Licorne Black
Brasserie Licorne

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From:
Brasserie Licorne
 
France
Style:
European Dark Lager
Ranked #80
ABV:
6%
Score:
71
Ranked #27,949
Avg:
2.8 | pDev: 24.29%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
32
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 28, 2023
Added:
Dec 12, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by donald_w7:
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Reviewed by donald_w7 from Germany

2.9/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
A confusing beer. Looks ok and then you taste it. What?! It's a lager!! And then the sweetness kicks in. What the *#$§ is going on here. Then the 6% alcohol washes over you and your palate adjusts and you think, it's really not that bad. Get one for the novelty. Don't get two.
Jul 25, 2016
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Rated by mixer15 from Ireland

1.8/5  rDev -35.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
75cl bottle. Bad tack, it's like fizzy cough medicine. Overly sweet, hard to say much more about it.
May 28, 2023
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +38.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Brasserie Licorne “Licorne Black”
€3,90/,25L on tap at Academie De La Biere / Cathedral, Strasbourg, FR on 19.09.21

Look: Clear dark ruby body appears almost black in the full glass. Short head of creamy yellowed tan. Mountains of lace rise along the sides of the glass.
Smell: Nutty, toasty, and sweetly caramelish malt.
Taste: Sweetish, doughy malt with some caramel, toastiness, and nuttiness. There’s also some ‘cola’, mild dark fruit, and apple. Very subtle hops. Balanced by a light bitterness. Short lingering finish with the malt fading readily.
Feel: Medium to medium-light in body and gently crisp-then-smooth.
Overall: Quite charming with enough character to keep it interesting while also leaving it readily accessible and highly drinkable.
Review #7,483
Oct 01, 2021
 
Rated: 3.2 by HopBelT from Belgium

Feb 13, 2021
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Reviewed by eberesford from Canada (ON)

2.61/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Not thrilling. Looks okay- dark brown with frothy parchment coloured head. Both aroma and taste sweet - candy like licorice with hints of root beer. Not for me!
Jul 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

2.5/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
On tap. Clear brown color with beige head. Aroma has sweet, sugary malt and a bit of dark bread crust. Taste is malty, sugary and sweet. Feels light and dry but it's also sweet and sugary at the same time.
Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.12 by Robertas from Lithuania

May 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.18 by Frankgabriel2383 from Dominican Republic

Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.21 by sebgrossi from Germany

Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by samEBC from Belgium

Sep 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by rsvmfv from Illinois

May 20, 2017
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Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France

2.21/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Licorne Black a dark lager which has all the attributes of a dull lager + a chocolatey taste. This beer is quite thick and overly sweet. No balance. Not bad but wouldn't call it a beer
Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 2.85 by derdtheterd from Canada (AB)

Mar 05, 2017
 
Rated: 2.49 by BlackVeg from Germany

Dec 31, 2016
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Reviewed by Shanex from France

3.09/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Euro dark Lager, for the style I'm not going to be picky, bought the 3pack but not going to buy again, at least I tried, but France has much better to offer
Nov 16, 2016
 
Rated: 2.95 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Jun 05, 2016
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

2.83/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
500ml, sexy textured black labeled can, the first offering from this French brewery to broach Alberta's beerscape in quite a while, I'd say.

This beer pours a clear, dark bronzed brown colour, with one chubby finger of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat creamy tan head, which leaves but a few disparate instances of pillowy cloud form lace around the glass as it quickly blows off.

It smells of bready and doughy caramel malt, reduced store brand cola syrup, a hint of wispy smoke, sugary black licorice, and no real sense of hop bitterness, at all. The taste is more semi-sweet, barely grainy caramel malt, candy-bar toffee notes, free-range dark sugars, muddled generic black orchard fruit, a waning touch of vanilla and licorice, and still nothing in the way of off-setting hoppiness.

The carbonation is quite tame and ineffectual in its down-low frothiness, the body a sturdy enough medium weight, and mostly smooth, a sort of expected candy-like character carrying through at this juncture. It finishes well off-dry, the varied malt and fruit essences still not seeing anything in the way of counterbalance.

Overall, this comes across as one simple-ass, lop-sided, and pandering to the sugar-craving masses affair. I mean, I had my tongue-scraping sensors go off barely after popping the tab on this mo-fo, and remain on high alert ever thereafter. Yeah, not bad-tasting, sure, but not good, either.
May 17, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

2.14/5  rDev -23.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Very sweet black beer, no evidence of any roast grains. As mentioned previously, like "A rum and coke" gone flat. Mouthfeel is light/watery, not much lingering aftertaste. Aroma also is overly sweet (sugary).
Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by chrisroarshack from Alaska

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by Keegan from Germany

Apr 01, 2015
Licorne Black from Brasserie Licorne
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 32 ratings