La Bière du Boucanier Dark Ale

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle from Once Upon a Vine, Richmond. Cool design, like Gulden Draak raided by pirates. Reddish brown pour with nice silky foam and lacing. Strong malty aroma, perhaps a bit too much raisin and brown sugar and not enough yeasty ripeness (as I tend to prefer in this style). Flavors are better, less sweet and more integrated. Not a top notch BSA but pretty good.

33 cL bottle from the LCBO, served in a stem glass. Pours clear mahogany with a moderate tan head that fades to a thin cover and leaves a small amount of fine lace. On the nose, there are notes of toasted malts, caramel, apple, raisin, flowers and a touch of spice. The flavour is moderately sweet throughout with notes of brown sugar, fruit, Belgian yeast and a touch of spice. The finish is moderate in length, malty and mildly spicy. On the palate, it is medium in body with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a decent strong dark Belgian ale, but not terribly interesting. 2013-02-25

Bouteille 330ml. De couleur brune et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées sucrées et légèrement terreuses (prunes, raisins, léger de figues), de caramel toffee sucré et légèrment rôti, léger de cassonade avec des notes de noix, d’épices (clou de girolfle, traces de cannelle) et d’alcool doux. Assez ronde en bouche. Goût de levures fruitées (prunes, raisins,.notes de figues) avec un léger goût épicé (poivre, notes de clou de girofle) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté sucré de caramel, moyen sucre brun avec des notes rôties puis finalement une chaleur moyenne d’alcool enveloppe le tout avec une très timide amertume de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes de noix et de chocolat noir. Post-goût moyen-long et moyennement sec, caractérisé d’une amertume d’alcool, d’un léger goût de levures fruitéees (pelures de prunes , traces de raisins vineux) et de quelques traces de noix.

Bottle. Deep ruddy brown pour with a tight white head. The aroma is a little bit sweet with some brown sugar, fig and a bit of toffee. There is a little bit of hoppiness that adds a touch of earthiness on the back. Some light mintiness and a touch of pepper. It’s got a little bit of clove and some appley fruitiness as well. As it warms - more soft fruitiness comes to the fore. A touch of vineousness on the finish. Should age nicely - I like that the yeast is a little bit subdued allowing the malt to come through.

Pours a hazy brownish with thick head that diminishes way too quickly. This brew aromas consist of raisins, toffee, and just a hint of dark chocolate. Like the aroma, the taste starts out with flavors of raisins then fades to caramel with an alcohol finish. It has a small hint of sweetness but not enough to ruin this beer for me.

bottle. Pours brown with ruby tinge, bubbly head that dissipates. Aroma of dark fruit, raisins, malt. Taste is sweet and malty, warming alcohol, a little spice. Good beer.

Pours sounding fizzy like cola. Dark brown that may seem a littl redish 1-2finger head. Smell’s of dark fruits and mabye some spiceness. Taste well I don’t know for sure but am thinking plum,fig,blueberry,grape,smooth rich maltyness,mabye a little spice. The way the malt is in this sometimes it taste like the skins of the fruit. Pretty decent beer but not my all time fave. I do like this cheer’s. 8/10

Pours clear brown with a creamy tab head. Aroma of malt, dark fruit and alcohol. Flavour is heavy sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Non mi ha entusiasmato......bello l’aspetto marrone ramato, solo discreto il naso, con sentori fruttati e caramellati ma poco puliti.... Abboccata, corpo medio, un poco amara in chiusura.....niente di speciale....

Dark brown coloured beer with large diminishing brownish head and lots of carbonation. Malty roasted aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is roasted malty bitter. Nice.