Corsendonk Rousse

Brouwerij Corsendonk
Brewed at Brasserie Du Bocq
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Turnhout, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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nose a little bit winelike, phenolic at the beginning, butter and dried fruits. Sweet on the taste, again the dried fruits without bitterness

(33cl bottle, BB 19/07/14) Pours a clear golden body with a moderate white head. Aroma of yeast, sweet corn, subtle baked apple, and caramel. Flavor of yeast, candy corn, caramel, and grass.

Bottle 18/01/15 [and so I hope its youth explains the sweet-tooth]. A little glazed-toffee candy swelling up from the bottle, but the aroma isn’t terribly sweet. Some yeast and noble hops, but both in the background, with marshmallow and fruit a little closer to the fore. Bright, vibrant orange body with a rocky tan-tinged head. Well, much much sweeter in the mouth, barely dries out by the end, sugary start with generic fruit puree and Berlgian hops, slight yeast. Tumbling creamy/airy medium body with some alcohol, though no burning or even gradual warmth. Resides in dessert wine/Port territory, and a nice one!

Tap @ Cafe Buitenlust, Oirschot. Slightly hazy orange colour with a small white head. Smells a bit sugary, sweet and candy-ish. Tastes a bit candy-ish also.. Quite sweet and round. Some iron like taste and some herbs. Okay carbo, medium body.

Bottle @ home, from Burg bieren. Clear amber color, medium frothy head. Aroma of belgian yeast, quite malty, bit fruity. Bit sweet, yeasty esters, bit dry, hint of chocolat. Bit in between a double and a triple. I was expecting something horrible, but it’s not too bad actually.

Flaske: Orange klar øl med et stort flot skumhoved. Duft af belgisk gær og let metallisk til at starte med. Heldigvis forsvinder den metalliske duft og bismag efter første mundfuld, og så er der en solid belgier bagefter. Rigtig kraftig humlebid slutter øllen af og giver en fin balance. God øl.

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate bitter flavor. Some fruity notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.

From backlog

Head: white, small
Colour: dark amber
Smell: malts, irony,bitter
Taste: same as smell , really boring ..

33 cl. bottle @ home – purchased from Beer Planet – apparently meant for the Italian market – the preference for English & fact that the ingredients are first listed in Italian and than a whole bunch of other languages before Dutch & French appears to confirm this notion – pour a pale lager/ pilsner rosé amber (when I saw the name I first thought that this was a fruit beer but I get the name now) with a sticky, foaming, thick white head – S: fake, almost adjunct-like, bitter with Belgian hops & cork – T: bitter upfront with a fake adjunct-like caramel malt sweetness, sweetness is very fake, bordering on synthetic caramel & artificial sweetener – lots of saccharine here – mixed with a touch of bitterness coming from Belgian hops, touch floral, hay & plenty of red berries – B: light & sticky with above-medium carbonation – overall fake & saccharine? no

Bottle. Amber color. Plumaroma with a hint of perfume. Plummy, malty sweet flavor. Some red fruit. Almost sugary. Sticky mouthfeel.