De Dochter van de Korenaar Embrasse

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: OCT 21, 2010 At the brewery I tasted their Embrasse. A great joy since it came out only short time ago. Dark brown with a reddish glow. Beautiful cream foam that leaves a good lace. It has great aroma, balanced flavour, delicious malts, great aftertaste. Chocolate, coffee, the right sweets and some slight smoke. Very impressive. It instantly became one of my favourites.

Tasted this beer at a festival in The Netherlands, but this rating is based on a 66cl bottle I bought, which was nicely wrapped in paper. My first surprise began when opening the bottle. Different from many other Trappist beers I’ve tasted, it stays in the bottle, until you decide to pour it in your glas. Nice foam, really nice color, dark brown. The taste is really a pleasure. When taking a big mouthful, there is a slightly hidden smoked taste which combines perfect with the chocolate & dark caramel. Without being too bitter, it comes in a category between the dark trappists and a stout. A combination I like. This is an excellent beer.

Comes in a 650ml American styled bomber bottle with paper wrapping. It pours into my Duvel tulip a thick, dense black/brown with hints of reddish/mud/brown on the edges. The head is one of the best I have ever seen. It is thick and creamy, but foamy as well. It is slightly tan and makes a sexy mountain of joy above the rim. It takes a long, long time to recede. When it finally does it leaves some really nice lacing and a nice frothy cap to the beer. This one has a great smell as well. It is heavy on the coffee and cocoa, but there also is a nice smokiness to it. There is definitely a divine mixture of malts in this one. Not really any hops though. Underneath it all there is some good yeast notes and some dark fruitiness. Overall it smells utterly rich and roasty. Wow, this one tastes amazing. Definitely stout-like. This is one of the best "stouts" I have ever had. WOW. It is just jam packed with roasty, chocolaty flavors. The yeast comes out a bit more in the flavor as well providing unmatched depth in a stout. And along with all this is a nice roasty coffee-like bitterness that cuts the sweetness perfectly, it is super balanced. There is definitely more hops in the flavor, adding to the bitterness and also some spice. Other spices include cinnamon and nutmeg. It gets fruitier and yeastier as it goes and warms, I had this one after about 15 min in the freezer. The mouthfeel is a bit thin for a stout, but it is near perfect. It is velvety smooth with a light, pleasant carbonation, but not super thick, it is also not watery at all. The alcohol is hidden perfectly. Why no hype for this one? It is truly the finest big dark beer I have had as of yet. It doesn’t even need the barrel aging, though I think if they did age some of this it would be divine. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 05-30-2010 23:38:13

Murky brown, large beige head. Lovely port-like smell! Taste is port, overripe fruit, raisins, figs, some wood, vanilla, earth, dry sour wine. Full body, good carbonation. Wonderful beer!!!

I have had this a couple of times but oddly enough I have never gotten down to reviewing this beauty // 33 cl. bottle @ ‘t Waagstuk // (a) dark brown with a lighter tanned head // (s) darker malts, nuts, mocha, lighter touch dark fruits, chocolate // (t) bitter mocha, cocoa, chocolate, lightly bitter half-dried dark fruits, berries, nuts, chocolate, hints of dark bread, Porto in finish, lightly vinous, hints of jus in the beginning, really lovely // (b) nice smooth, substantial body // one of the better dark Belgian ales in my opinion

Really good beer. Different than the other Belgians. Poured with a nice foamy frothy tan head and no lace. Color is a hazy amber brown. Aroma is a heady malt, hoppy, earthy, funky, leather, cocoa, coffee, ripe dark fruit, and GOOD! Flavor’s similar, but in this case more muted.. Malt stands out. A bit chewy. Good body and carbonation. Great finish, but proly not a session. Solid good beer though. MM mmm

Wonderful aroma and presents very well dark brown with a tan head. Taste of carmel and licorice. Great taste on the back of the palate. Finish is much better then the great start. Very expensive, but very good.

UPDATED: APR 3, 2012 From the 2/2012 3R6P tasting. +++ Sampled from a large brown bottle this beer poured a murky dark brown color with a medium sized foamy tan head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was marvelously rich and complex mixing cherry cola, port wine, molasses, sugar and plums. The flavor was plum, raisin, cherry, strong molasses, cherry pits and faint notes of cocoa and oak. The finish was long with lingering dark fruits and molasses. Fairly full bodied. Excellent.

On tap at Deep Ellum in Boston. Slightly cloudy deep amber color very slight head. More viscosity tears than head. Quite malty, flavor seems like an oporto, with strong alcohol character.

75 cl bottle, dark brown colour, and medium and stable beige head. The beer smells wonderfully like overripe fruit, dried plums and sugary. When you start tasting the beer you get some nectar from heaven in your mouth: dried plums, sugary sweetness, some acidity, overripe fruit, roasted malt, some wood.. The first gulps made me think of the ’struise black albert’, but the more you drink from the bottle the more caracter the beer gets. This is a very good balanced beer with aspects from a stout, a geuze and a normal strong ale! If I can get another bottle from this I’ll buy it immediately!