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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 
12953.69/5.03.68/5.06.2%66.5Snifter, 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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 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 30, 2009  
brownish/red body with a creamy light brown head.the aroma is vinegar,sour cherries,sweaty gym socks,and some brown sugar.flavor is much of the same with some heavy carbonation and metal coming through at the end.


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/515/20
Apr 27, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle. Had this beer many many times, finally getting around to rating it. Pours a gorgeous blood mahogany with a big thick foamy beige head. Nose is sweet caramel, sour cherry and wood. Flavor is quite acidic with lots of vinegar notes, very wine like complex layering of sour cherry, wood, caramel. Slight vinegary bitterness on the backend to even out the sweetness. This is a terrific sour ale.


 alexanderj (2212), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/513/20
Apr 26, 2009  
On tap at Blue Palms. Color was reddish brown with an off white head. Aroma of vinegar and grapes; I don’t really like the aroma. Flavor was better, but still had the vinegar presence, but with the addition of fruit and sugar. A few years ago I would have hated this one.


 6ROW (243), corpus christi, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 26, 2009  
red por with small off white head. sour sweet aroma, very sweet taste with small sour finish


 satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/511/20
Apr 20, 2009  
appearance is hands down 5 -- dark but wild artificial even chemical like dark red hue. aroma of sherry, cherries, and merlot grapes. flavor is foremost of strong wine like elements of pressed grapes and some booze. there is still a bit of a ? in the aroma, which i attribute to some yeast character i am not fammiliar with. i was hoping for stronger yeast character, this is quite subdued. a bit sweet and a bit tart, cherries are always creeping up in the background and sometimes more.


 cheeta (858), Langå, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Cherry aroma. Large, frothy, off-white head. Good lacing. Mostly lasting longevity. Clear, brown body. Heavy sweet, and light acid finish flavor. Long duration. Medium palate.


 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Tap at OTH. Pours brown with beige head. Aroma was unique and really what I am looking for in a good sour. vinegary, wood, dark fruits with some red wine / raisins. Taste, sour dark fruits (cherry skin), vinegary with nice tingly mouthfeel giving the palate a champagne like feel. Sour raisins almost wine like, but with the overall beer remaining very drinkable. Excellent beer. I have tried this beer several times and it seems that the end product fluctuates a lot.


 Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Poured brown with a white head. Aroma of cherries. Sour funky cherry. Not bad.



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