La Botteresse Ambrée

Brewed by Brasserie Artisanale La Botteresse de Sur-les-Bois
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Saint-Georges (Sur-les-Bois), Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Medium head light misty copper pour mild carbonation aromas sugar spice clove cinnamon candy the flavours clove nutmeg sultana raisin dill taste as well dry taste sour note finish complex ale some sweetness bitter has a sourness it being the main aftertaste some spice and dried fruit

Aromas of fruit, yeast, sour, alcohol and slight caramel. Reddish brown in color. Cloudy, lots of sediment, almost like muddy water with clay. Tasted slightly sour, fruity, some yeast. Alcohol is covered up well, and more perceived at the finish and in the throat. A full bodied, well carbonated beer. Hard to believe by the taste that this beer is 8.5% abv. Overall an enjoyable experience.

Cloudy, red brown in appearance. Nice sweet aroma with a hint of sourness. Flavor is malty with a lot of sourness. Very enjoyable beer.

bottle, lighter amber color. fruity yeasty aroma with notes of a possible infection lying underneath. flavor was floral, fruity yeastiness with a sharpe tense sour funkiness. did not finish a 4oz sample

Gushing to huge, pinkish coloured head, receding over amber-red beer, heavily carbonated & veiled. End of bottle is a murky soup. Jumble of esters (meaty, fruity, herbal, medicinal,...); rosehips and citrus. Despite the sourish taint, that incites all infection warning bells ringing, it’s a rather nice aroma. Lightly roasted coffee, mocha cookies, serious hints at red fruit (cherries in particular) in alcohol. Less sour than feared, but it’s still a bit of a mess all the same, utterly unbalanced. Very spritzy, even fizzy; rather light bodied. (Very) light acidburn. If all these fruity flavours hail from just the yeast indeed, then one could use it to make kriek without any addition, natural or concentrated. Despite all the obvious faults, I kinda like this brew.

New Beer Distributors, NY 11.2oz ($3): Pours an amber color with an off-white looking head. Aroma is fruity, with a touch of yeast and a little nasty boozy note, which is fortunately not replicated in the taste. At first, when I was trying this beer I was disappointed and reassured in the belief that Brune was far and by my favorite from this brewery, but as it warmed it started getting better and better, with well-balanced flavors coming to the fore. Kind of sweet, but with nice yeasty notes. Plenty of fruits all around. Another under-rated beer.

13-11-2010 30 cl bottle. Cloudy amber colored beer with an average white frothy head. Soapy aroma? Malty fruity taste, and quite long aftertaste. Nice one!

Bottle (33 cl) from Etre Gourmet. Clear deep amber with a creamy off-white head. Fruity and nutty malt aroma, with some red berries. Dry with a slight acidity that feels out of place. The best before date is March 2011 so I suppose this is not any sign of an early infection .