BFM Cuvée Alex le Rouge

Brewed by BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: Imperial Stout
Saignelégier, Switzerland

Serve in Snifter

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Tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, 29/04/13. Dark black with a mahoooosive tan head, this looks the bollocks alright! Nose is a big dose of dark malts, a boozey hit but fairly well tempered, aniseed, licqourice, dark berry fruits, chocolate. Taste comprises black forest gateux, dark toffee fudge, chocolate, molasses, hint of soured berry fruits, yeast esters. Full bodied, fine carbonation. A decent enough impy stout, the booze is well integrated.

Botella. Presencia negra opaca con corona beige densa y persistente. Carbonatacion media. Aroma roasted malts, madera, especias y algo de turba. Sabor licoroso, ahumado, acidez, madera, café. Final seco y licoroso

#2100 Rating celebrated by a beer from the Swiss Fantôme.
Pours a very dark mahogany brown with a big café au lait head, very creamy & slowly collapsing.
Nose is slightly tart, very creamy cacao, milk chocolate & chocolate milk, red fruit, café au lait.
Taste is tart, red fruit, not over tartness but mellow, highly enjoyable, sweet creamy milk chocolate, chocolate milk, small red current touch, souring bacteria, small hint, inkling red grape, although I know that it sound dreadful but sour milk in a good way (if such a description can exist) certainly comes to mind, less over in the tart department etc. than the brett but more balanced, easier, intensely drinkable & highly enjoyable.
Very creamy & very easy to drink.
I am certain that the low scores on here are justified with a lot of BFM stuff being infected, I blame bad separation between their sours & non-sours but who knows? I don’t believe that this beer is supposed to be sour etc. All I can say that this aged keg was exceptional and had just the perfect balance of this going.
(2010 Vintage / 25 cl. draft @ Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas)

Provata alla spina Scura, schiuma marroncina persistente. Leggermente acidula, tostatura da stout. Strana ma buona! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iFox

Keg at La Fine Mousse, Paris 22nd April 2013. This is an interesting imperial stout with sour notes, not an impy as you would normally associate. It is thin in mouth feel, deep black and carbonated, almost refreshing citrus and astringent, especially on the finish. The only beer I can compare this too is Jolly Pumpkins, Madrogada Obscura, which is a sour stout, other wise this is fairly unique. Drinks way below the ABV, very easy drinking

Bottle from Tanakaya, Tokyo. Brown, almost black, colour with a brown head. Sour caramel, malt aroma. Flavour is roasted malt, spice, alcohol, some coffee.

Has some acidic notes, not normal for an Imp. stout. Dark brown, almost black. Has a light brown head, mostly lasting. Acicic aroma, red berries, faint roasted too. Flavor starts acidic too, some sweet notes too. Creamy texture and soft carbonation.

Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Sour more than coffee and chocolate. Moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Strange but interesting beer.

Deep brown coloured body with a slight clear brown on the sides and a thin, large-bubbled light-brown head. Aroma of hops first, malt, alcohol, oak, vanilla and a bit of pit fruits and cherries. Full-bodied; Assertive roasted malt flavour with cofffee, rye, chocolate, and a touch of oak. Aftertaste is pleasant and shows some dry hopping, light chocolate, a lot of roasted malt, alcohol and perhaps some tea. Overall, a good and interesting spin (flavours, carbonation, body) of the style - definitely nice to try! I sampled this 33cL swing-top bottle purchased from Drinks of the World in Bern, Switzerland for CHF6,50 sampled a few days later on 10-November-2009.

Malty slightly coffeyish nose. Pale brownish head. Clear dark black reddish color. Sourish malty taste. Sour berries. Warming alcohol. Some pepper too. Too sourish.