Dark Horse Whiskey Richard Belgian Style Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Marshall, Michigan USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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This one had a lot going on and I enjoyed all of it. I tasted fruit, oak, whiskey, belgian spice, vanilla and sugar. A very well blended brew. I’m really loving Belgians.

750ml bottle. pours a reddish amber with minimal head. aroma of sour funk, oak, cheese rind, caramel sweetness, and some lingering must. acidic, wild, and unique. flavor of an american wild, with added nuts, sweet breads, and some fig...big tartness and vinaigrette as well. quite nice

Sample from bottle. Pours a hazy amber brown with a medium off white head. The nose is tart and acidic to open, boozy whiskey with some white grape showing up as well. The flavor is also tart and acidic with grapes and whiskey throughout. This comes off more as a sour, not simply a Belgian strong. Either way I found it to be an interesting brew.

Carlos kicks ass. This bottle was shared at verities 9 release. Spicy and sharp. Lots of strong going on. Pucker puller and sweet lingering. Awesome.

notb draft pour has an aroma of sweet bourbon, light funk, and yeast. mouth feel is light and a bit sticky for a sour. flavor is on the rye side of the bourbon, light sour twang, and faint fruit. there is an odd sweet and sour up against the bourbon.

Sour, acetic, a bit bretty, and a lot of whiskey. I’d really like to try the fruited versions, because this was pretty good.

Pouring at the Night of the Barrels at EBF. Pours a hazed brown with a thin beige head. Sour notes, acid and brett. Sour and sweet, big brett notes. Long whisky, acid and tannins. This was great.

bottle. thanks kan. pours amber with white head, nose is smoky peat, flavors are smokey scotch, toffee, sour grape, vanilla, coconut. bit boozy but this is kind of a fun beer to get tanked on and not care about how imperfect it is.

Bottle shared by hoppymeal, thanks! Poued a clear chestnut with a small white head that dissipated quickly and completely. Aroma was a bit boozy with a good amount of sweet grain and caramel and a bit of sourness underlying. Flavor was more sour with sour red fruits coming through. There was a strong grain backing with a bit of booze coming out in the finihs.

Draft at 2010 4 Elf Release Party. Pours a copper color. Medium white head. Some lacing. Hard to get much aroma due to chilly temperature, maybe slightly fruity. Lots of sourness in the taste with some alcohol and fruitiness. Very dry finish. I was excited to try this one because almost everything from the Dark Horse is excellent and this one is pretty rare. However in all honesty this wasn’t one of my favorites. Too much sour and not enough whiskey for my liking. I’m just not a sour fan.