cool, blustery fall night.
Dutch for "The Living Dead." The beer starts with a rich chocolatey base and the addition of the Belgian Trappist yeast and 7 lbs of cherries per barrel gives De Levende Doden a complex fruitiness. The beer comes in at 8.3% ABV and is perfect for a cool, blustery fall night.
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Reviewed by eluvah from New York
4.5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This could be my favorite beer from RD. I remember taking it home in a growler and overindulging. Brought back to life for recent anniversary. Pours a dark ruby red like a Guinness. Smell of chocolate and cherry as well as the taste. A beautiful combination. You can’t tell this is a high ABV beer. A wonderful beer. I highly recommend it.
Aug 31, 2023
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.74/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a quarter finger high tan head that died down, leaving only a small collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of Belgian yeast are present in the nose along with some hints of dark chocolate, the latter of which becomes a little stronger as the beer warms up.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of Belgian yeast along with notes of dark chocolate and black cherries. As the beer warms in temperature, the chocolate flavors become stronger and the cherry flavors weaken to some degree.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an interesting Belgian Strong Dark Ale that really changes as the beer warms up. I liked it better when it was colder and I got more of the cherry aromas and flavors.
Serving type: growler
Nov 05, 2015S: Moderate aromas of Belgian yeast are present in the nose along with some hints of dark chocolate, the latter of which becomes a little stronger as the beer warms up.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of Belgian yeast along with notes of dark chocolate and black cherries. As the beer warms in temperature, the chocolate flavors become stronger and the cherry flavors weaken to some degree.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an interesting Belgian Strong Dark Ale that really changes as the beer warms up. I liked it better when it was colder and I got more of the cherry aromas and flavors.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed by BNLTandem from Michigan
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Trying this in a VERY dimly lit bar, so it seems pitch black...but holding a candle to it shows it a deep brown. Very short lived head, but mine shows more lace than previous reviewers.
Smell: Coffee, Cherries, a little herbal...thyme, oregano....Not so sweet or thick as to reference raisins or plums. No cloying sweetness.
Taste: Easy drinking. Taste true to the nose with coffee, sour cherry, yeast is less belgian strong than dry english. No banana, no clove, still getting some oregano...hmm. I like it very much actually, but I don't know if it matches the style entirely.
Feel: Thicker than expected mouth feel. Lingers on the tongue and leaves a dry, pleasant after taste.
Overall: Tasted this along side an Ommegang Abbey. It compares VERY favorably. Holds up longer after the pour and very pleasant to sit and enjoy w/or wo/food. Nice. Doubt I'll see this much at home, but a pleasure to taste even once.
Jun 16, 2015Smell: Coffee, Cherries, a little herbal...thyme, oregano....Not so sweet or thick as to reference raisins or plums. No cloying sweetness.
Taste: Easy drinking. Taste true to the nose with coffee, sour cherry, yeast is less belgian strong than dry english. No banana, no clove, still getting some oregano...hmm. I like it very much actually, but I don't know if it matches the style entirely.
Feel: Thicker than expected mouth feel. Lingers on the tongue and leaves a dry, pleasant after taste.
Overall: Tasted this along side an Ommegang Abbey. It compares VERY favorably. Holds up longer after the pour and very pleasant to sit and enjoy w/or wo/food. Nice. Doubt I'll see this much at home, but a pleasure to taste even once.
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