Brasserie de la Côte l Ambrée

Brewed by la Côte
Style: Belgian Ale
Vullierens, Switzerland

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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re-rate, 8/20/02: caramel aroma with metallic notes, creamy and sweet with a dry sour finish - still not at maturation
dark amber colour, fine head, buttery nose, medium-bodied - very forgettable, probably not mature (4/3/2/4/6)

UPDATED: APR 6, 2004 2003 bottle. Medium peachy-orange. Mostly clouded. Bottle conditioned. I simply could not get any head to pour. It looked like a geyser of fine bubbles erupting everywhere on the surface of the beer. HIGHLY CARBONATED. Smells of warm fuzzy peach cobbler, lightly phenolic. Some lightly sweet caramel malts and a touch of belgian yeast. Opens up with a mildly sour, fuzzy yeast flavor and mouthfeel. Candied sugar or caramel malt flavor quickly making its presence known. Quick transition to the finish due to the high amount of carbonation. Finish is mildly sweet, lightly fruity (peaches, sweet pears, apricots, hint of oranges), and quite yeasty. The longer I let this sit and breath, the better it tasted. Consistency is too watery to hold up to any real aging. Strange, muddled flavor of yeast, and light, papery hops along with an alcoholic sharpness never quite went away. Thanks to Philippe (Bov) for sendin this!

Cloudy dark orange color. Appetizing aroma of brown sugar, almost like apple crisp, my mom's of course. The body is lightly tart with a nice sweet yeastiness. Some fruit in there as well, good balance and complexity. Standup!

Hazy honey amber colour. Aroma indicates dryish yeastiness, slight acidity. Malt character not unlike soda bread...high sodium content in the water or something? A reasonable Belgian session amber.

Amber ale. Light malt aroma. Good body, fin texture, dry; it lacks some malt character and hop aroma.
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