La Gauloise Brune
Brasserie Du Bocq

Bought a bottle at The Belgian beer bar in Adelaide. A find, very similar to Perth. ( But the Belgian in Perth had run out of Gauloise and Chicagoland has limited distribution of du Bocq.) I've reviewed now four from DuBocq, so they are spared my micro-reviews. But I like them.

Gauloise's Brune was a pleasure; especially given that my last six+ beers were Aussie (they have their purpose, but not permanently on my palate.) Brune opens by Looking good, a nice foam filling a wide goblet on a brunette bod. Smells also are good, just not distinguished from the competition; similarly malty, fruity. Gauloise's Brune Tastes different; sure there is sugar in here, that's how Belgians amp up the ABV. But what makes Gauloise's distinctive is the nearly-dry finish. And sure there is dried fruit in there, but that also adds sweetness that this brewer contends with better than most. Full-mouthed and soft. I wanted a second, but the food came and I moved on to a blond.

Brune, find it and enjoy it.

Copenhagen 28/7 2023.33 cl bottle from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. The Gauloise rand's usual design in a Burgundy version with a photo of old buildings supplemented by a Belgian flag and a bronze European Beer Star.

Pours clear dark maroon with a big off-white head. Settles asyhin but unbroken layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. A little fluffy. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a sweet, slightly sugared odor og toasted dark malts mingling with a spoonful of brown sugar. Toffee, caramel and alcohol.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with strong sweetness followed by a more mild bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet and caramelly. Lingers for a bit. Finish is pleasantly sweet.

Perfectly pleasant and hiding its ABV pretty well.

 

 

330 ml stubby bottle, as Bocq Gauloise Brune, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.1%. Deep reddish brown colour, big beige head. Strong sweetish aroma of caramel malts and brown sugar, notes of spices and dark dried fruits too. Fairly rich flavour, malty with spicy notes, also notes of brown kandi sugar and caramel, but the beer is not too sweet. Also notes of dark dried fruits. Quite enjoyable.

Damn I wrote a review and somehow it was lost after posting, no idea how - grrr!
Here, a briefer recap:
L- Deep chestnut, very big carbonation/head.
S- Deep malts
T- Big, deep toasted malts.
F- Lovely balance, a slow-sipping beer for me, ideal for winter.
O- Very good indeed and I'd happily buy this again.
330ml bottle bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery.
ps I very rarely rate any facet 4.5/+ so for me this is a 'really very good' beer rating :)

Pours a nice dark brown color with a medium top of creamy beige head that disolves in a rather fast pace.
The aroma is of malt,caramel, brown sugar with hint of dark fruits like prunes and raisins and some cinnamon.
The flavour is malty and bready at the start with a medium sweetness and hints of dark dried fruits and some spices, while the finish has a slight bitterness with some nice backnotes of roastiness and caramel and a solid lenght on the aftertaste.
Medium carbonation with a medium body and a smooth and creamy mouthfeel.
I think this beer was very enjoyable and good tasting.

 

 

330ml bottle, this brewery back again for another tangle with the Alberta bottleshop market (sans the 'la', apparently).

This beer pours a clear, dark bronzed amber colour, with a teeming tower of puffy, finely foamy, and fizzy tan head, which leaves some random broken webbed lace around the glass as it quickly sinks away.

It smells of semi-sweet, grainy and doughy caramel malt, muddled and bruised pome and stone fruity notes, some earthy Belgian yeastiness, faintly nutty cocoa powder, and a touch of metallic warming alcohol. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, a still rather active overripe apple, plum, and pear orchard fruitiness, further plain Low Countries yeasty esters, some mild red wine booziness, and a tame earthy spice quotient.

The carbonation is rather effusive in its near overwrought frothiness, the body a solid medium weight, and more or less smooth, with a surprisingly easy-going yeasty character just making it so, a la yer favourite Star Trek captain. It finishes off-dry, in the manner of BSDAs from time immemorial.

Overall - yeah, this one ain't perfect, but it works just fine for me in the here in now, in the sense of being indistinguishable and unmemorable - neither in particularly bad ways. Easy enough to drink, and not too boozy, which makes this iteration of the yin to my DIPA yang a veritable going concern.

 

 

L:
-pours a hazy ruby with a medium,foamy,sand-coloured head
-high carbonation visible
S:
-washing powder,cherries,raspberries,astringent
T:
-follows the nose with slight caramel,slight bread and a syrupy sweetness
F:
-medium carbonation
-medium body
O:
Fairly fruity and soapy Belgian Brown Ale.
Not for me.

I take this beer keg format. Although I prefer the format bottle. A good beer, but without the quality of the great Belgian beers of this style

 

 

 

Pours a nice dark brown with foamy beige head. Aroma and taste hint at prunes, raisins, molasses with a touch of hop bitterness. Little evidence of the alcohol, but it’s in there. 750ml bottle a nice way to wind down a tiresome day.