Winter In The Ardennes
City Steam Brewery Café
- From:
- City Steam Brewery Café
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 26, 2012
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Gambrinus1184 from Connecticut
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served in a tulip-shaped glass at City Steam Brew Ha Ha in Hartford, Conn.
A: Dark, rich, root beer color with a thin head of wispy tan foam which dissipated quickly and left a weak ring of lace on the glass.
S: Roasted, herbal, spicy with hints of black pepper, candied fruits and peat malt.
T: Mildly sweet cocoa and dark, candied fruits on the palate. A slight bitterness builds around plum and gummy esters imparted by a Belgian yeast strain, or some savvy clone. Finishes dry, sweet and chalky with a fruity and roasted malt aftertaste.
M: Medium-full bodied ale given a little bit more lift from the lively and brisk Belgian yeast.
O: Listed as an 18 degree plato "winter warmer in the tradition of a Trappist dubbel," I'm not sure what exactly to make of this winter brew. Not exactly dark, sweet or warming to satisfy on a cold night, nor authentic or complex enough to warrant good marks as a Belgian brew. I'll give it a decent, bastardized American dubbel for the winter.
Jan 18, 2012A: Dark, rich, root beer color with a thin head of wispy tan foam which dissipated quickly and left a weak ring of lace on the glass.
S: Roasted, herbal, spicy with hints of black pepper, candied fruits and peat malt.
T: Mildly sweet cocoa and dark, candied fruits on the palate. A slight bitterness builds around plum and gummy esters imparted by a Belgian yeast strain, or some savvy clone. Finishes dry, sweet and chalky with a fruity and roasted malt aftertaste.
M: Medium-full bodied ale given a little bit more lift from the lively and brisk Belgian yeast.
O: Listed as an 18 degree plato "winter warmer in the tradition of a Trappist dubbel," I'm not sure what exactly to make of this winter brew. Not exactly dark, sweet or warming to satisfy on a cold night, nor authentic or complex enough to warrant good marks as a Belgian brew. I'll give it a decent, bastardized American dubbel for the winter.
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