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Van Den Bossche Buffalo 3.23 67

Van Den Bossche Buffalo

Percentile
69
overall
Brewed by Van Den Bossche
Style: Belgian Ale

St. Lievens-Esse/Herzele, Belgium

bottled
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673.27/5.03.23/5.06.5%69.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Brewed since the beginning of last century, when the near-complete staff of the brewery went to see the circus of Buffalo Bill, leaving the boiling brewing kettle to the care of the youngest employee. This boy let the beer roast and caramelise on the bottom of the kettle, but after trying, everybody actually liked the "spoiled" beer, which became the brewery's staple diet. This Belgian version is a lot weaker than the stout exported to the USA.
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 Allen (1437), Switzerland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Bottled 25cl. Courtesy of pivnizub. Very nice aroma of wood, berries, plum, brown sugar, cocoa powder, menthol and cherry. Sweet taste which is woody, sour. Nice combination of sourness and sweetness. Good head retention and lacework. Menthol sneaking in. Reminiscence of cherry and chocolate powder in the finish. A good beer. Thanks a lot pivnizub!


 Wim (1321), Turnhout, Belgium
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 29, 2009  
dark brown coloured body with a off white head a spicy malty fruity coffee aroma a spicy malty fruity caramel coffee sweet taste with a spicy sweet bitter finish


 wyzzywyz22 (815), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Bottle, Carringtons, Chorlton. Poured dark brown with a small biege head. Aroma was dark fruit, malt and chocolate. Quite lively mouthfeel. Interesting flavour that was gently sweet with some roastiness and chocolate again. Some bitterness there in a pleasingly balanced and tasty beer.


 Quack-Duck (3358), Bodensee/Schwarzwald, Germany
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 31, 2009  
bottle, mit Dank an MoritzF! Deep brown colour with some floaties, small beige head. Fruity-chocolatey nose. Full-bodied, intensively malty flavours with hints of chocolate, raisins and berries. Well-balanced. Lingering finish, on the malty side.


 harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 5, 2009  
25cl bottle from Dranken Geers. Clear deep ruby, thin tan head. Slightly malty sourness on the aroma. It’s a bit like a fruity brune. Some ok fruit, some drinkability, some fruitiness. Bit of sourness, which comes from the plum and dark cherry like fruit. It’s pretty decent if not quite at the level of repeat buying


 diabel (1372), Aarschot, Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/516/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Ruby, brown to black body with an off-white (tad brown), creamy head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, malts, liquor and also a bit sourish. Moderately bitter, lightly sour flavour. Very nice and interesting.


 Magicdave6 (5560), London, Greater London, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Bottle from utobeer had at home. Aroma is Sharp tart prunes, vinous, notes of candy sugar, some sharp apple crumble in there too. Taste is acidic brown ale malt, peppery carbonation, fairly thin compaired to the arom, but decent stuff all the same.


 Madsnp (628), Odense C, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Draught at Delirium Café, Brussels. Deep brown coloured with a nice lacing off white head. Roasted aroma with notes of chocolate, nuts and vitamin pills. Flavours of dark chocolate, sweet malt, coffee and toffee.



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