De Dochter van de Korenaar Embrasse Special Edition

Brewed by De Dochter van de Korenaar
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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I got this bottle in a trade a while ago and have brought it to several tastings and at each one, it was completely ignored and I ended up taking it back home at the end. So now I find myself cracking it open all by my lonesome because my unrated beer selection is dwindling...it pours with gigantic frothy, lacy, creamy looking head..the body beneath is dark brown/mahogany...Nose...hmm..Well...smells like it’s been blessed with a wild yeast strain or two, so that’s always nice..otherwise, maybe a little white pepper and fruit....it’s not an overly intense nose, so it’s hard to decipher...but there’s certainly touches of tartness and funk. Flavors...hmmm..yeah, another hmmmm...it’s got a full, playdoughy malt body...somewhat earthy yet plasticy, akin to older vintages of fantome noel (maybe even newer ones, it’s been a while since I’ve had a Fantome Noel). The base yeast is not overly belgian yet at the same time, it’s not non-belgian either...it’s a good strain and I like it...over that, I think there’s some wild creatures in there as well because, though not even remotely obviously wild or tart tasting, there’s a rustic funkiness present that probably wouldn’t be there otherwise. There’s some dark yet sweet fruits especially plum (lots of sweet ripe plum, actually), a touch of some licorice and tobacco possibly...end ends with a plum skin astringency too, which has the elements of wild yeast characteristics in it. To be quite honest, I don’t really know which elements were contributed by the various barrel treatments..nothing stands on it’s own as saying "Hey, I’m whisky" or "Hey, I’m Cognac"..but regardless, it all actually blends together surprisingly coherent...It’s malt forward before yeast forward, which is always nice in a belgian...but you can tell it’s got some sort of house character yeast thang going on as well...and did i mention the plum? I reckon I dig this beer...will most definitely never see this available to me again, so I will leave now to enjoy the experience.

Cloudy brown color with a good foam. Malt aroma. A bit strong of alcohol team, but good full roasted flavor.

Bottle. Special edition version lagered for three months on oak, aged in 1/3 whiskey barrel and 2/3 cognac. Split with Pat for his re-emergence back into the beer game. Poured a deep, bloody, chestnut with a massively complex, thick, khaki colored head. Gothic church window spiderweb lacing. Aromas and Flavor are chocolate, pepper, cedar gruit, sour black cherries, dutch smoked gouda, vanilla, whiskey oak, slight funk. I was already a huge fan of the normal Embrasse but this one took the cake. Full bodied rich flavored belgian that outlived my expecations. Awesome.

Clear dark brown color, average sized off-white head. Smell some caramel or chocolate and malts. Taste slight sour, wood and some bitter. Medium carbo, medium body.

66cl bottle #16382 Cuivrée, col moka. Arôme de whisky, léger tourbe avec un malt grillé et caramel le tout garde en retrait un parfum houblonné fleuri. Palais est réchauffant, alcool est agréable on ressent de belles pointes de whisky et cognac, le palais fini sur qcq notes de cendre/tourbe et de barrique laissant des notes boisées et de chêne. J’apprécie bien ce petit profile malt caramel, moka qui au fini conserve cette note de houblon fleuri avec qcq houblon citron.

0.66 L bottle, wrapped like a gift with a tag, and no label on the bottle inside. Tag says number 16855. bottled April 2011. Just shy of opaque, the chocolate body has a lasting centimeter of sticky, creamy foam. Sweet alcoholic nose of vanilla, whiskey, chocolate, roasted peanut, toffee, and a hint of smoky char. Taste is less sweet than expected: front has more char and toast blended with the sweetish chocolate and caramel that show up in the middle. Earthy toast and peanut, whiskey, ash and light oak help to dry the finish a bit. Medium body is a little sticky, and hot for 9%, but a nice sipper.

Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours opaue dark brown with very little head. Med body. Flavor is dark fruit with some cola and a little sweet dark malt. And a bit vinous. There is subtle oak running throughout. Very nice.

Bottle from City Beer. Pours dark brown with a tiny disapearing beige head and an alcohol and raisin aroma. There is a rich dark fruit flavor with some vanilla and an oaky finish with a warm alcohol trail. I could drink this all evening and then fall asleep.

21-OCT-2011, bottle @home, brought by Morten. Dark brown with orange hue and lasting beige head. Sweet cognac and caramel nose with a hint of peat. Taste is sweet caramel, cognac, peat, and dried fruits. Nice and complex brew with a nice creamy body with high carbonation. Barrels are well integrated.

Shared 66 cl bottle courtesy of beerpal Olav. This was bottle nr 15323, and it was wrapped in a black paper bag and tagged with an informative note, Pours hazy orange with large particles floating around in the drink. Three fingers thick, beige, creamy head leaving good lacing. Roasted notes and Bailey’s chocolate cream on the nose. Sweet, acidic and bitter flavors with alcohol grains and malts. Full body. Alcoholic warmth. Dry tongue.

Shared bottle, kindly donated by beerpal Olav. Pours unclear dark amber with a small creamy tanned head. Aroma of caramel,brown ale, cognac and wood. Taste is moderate sweet malts, chocolate,hints of whisky and wood. Light sour and even smoked notes. Lingering dark caramelly aftertaste. Nice surprise.