Coup De Boule
The Brewer's Art

 

A standard pour yields four fingers worth of airy crisp slightly off-white colored froth comprised of huge chunky bubbles the top of which is rocky and rather active as it settles... Really good retention... Turns creamier and slightly more whimsical as it settles a bit... The color is a golden honey amber... Loaded with moderate paced carbonation and a rapid paced cyclone of carbonation... Light spices to start... Sage... Cardamon.. Belgian yeast... The nose has a subtle sweetness comprised of honey and candied sugars... Lots of depth and complexity with each whiff... The palate is a carbon copy of nose... Spices, Belgian yeast, honey and candied sugar notes ebb and flow... There are also the addition of some light pear and apple notes... The complexity from the nose is dialed up a bit on the palate with exceptional results... Medium bodied... Spry carbonation... A bit sticky... Starts lush with a touch of a dry finish... This is another exception Belgian offering from the fine folks at Brewers Art... The consistently turn out phenomenal American interruptions of Belgian styles more than any other American brewery...

 

 

 

 

Poured from a corked & caged 750 mL bottle into a Duvel tulip. Moderate hand. Barely legible stamp on the label: ?/23/2016 Best by?

A: Slightly hazy, deep golden yellow-orange body. Somewhat reminiscent of saffron. 2 fingers of sudsy, off-white head. Ok retention. Light lacing.

S: Belgian yeast with fruit-forward notes. Peach, apple, lighter banana. Faint cardamom, although I don't think I would have noticed it without being mentioned on the label. Candi sugar. Vanilla. Very nice overall, if not a lot distinct odors leaping out at me. Let's call it "well blended".

T: Fruity, slightly spicy yeast initially, quickly followed by malty sweetness. Noble-type hops emerge and it finishes mostly dry. Alcohol is present and slightly stronger than expected for 7.5% ABV. Some lingering fruit and mild cinnamon heat in the aftertaste.

M: Moderate to high carbonation with a moderate body. Certain creaminess to the effervescence, despite its volume.

O: Another tasty offering from Brewer's Art. Cardamom, cinnamon and saffron don't seem to overtly have much to do with the brew, but it's drinking quite nicely overall. Perhaps it's the spices' seamless integration, who knows?

Prost!

 

Had at the iron abbey. Beer was in a stemmed tulip.
The appearance was golden amber with a smaller beige head. The head fades rather quickly with minimal lacing. Medium carbonation could be seen through the haze.

The aroma was spicy, peppery , earthy, and yeasty. Cardamon and cinnamon come through nicely giving this beer a holiday pie aroma.

The taste finds plenty of spices malts and yeasty esters. I get mostly cinnamon in the taste with perhaps a touch of clove.

On the palate it drinks smooth sweet across the palate and finishes dry.

Overall it was a good beer with plenty of flavor and aroma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoyed this 750 ml Belgian bottled with cage beer out of a large snifter glass.

A: Pours a hazy golden hue with a hint of amber. Hugh, fizzy, white, 3-finger head fills the glass and dissipates into a nice wispy lace after leaving a partial trail.

S: Strong sweet caramel aroma is dominant throughout. Hints of fruits and esters in the background.

T: Very tart brew – a little bit more bitter than sweet. The spices (Cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron) come through in the middle. Finishes like it starts, with a tart bite.

M: Very strong and boozy. Medium body and high carbonation.

O: Excellent Belgian strong beer – interesting spices and aromas.

 

Poured into a tulip.

4.0 A: Well, this is overcarbonated. First pour yielded one finger of beer and five of head. Unfortunately, the retention is really good, so getting a full glass was a huge investment of time. Anyway, lightly hazed light orange color. White head is thick and pillowy. As mentioned, great retention and big chunks of lacing.

4.0 S: Very nice interplay between the beer and the spices. Cardamon comes through the strongest with the cinnamon coming through in a complementary role. It's hard to tell how much saffron there is in there as the peppery earthiness could also come from the beer. Speaking of the beer, it's dry, but peachy fruity with a strong pepper aroma.

4.5 T: The taste is even better! A lot sweeter, spicier, and fruitier than the nose. Cardamon and cinnamon go wild, but are within reasonable levels. Saffron is a bit stronger (I think). Lots of peach, funky wild apple, and something almost like chard. Still a bit dry, but sweeter than the nose suggests. Lots of pepper spiciness and a pleasant yeastiness. Very good.

3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Too much carbonation, but I probably didn't need to say that. Reasonably creamy and smooth.

4.0 D: Good beer that would have been more enjoyable without dealing with the carbonation. Still, I can deal with the carbonation since the beer is this good.