Scratch Beer 301 - 2017 (Belgian Style Brown Ale)
Tröegs Brewing Company
- From:
- Tröegs Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 6.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Scratch #301 was a team effort dreamed up by brewers from Tröegs and cheesemongers from Di Bruno Bros. This Belgian-style brown is malty but not sweet, with layers of clove and nutmeg draped in a subtly tart veil of ripe Balaton cherries.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.24/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery.
This was poured into a tall tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a stiff finger and a half's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Light strings of lace ran downward.
The aroma started with some Belgian sweet malts (Belgian chocolate and milk chocolate), crushed cloves, sweet banana flesh and had a sweet black cherry flesh with a little bit of tart skin of it conglomerating in the balance.
The flavor was moderately sweet pulling the tartness in for a clever yet intricate balance. Belgian and milk chocolate malts were there. Nicely blended aftertaste of the same.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt on par. Smooth sweet Belgian chocolate sort of finish.
Overall, very nicely done as a Dubbel, in my opinion, would love to have again.
Nov 22, 2017This was poured into a tall tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a stiff finger and a half's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Light strings of lace ran downward.
The aroma started with some Belgian sweet malts (Belgian chocolate and milk chocolate), crushed cloves, sweet banana flesh and had a sweet black cherry flesh with a little bit of tart skin of it conglomerating in the balance.
The flavor was moderately sweet pulling the tartness in for a clever yet intricate balance. Belgian and milk chocolate malts were there. Nicely blended aftertaste of the same.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt on par. Smooth sweet Belgian chocolate sort of finish.
Overall, very nicely done as a Dubbel, in my opinion, would love to have again.
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