Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Pours a deep reddish-brown with a creamy beige head that drops fairly quickly, leaving behind patchy lace. Given a few minutes to breathe, the nose settles into a pleasant cherry-balsamic vinegarette aroma with a hint of malt sweetness to counter the acidity of the vinegar note. Medium-bodied and super soft with felt-like carbonation and a tart, moderately drying finish. The flavor initially mirrors the nose with a mildly dry woodiness thrown into the mix. A pleasant blend of tart cherry, controlled balsamic, sweet barley malt and a drying virgin woody finish and aftertaste. This is a tasty beer that is an approachable sour for even those who might ordinarily find themselves averse to trying the style.

Draft at Pizzeria Paradiso. Light reddish brown with a nice head. Smells great and approachable like a cocktail. Apple, rasberry, and cherry. Nice kick of acid and sourness similar to a nice red wine vinegar. Easy to drink and a beautiful appearance that I probably would recommend my wife.

Bottle from Thirdeye11. Smell is vinegar, must, and sourness. Taste is kind of fruity, apples, and sour.

Bottle courtesy of thirdeye11. Clear orange appearance with bubbly white head. Lots of maple syrup flavor. Some light fruit. Flavors of dark fruit with pasty clay. Dry clay finish. Not as tart as I was anticipating.

Stong vinegar aroma. Has a dark red to brown color. Pours a slightly tan medium to thin head. A slight sweetness up front, then to sour with a quick clean finish. Leaves a malty residue on the tongue. Slight lacing. The beer is alive. The carbonation gives it a medium body that instantly dissipates to a watery finish. My first flemish sour. Very delicious. I think I would enjoy it more at a higher abv. But this is a very good beer.

pours a tea brown with a staying head. aroma is heavily vinegar with a slightly malted undertone. very sweet taste with a low carbonation. apple tasting with slight sour finishes.

Re-rate (bottle from Coaltrain Wine & Liquor in Colorado Springs). Clear brown/amber color. Medium off white head. Light vinegar aroma, with very light cherry. Sweet malt flavor, with light vinegar, light oak, and light fruit. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Spare lacing. --- Original rating from 6/21/09: Overall 2.5 (on tap at Summit Brewfest in Colorado Springs). Pours a clear, dark brown color. Small light brown head. Vinegar aroma with light alcohol. Vinegar flavor with light bitterness. Spare lacing. Avg duration. Soft carbonation.

Bottle 09.12.25 : Dark copper almost red soft carbonation almost no head. Aroma cherry, smell like cough syrup . It’s bit acidic, I taste cherry it’s no syrupy and it’s light in body. Something worth the experience. Intense and smooth at the same time an incredible adventure.