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Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne - Sour Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale

Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12963.69/5.03.68/5.06.2%66.8Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Duchesee de Bourgogne is the traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This refined ale also known as "The Burgundies of Belgium" is a blend of 8 and 18 months old ales following careful maturation in oak casks. 100% natural and unpasteurized.
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 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 30, 2009  
This has quite a combination of flavors. Some sweet, some sour, some fruit, including grapes and apple, and a bit of caramel.


 punkrkr27 (608), Berkley, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
May 30, 2009  
Bottle dated best before 5-12-09. Bottle opens with a gush and pours a deep ruddy red color with a dense tan head. Aroma of caramel, sour cherries, red apples, grapes, damp oak and cinnamon. Sour dark fruit and cherry flavor. Lots of caramel sweetness and oak balance the sourness. A touch cloying though. Medium body with lots of carbonation.


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 28, 2009  
Clear medium brown body under a lasting tan head. Acidic sour apple aroma. Funky and musty. The flavor is fruity sweet with tart sourness to balance. Well balanced, tart and refreshing.


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
May 27, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle Rock On Third Royal Oak, MI. I had this while I watched Detroit beat Chicago into the hockey history books. It poured a dark brownish with an off white head. And I can’t remember the last time I was this pleasantly surprised with a beer. I got this on a whim, never having heard of it, and it was amazing. Sour and sweet notes dominate the flavor, with some hints of granny smith apple on the finish. Amazing. cheers!


 MereLikesBeer (153), Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
May 27, 2009  
This beer was mighty tasty! That’s almost all I have to say about it. I tried a bit of it at a bar that was dimly lit, so my guess for appearance is sort of swayed. Taste and aroma, however, were amazing. I almost didn’t know what to think of it. It had a VERY strong smell, fruity, and at first I couldn’t pinpoint it, but it was certainly vinegar. Amazing! Taste was just out of control. It was like candy yet sour too... man, out of this world. I just cant wait to have some more.


BeerBaby (62), , Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/518/20
May 27, 2009  
Thick, tan head, amber, lively body with moderate lacing on the glass. Sour, musty aroma. A delightfully balanced sweet and sour flavor.


 adrian910ss (1395), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
May 26, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours a deep brownish red with a medium light beige head. Aroma of light funk, balsamic vinegar, rotting wood, and berries. Taste of sweet and sour cherries, balsamic vinegar, oak wood, and berries. Slightly tart.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
May 24, 2009  
On tap at La Trappe in SF. A great Flemish sour red. Deep reddish color with a pinkish head. Aroma of spices, red berries, and vinegar. Flavor is high quality balsamic vinegar, both sweet and tart, with raspberry, strawberry, cherry, spice, and wood. Excellent crisp, sharp palate with tingly carbonation.



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