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Vapeur Cochonne
Brasserie à Vapeur
- From:
- Brasserie à Vapeur
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 20.47%
- Reviews:
- 139
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 27, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 27, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 11
No description / notes.
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Ratings by flannelman808:
Reviewed by flannelman808 from California
3.9/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.9/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
pours a dark amber color with bone white head. The beers aroma is unleased as soon as its uncorked. It smells of spices, and has a slight vinegar hint. The taste is very tart, not bitter but does not become sweet like a normal lambic. It finishes on a peppery note, and has medium body. Although its 9% alcohal it is a very drinkable beer. The sour character outweighs the beers strength.
overall a good unique brew.
Aug 31, 2006overall a good unique brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodmanfor3 from Vermont
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +17%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sour, then metallic, finishing with a faint fruit flavor. Overall, a very unique beer that seems to not fit into any category where expectations meet the label description.
Jan 27, 2020Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.48/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from fridge temp. Color is dark brown. Nose has coriander, hickory, roasty notes. Taste is initially sweet, and then bitter on the back end. However, the bitterness wasn't overly welcoming. Overall, not one of my favorites of this style. Mouthfeel is somewhat thin.
Aug 19, 2017Reviewed by sjccmd from Minnesota
4.07/5 rDev +19%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev +19%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Roasted chicory in the aroma with lots of baking spices. Clove is pretty strong. Cocoa, raisins, hazelnut. Fruity pear and apple notes creep up as it warms. The phenols seem to calm a bit revealing walnuts and fig.
Pours beautiful clear amber with a wispy light tan head. Ok lacing and retention.
Hearty, roasty, fruity palate. Fig and plum with chicory and light roasted coffee. A touch of acidity brings out the fruit character. Hints of berries.
Surprisingly light on the palate with light carbonation and a tickle of acidity.
I can't say it's my favorite from Vapeur, but it's fascinating. A real thinker.
Jan 19, 2017Pours beautiful clear amber with a wispy light tan head. Ok lacing and retention.
Hearty, roasty, fruity palate. Fig and plum with chicory and light roasted coffee. A touch of acidity brings out the fruit character. Hints of berries.
Surprisingly light on the palate with light carbonation and a tickle of acidity.
I can't say it's my favorite from Vapeur, but it's fascinating. A real thinker.
Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark amber colour with a beige head. Aromas of apples & caramel. Tastes of apples, caramel, dried fruit & spice. Aftertaste of malt & alcohol. Overall a decent strong Belgium ale.
Nov 26, 2015Rated by jcruelty from California
2.37/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
2.37/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
i didnt like the label nor the beer. spoiled orange peel is dead on
Jul 10, 2015Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
650th full review! 330 ml bottle served chilled into a lindemans flute. Advertised as 8.5% ABV on this particular bottle.
Appearance - dark hazy ruby coloured beer with some sediment floating around. Small collar of foam lingers around the glass.
Smell - caramel, candied sugar, dark fruit a mountain of overripe cherries. Very appealing.
Taste- caramel, candied sugar and orange peel with coriander, then some cherries to fill everything in. Doesn't quite fit all together.
Mouthfeel- smooth and creamy, but with a boozy feel that adds sharpness.
Overall - a worthy and certainly unique tale on the strong dark Belgian ale with orange peel and coriander.
Jul 03, 2015Appearance - dark hazy ruby coloured beer with some sediment floating around. Small collar of foam lingers around the glass.
Smell - caramel, candied sugar, dark fruit a mountain of overripe cherries. Very appealing.
Taste- caramel, candied sugar and orange peel with coriander, then some cherries to fill everything in. Doesn't quite fit all together.
Mouthfeel- smooth and creamy, but with a boozy feel that adds sharpness.
Overall - a worthy and certainly unique tale on the strong dark Belgian ale with orange peel and coriander.
Reviewed by FBGordon from Oregon
3.46/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.46/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
I drank the '96, and after having aged 19 years, it was still a nice ale. The alcohol had gone through the roof, but overall still enjoyable for an ale just shy of two decades.
Apr 02, 2015Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.77/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 12/31/2014 at Doherty’s Ale House in Warwick, RI, served in a snifter glass.
A: The beer is a deep coppery red color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a very thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains tart fruit, caramelized malts and touches of chocolate and spice.
T: The taste starts with a quick burst of sourness and then some flavors of tart fruit and caramel come in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly tart.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Tasty with good complexity, goes down ok, not too filling, good kick, good variation of style, this is solid beer to drink for while.
Jan 01, 2015A: The beer is a deep coppery red color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a very thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains tart fruit, caramelized malts and touches of chocolate and spice.
T: The taste starts with a quick burst of sourness and then some flavors of tart fruit and caramel come in. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly tart.
M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is dry and slightly sticky.
O: Tasty with good complexity, goes down ok, not too filling, good kick, good variation of style, this is solid beer to drink for while.
Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.76/5 rDev +9.9%
3.76/5 rDev +9.9%
Minimal head. Aroma is strongly pear and bruised apple dominant, with an acetic note and buttery, toffee-like caramel malt. Flavor follows suit, with acetic and citric acid underlying toasted, slightly sweet caramel malt. Fruity esters fade in comparison to the tart acid. The buttery finish is slightly offputting. Obviously, this beer has some unexpected issues, for a dark strong. I like the sour notes, but there are other off flavors that detract.
Dec 02, 2014
Vapeur Cochonne from Brasserie à Vapeur
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
207 ratings
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