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Zatte Bie
Brouwerij De Bie
- From:
- Brouwerij De Bie
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.7%
- Reviews:
- 60
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 27, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2002
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 7
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
4.01/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L- Very dark chestnut with a ruby glint to it. Bottle conditioned, most sludge left at bottle. Pours with 3mm fine-bubble pale tan head.
S- My nose is in seasonal hibernation. I just get some malty notes. Shame as at 9% I know there will be a lot more there.
T- Woah, ok, pungently rich and yet toasty at the same time. There is also a liquor'ish ABV% zing to it too. There is no mistaking it's punch.
F- Rich, punchy, it's in what I regards as classic slow-sippin' winter-warmer territory.
O- It's got a couple of medal/award icons on it's front lable that is now updated from the one shown here, It's now a cartoon of a man (brewer?) asleep against a beer barrel. I like this beer, it's bit, punchy, zero to note out of place/balance. I'd happily drink it again.
Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK) 330ml BB: 13/06/2022.
Mar 17, 2020S- My nose is in seasonal hibernation. I just get some malty notes. Shame as at 9% I know there will be a lot more there.
T- Woah, ok, pungently rich and yet toasty at the same time. There is also a liquor'ish ABV% zing to it too. There is no mistaking it's punch.
F- Rich, punchy, it's in what I regards as classic slow-sippin' winter-warmer territory.
O- It's got a couple of medal/award icons on it's front lable that is now updated from the one shown here, It's now a cartoon of a man (brewer?) asleep against a beer barrel. I like this beer, it's bit, punchy, zero to note out of place/balance. I'd happily drink it again.
Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK) 330ml BB: 13/06/2022.
Reviewed by eric5bellies from Australia
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Drank from my Mane Liquor Chalice
A -Pours a deep cola colour wit a tanned head that retains and laces.
S - Malt and brown sugar with a little booze.
T - Up front some nice malt and burnt sugar notes. The finish is nicely balanced.
M - Medium body and low to medium carbonation
O - A very well crafted BSDA without a wow factor, but well worth the try.
Sep 21, 2014A -Pours a deep cola colour wit a tanned head that retains and laces.
S - Malt and brown sugar with a little booze.
T - Up front some nice malt and burnt sugar notes. The finish is nicely balanced.
M - Medium body and low to medium carbonation
O - A very well crafted BSDA without a wow factor, but well worth the try.
Reviewed by beerpirates from Belgium
3.62/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
33 cL bottle poured into mytulip glass
Pours hazy dark brown with a huge creamy light brown head. Sweet roasted malt aroma with a light note of honey. Slight sweet into a more herbal and slight acidic finish with bitterness. Reveals some malty and yeasty mixtured flavour with a slight edge and some softness from the honey. Good but nothing really thrilling.
Apr 15, 2012Pours hazy dark brown with a huge creamy light brown head. Sweet roasted malt aroma with a light note of honey. Slight sweet into a more herbal and slight acidic finish with bitterness. Reveals some malty and yeasty mixtured flavour with a slight edge and some softness from the honey. Good but nothing really thrilling.
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
3.95/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks goes out to Rbald42 for this brew.
750ml Bottle
Capped/Corked
Poured into my Watou chalice a nice brown color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy off-white head, with some nice big island and sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some yeast notes, figs, raisins, plums, slightly spiced. The taste is malty, yeasty, nice touch of dark fruits, and some spice notes. Medium body. Drinkable, this is my first one from this brewery and it is pretty tasty, glad to have had a chance to try it.
Apr 23, 2010750ml Bottle
Capped/Corked
Poured into my Watou chalice a nice brown color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy off-white head, with some nice big island and sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some yeast notes, figs, raisins, plums, slightly spiced. The taste is malty, yeasty, nice touch of dark fruits, and some spice notes. Medium body. Drinkable, this is my first one from this brewery and it is pretty tasty, glad to have had a chance to try it.
Reviewed by ThaCreep from Belgium
4.22/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
A damp smell of soil, with roasted malt that reminds both of caramel and honey. These flavors are also found in the mouth, lips that is both soft and slightly sweet but with a presence of hops and spice. It also feels touches of honey rather discreet but present throughout the tasting, and especially in the aftertaste, this without prejudice to the notable qualities of hops and yeast hops that make this beer very significant .
Mar 06, 2010Reviewed by Travlr from District of Columbia
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: Jet black with moderate tan head that lasts a long time then settles to leave excellent lacing.
S: Aroma of smoke and malt with light background spice.
T: Flavor is dominated by malts - caramel, with vinuous grapes. Acidic finish suggests a problem with the batch.
M: Nice big brew, but some oils are present - also a problem.
D: A bug beer, one of the better of the range.
Jan 07, 2010S: Aroma of smoke and malt with light background spice.
T: Flavor is dominated by malts - caramel, with vinuous grapes. Acidic finish suggests a problem with the batch.
M: Nice big brew, but some oils are present - also a problem.
D: A bug beer, one of the better of the range.
Reviewed by tempest from New York
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.55/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Had a bottle in some halloween-themed cafe outside of Ghent. This was certainly something different and not for everyone. This beer tastes like a doppelbock, btu drinks like a dark ale - meaning its a bit smoother and sweeter. The aftertaste was a bit lacking, but I was happy to find something a little out of the norm here in Belgium.
Apr 07, 2009
Zatte Bie from Brouwerij De Bie
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84 out of
100 with
73 ratings
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