Colombian Beers Negra (La Calena)

Brewed by Colombian Beers
Style: Porter
Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Brown bottle, 330 cm3, gift from Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on June 22 2009; eye: mahogany, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: quite malty, fruity, light roasting, slight hops; mouth: malt, fruity, light roasting, acrid finale with light presence of hops, light-medium body, rather carbonated, slight astringency, light bitterness, thin; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 cm3, cadeau de Luc Bourbonnière (merci), savourée le 22 juin 2009; œil : acajou, opaque, petit anneau de mousse crémeuse, très légère dentelle; nez : très malté, fruitée, légère torréfaction, très léger houblon; bouche : malt, fruitée, légère torréfaction, finale âcre avec légère présence de houblon, corps léger-moyen, plutôt carbonatée, très légère astringence, légère amertume, texture mince; en résumé : ordinaire

330 cm2 bottle via Lubiere (merci!), served cool in a tulip glass. 2007 03, Lote 02.

App.: Murky brown-orange with a decent light tan froth. Aroma: Spicy organic acid tang, hints of vanilla and some tired malts, a bit ashen and mineral. Palate: Medium-thin with fair effervescence. Flav.: Like the nose, there are slightly spicy organic acids, the malts are even weaker in the mouth; very thin finish with some light sour cherries and minerals.

This one is past its prime, but again, glad to have tried a Columbian beer.

A hazy dark ale with a thin receeding moka head. In aroma, light chocolate and a bit of lactic acid, sign of infection. In mouth, very light bodied, with light herbal touches followed by some light bitter chocolate. Not bad, but very thin.