Brasserie de la Côte Bise Noire du Léman

Brewed by la Côte
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Vullierens, Switzerland

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle. (thx to papsoe) Unclear, dark brown beer with a minimal beige head. Heavy aroma with malt and dried fruits, mostly raisins. Malty, caramel-sweet flavor with some hops in the background, as well as dried fruits. Full to medium body with a good dash of sweetness. Dried fruits in the finish. There’s not much evidence of the alcohol in this quite pleasant Helvetian beer. (070510)

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty, breadish and light chocolate. Thick dark malty, mixed chocolate and light liqourice. Dark roasted breadish. 

Bottle at pi bar, Lausanne. Pitch black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Swet and fruity aroma of caramel and liquorice with notes of dried fruits and roasted notes. Sweet and light roasted flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of earth and alcohol. Sweet and earthy finish.

Bouteille de 33 cl de chez Grain d’Orge à Crissier (CH). Vintage 2006. Dark brown with short beige foam. Flavor of licorice, roasted malt, caramel and woody notes. The mouth is very soft, but has a certain acidity, alcohol, taste of dried fruits, malt caramelized, chocolate and spices. The body is full and a little tannic. The bitterness in the finale is ideal.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 4   Ruby : 2   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 4   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : 4   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 3   Toast : XX   Caramel : 3   Toffee : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : XX   Candy : 3   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : 4   Chocolate : 4   Coffee : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : XX   Dates : XX   Cherries : 3   Plums : 4   Figs : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : 3   Spicy : 5   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : XX   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : XX   Pepper : 2   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : 4   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : 3   Bitterness : XX   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 1   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Very originally spicy Belgian. I wonder if they got those flavours through malt alone.. oregano? Anise? Sweet and herbal blend and the alcohol ends up being unnoticeable.

Bottled. A murky brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate, herbs, and roasted malt. The flavor is slightly acidic with notes of roasted malt as well as light notes of chocolate, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Bottled, thanks Bov! Dark ruby, airy head. Dusty vinous nose with coffee and plums. Surprisingly dry with near full body and dairly clean mouthfeel. Restrained but highly complex flavours of caramel, cocoa and orange, as well as wood and honey. Lovely!

Bottled. Hazy reddish brown with a minimal head. Malty aroma of almond, fudge, figs and red berries. Yeasty flavour of blackberries, figs and almonds. Slippery mouthfeel. Dried cherries, raisin, figs and alcohol in the maltyaftertaste. Good one.

Botlle. ( THX to Papsoe) Brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, alcohol, malt. Flavour is caramel, alcohol, roasted, hop, dried fruits. Nice beer.

Bottled (thanks Bov!). Hazy dark brown colour with mediumsized foamy beige head, which disappears completely and quite fast. Aroma is roasted malts, alcohol, a lot of caramel and licorace. Flavour is roasted and caramel malts with some dark dry fruits.