St. Benoît Brune

Brewed by Du Bocq
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Purnode-Yvoir, Belgium

The Lure:
Brown sugar and sweet fruit juice powder cover the bloated bubbles. Cola afterthoughts atop the burgundy-brown clothing.

The Festivities:
The roasty, dark chocolate mineral water is starting to rust I’m afraid. The ending is thus dryish, stale and somewhat salty.

Transcendence:
Not sure if this one came from the faucet or not.

Icing sugar, cola, floury dough in the nose. Hazy amber-brown with lasting cover of dense, small-bubbled, off-white head that leaves a patchy lace. Notes of blood and iron/rust in the flavour. Fairly bland - sweet, some soy sauce like saltiness, mild peppery aftertaste. Somewhat puckering and astringent in the mouth. Bottle (Best Before 07/05) sampled with MartinT and Rastacouere.

2cm off-white head initially covers a dark brown body, hinting at red. Very sweet aroma boasts a pale fruit hint, les juicy litchi, white grape or white cranberry, hard to pinpoint, but very kool-aid reminding in essence, overbearing a tough doughy yeastiness letting powder sugar notes shine through. Palate is surprisingly bland displaying a mineralic nature and lots of ironoxide flavors that merge into a deceiving short finish. Mouthfeel is watery with a carbonated soy sauce texture. As with most du bocq beers, firmer malts would be most welcome.

Bottled: Dark clear amber coloured. dense beige head. Is fruity in the aroma. Apple comes to mind. Flavour is light spiced, fruity and has alcoholnotes. Light notes of caramel. Smoothe and vague flavour in the end, with light spiced notes.

Bottle at Plan B. Cph Dk. Dark brown color with a hint of red and a big head. Light fruity sweet aroma and sweet dry fruity taste. Medium body and a sweet dry finish.

Dark brown colour with a large tan coloured head. Aroma is sweet with light caramel and plummy fruit. Very nice and complex taste; dark fruits, coffee, liquorice (slight) and chocolate. Short light bitter finish. Medium bodied with a nice slightly fizzy mouthfeel. Very good.

Brown body with small fine off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with some caramel. Flavor is malty with some sweetness, some spices and caramel.

Pours a brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, chocolate and alcohol. Flavor of malt, chocolate, caramel and brown sugar. Medium body, liquorous texture, soft carbonation. It’s fairly complex and interesting but not special or amazing.