Brasseurs de Lorraine Duchesse de Lorraine

Brewed by Les Brasseurs de Lorraine
Style: Belgian Ale
Pont-a-Mousson, France

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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courtesy of Laurent Mousson - very slightly hazy dark reddish colour, little elusive foam; aroma of chewy malts with some notes of red fruits; slightly smokey, sweet with a low carbonation and a moderate malt body; no bitterness and a fruity finish with some residual sugars

Small beige head doesn’t last. Clear brown body. Faint fruity aroma. Dry-sweetish wooden roasted sugar taste with herbal notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dry roasty sugar and wood aftertaste with caramelly grassy cinnamon notes. Decent, but a bit bland and a bit odd. (0.33l bottle, CitySuper IFC, Hong Kong.)

Pours into a chalice as a gigantic foam bomb, even when chilled. Light aroma of malts, hay, alcohol. Taste is a mix of tin and malt with some other vegetable spices thrown in - maybe ginger or coriander. Unique taste closer to a saison.

Bottle 330ml.
Unclear medium amber color with a large to huge, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berry, overriped berry, raisin, plum, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, berry - plum. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100410]

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and mild acidic. Citric and herbal, fruity and light malt flavoured. Slight metallic note from back of the tongue. Citric finish.

Bottle at Papsø. Cloudy orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and berries. Light acidic flavour of berries and caramel with notes of smoke. Tart finish.

Cloudy amber with a large beige head. Aroma had toasted malt, fruits and brett notes. Flavour had fruits, brett, toasted malt and caramel.

Tasting at Papsø
Cloudy amber color; big head. Aroma of carbonic gas, and light aroma of vegetables and sulphur. Some caramel flavor and evident acidity: this beer is infected.

4 malts: barley, red, smoked, and sassafras. Said to be a typical 18th century style beer from Lorraine. Dark amber to a very reddish brown. Little head that quickly vanishes, leaving lace. Slightly cloudy. Great appearance. Very appealing, malty aroma, reasonably smoky. Pretty dry. A touch of caramel. Sour flavor predominates. Some caramel in the beginning, then citrus taking over through the end, and smoke throughout. Very interesting, though I am not sure how well this mixture works. You just get a bit of a taste of the sassafras back there. Finish is rather dry, smoky, roasted, some hops, maybe, and a touch of acid. Not very sweet, but the acid touch stands out in there. A fascinating beer. I like it, but don’t think I could drink too much of it. It is complex, although you might also say “weird.” It should be a touch less sour, though.

Thanks for this one JoeMcPhee. Amber in colour with a decent frothy head. The bottle was pretty fizzed up so lost alot of it on my coffee table but saved enought to sample. High carbonation. Thin subtle hints of fruit and spices. A little metallic in parts.

Bottle@Home. Yeasty, sweet, light spiced aroma. Chestnut brown, beige head, fair lace. Sweet, light bitter, fruity, raisin, plums, yeasty, hint of smoke. Sparkling. Not bad, bit unbalanced.