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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%66.7Snifter, 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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 JanVittrup (138), København V, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/105/517/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Clear chestnut amber, great white foam. Aroma sour & sweet. Fantastic heavy sweet and sour flavor, too much for a long drink. Dessert wine style. Thick body, prickly / sour. Lovely beer. No reason to buy a large bottle. Purchased in Ølbutikken


 l1br4r14n (274), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Pours dark brown tinted red with a tan head. Light malty aroma with some fruity tartness. Flavor is a nice sour over a solid malt backbone with a strong caramel finish.


 JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle. Clear amber/red pour with a big tan head and very carbonated. Malty aroma with a bit of caramel along with some red wine and tartness. Sweet red wine flavor with a touch of sourness with a bready finish. Not bad, but it’s too sticky and syrupy sweet for my liking.


 oteyj (713), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/516/20
Oct 20, 2009  
A beautiful deep reddish brown pour with a vivacious beige head. Aroma first strikes me with the vinous qualities of a young port wine, with boatloads of fruity esters, caramel, and sherry. The oak profile is subtle but noticeable- perhaps dwarfed by copious fruit and some dark sugars. Flavor is oh so unique- a sweet caramel raisin character is complemented by tart nectar- apricot, pineapple, and peach. Dark fruit abounds, though the flavors still maintain a light refreshing tart vinous, light fruit character. Palate is a tad thin, highly effervescent, and finishes sticky but clean. Incredible and unique brew.


 Rynoplasty (500), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Pours amber with a big pillowy tan head. Aroma is sour cherries and other dark fruits, with a little bit of earthy woodiness. Flavor is sweet and sour caramel and dark fruits, with lots of tart cherry. Very good.


 Bontus (291), Waasmunster, Belgium
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours red brown, small head. Lactic acid astringent nose. Well balanced flavors, very quenching, less sour than Rodenbach. Quite complex for the ABV.


 mcberko (123), British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 14, 2009  
330mL bottle - pours a reddish dark brown into chalice with a thin bubbly off-white head. Aroma is berries, port, sweet and sour. Flavour is strong black current, grapes, sour cherries. Mouthful is very thick and complex. Excellent Belgian sour ale.


 BeerChaser0078 (284), Melbourne, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours clear brownish ruby with a bubbly beige head that lasts well with good lacing. Nose is vinous with aromas of port, berries, wine cork, and blackcurrant all standing out. Flavour is a nice balance of sweet and sour with toffee, grapes, raspberry and is also a bit woody, the oak casks adding to the flavour. Medium to full body and slightly sticky on the palate, this is a very good beer, not as sour as expected but very nice all the same.



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