Duyck Jenlain Ambrée

Brewed by Duyck
Style: Bière de Garde
Jenlain, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

UPDATED: JAN 23, 2008 Appearance: Lovely burnt caramel color with plenty of carbonation bubbles and a nice off-white head that thins out after a few seconds. Aroma: Mild, caramelly, ever-so-slightly hoppy, faint hint of fruit -- peaches? and a whiff of hay to finish. Flavor: Much more complex on the tongue than on the nose. A certain lagery quality reminiscent of Warsteiner, caramel/burnt sugar tones, a sharpness that says, "drink with farmhouse cheese!", and some rustic farm qualities: fresh grass, hay, nuts, herbs. Palate: fantastically spritzy without being too champagne-like. Overall: it’s no St Amand (still my favorite of this style) but more complex than Castelain. Excellent with Thanksgiving Dinner -- equally good with the turkey & dressing AND the pumpkin pie!

What a interesting beer, amber gold with the hints of citrus, orangey nutmeg, a bit sweet and sour tasting, your first sip might dissuade you from partaking in another, but hang in there it does get better. About two minutes after your first sip, you will get this sensation that "hey, this ain’t half bad." Still growing on me, I think my rating will change of time and another glass. A true complex beer.

Bottled 33cl. An amber beer with a creamy beige head. Aroma is sweet, yeast and caramel. Taste is very malty and also sweet. Very good malt profile. Alcoholic and slightly bitter end

Bottled. Nice Amber color with a beige foamy and persisten. Aroma is sweet and malty, flavor is like aroma but balanced sweetness and bitterness, also notes of toffee and toasted malt. Mouthfeel is light bitter, nice one!

Protuguês: Cerveja de cor Âmbar com uma espuma bege e persistente, aroma doce e maltado, sabora como o aroma mas com um equilíbrio entre o doce e o amargo, notas de caramelo e malte torrado. Sensação na boca é amarga e saborosa! boa!

Bottle, 75cl corked. Pours an orange body, with a nice but diminishing, beige head. Nice lacings settles when drinking. The aroma has a nice balance between sweetish caramel and fruityness, and is far from intense. Some hoppy notes as well. The flavor is much the same, with a nice, crisp bitterness in the background, and it finishes with caramel and bitterness. There’s also a hint of cellar that follows you from the first deep sniff, until the last drop is swallowed. A bit sticky in the mouth maybe, with a nice fullness. This is one of those beers that are a bit hard to grade, maybe it deserves a bit higher grades compared to other beers, anyway, I like it. (071023)

Smells like weed. Beautiful clear bright copper. No head. Not bad. I can taste sweetness, leaves. Great clean refreshing mouthfeel.

Pours a clear amber with a nice sized crème head. Nose is nutty and woody. Flavor is smooth with a slight woody tone to it. Touch of sweetness there, but not overdone at all. It’s just a touch. Feel is good. The right level of bubble on the tongue and a smooth liquid experience. Highly drinkable and very much worth trying.

750mL bottle. Light amber color. Aroma of malts and fresh dishwater. Heavy sweetness. Malt, caramel flavors. Medium bodied.