Cuvée des Hauts Voués de lAvouerie dAnthisnes

Clear copper-amber beer; very good, off-white head, leaving lace. Very sweet biscuits, some caramel; oxydized as hell - no BBD mentioned. Sweet, oxydized, alcohol, some fusels, and sweet bread. Ugh - the emphasis on sweet. Grist slickness, ending in some burning MF. Another one that is aged where it shouldn’t have.

12/29/04. 250ml. Belgianshop. Hazy amber with medium tan head. Malty, caramel yeasty aroma. Medium body with nice carbonation. Very malty bready taste with very little of that belgian yeasty taste. unique.

The bottle (from Delirium Café) seems quite old. Hazy amber color; creamy head. Aroma of malt, oxidized. Round mouthfeel; it really seems that the beer is not recent, but the ageing had some positive effect; malty flavor, with a good bitterness level, and traces of ripe apple. Very pleasant.

25cL bottle, best before Oct. 13th, 2006, consumed on 3/1/07
Ok, time for a story.
Once upon a time there were two bottles of La Hervoise and Cuvee des hauts voues. One set went to Rastacouere and was drunk fairly soon after receiving. Another set I kept in my fridge for about a year. My bottles were significantly more clean, less full of yeastiness and the flavors sound like they were less muddled overall. Really strange....I wonder if the long cold rest in the fridge just knocked out the yeast flavor? I do know that the othe rSilly beer I had fresh, with no refridgeration, Silly Cervoise, was yeasty, unpleasant and just overall full of yeast bi-product (unwanted). Whatever the case, it’s another victory for aging beers. And maybe more of a reason to put them in the fridge?? The head, retention and lacing were all nearly perfect on this beer. Distinct, special B and aromatic-like maltiness with raisins, cinnamon, orange zest and an elegant, oily pruniness. Great texture and carbonation level, soft and well-balanced, with no alcohol apparent. Delicious! Not incredibly complex, but very, very drinkable and flavorful. None of that nasty powderiness that you usually get from Silly beers.

Any first impressions?
-A troubled orange colour is embellished by a sturdy sheet of head.
-Figs, peaches, and mangos discuss within the yeast-laden caramel.
-Doughy yeast and caramel maltiness provide a simple flavor profile.
-The soft carbonation and lean maltiness don’t exactly quench or nourish, but they are valiant.

What if you dig deeper?
-There is no alcohol apparency, which is appreciated at this gravity.
-Unripe tomatoes worry with their acidic brush.
-The yeast is too prevalent for total palate comfort.
-This remains a decent amber ale, but nothing special overall.

Bottle; best before 13/10/2006.