Troubadour Obscura

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96		91
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Brouwerij The Musketeers
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ursel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 511 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63 EST. CALORIES: 255 ABV: 8.5%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij for Musketiers.

Troubadour Obscura is a dark red beer with 8,5 % alc. and refermentation in the bottle. Poured in the special glass, Troubadour Obscura has a nice creamy foam head. The beer has a malty character with a nice little roasty flavour. Troubadour Obscura has a mild bitterness, which is a bit stronger in the aftertaste. Troubadour Obscura has a mainly malty aroma. The smell of roasted, burned wood is completed by a light chocolate touch. Troubadour Obscura is produced with 4 different types of malt, hops, yeast and water.

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Most Recent Top Raters Highest Score Rated By

4.2

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

jerohen (1774) - Bussum, NETHERLANDS - FEB 4, 2012

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012 Bottled at home, approx. 4 years old. Very dark brown colored, small brown head. Malty nose, caramel, molasses, raisins, impressive. Sweet caramel malty flavor, some honey, raisins again. Sweet and somewhat dry finish, little bit of alcohol shining through. Very complex considered its relatively low ABV. This beer probably needs a few years of aging, but what you get in return is an excellent and very complex Belgian Strong ale.

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

freeofthoughts (198) - Raytown, Missouri, USA - FEB 2, 2012

Pours red brown with khaki head. The bottle says mild stout but it is a strong ale. The aroma is mostly dark fruit and roasted grain. The taste is smooth with a creamy feel, a lot of fruit, raspberry and a little cherry with a moderate to strong roast.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

Brasero (4) - NETHERLANDS - JAN 30, 2012 does not count

Fruitige licht zoete smaak met tonen van caramel, koffie de afdronk vrij zacht bitter.

4.2

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

ADfan (203) - Orange County, California, USA - JAN 28, 2012

Poured from the bottle it has a dark brown color with a nice head. Aroma is roasted fruits, figs and some yeast. Taste was rich with caramel, nuts and malts. One of the better belgiums i’ve tried.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Parket (521) - Bruges, BELGIUM - JAN 26, 2012

bottle, dark brown/red coloured with foamy white head. Smell: ripe fruits, some alcohol. Taste: woody, ripe fruits, some alcohol notes, not too bitter, nice touch of roasted malts, some sweetness. Good one!

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

MaartenRF10 (339) - Wageningen, NETHERLANDS - JAN 21, 2012

At home in tulip. Dark brown, with red glow and big foamy brown head. Taste has a nice woody earthiness, some roasted malts, hints of whiskey, a bit of alcohol and a lot of hop. Body is ok, but a little high on the carbonation, a little softer would be nice. Still, a very nice, good-tasting beer!

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

HomeBrewHawk (419) - De Soto, Kansas, USA - JAN 14, 2012

11.2oz. bottle served in a snifter. Bottle conditioned. Poured a dark copper/brown Finger of fine bubble tan head. Slightly metallic aroma at the start. Fruity, yeasty aroma as it warmed along with a little black patent malt. Medium bodied and smooth. Very dry, some chocolate in the finish. Not much roasted barley character that you would expect in a stout. Not a lot of Belgian yeast character either. Didn’t do a whole lot for me.

4.5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

41cubs (233) - , New Jersey, USA - JAN 7, 2012

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2012 I went back to my recycling bin twice to fetch this and attempt to drip whatever had gathered at the bottom into my glass. Yeah it’s good stuff. This is everything that I wish an aggressive belgian would be. All the aged pit fruits, raisins, tangy yeast, balanced acid and rum barrel you could ask for. It’s got this saturated, round intensity in it’s fullness of ingredients and flavor concentration. All that I have to compare it to is the one Westy 8 that I’ve ever tried, it’s not quite there, but close. Next time I’ll get a case instead of just one. Thanks so much Musketeers. 2011 11.2 oz. bottle.

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