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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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katerade (14), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Poured brownish red with a medium off white head. Aroma of sweet fruits and citrus accompanied by lightly carbonated palate. Tastes of orange rhine with tart fruit and notes of oak.


 Nik925 (300), California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/517/20
Feb 10, 2009  
Delicious sweetness, very earthy, the polar opposite of what I mean with the description of sweet normally. Some sort of dried fruits shine through...fig or prune. Amazing chewiness, once again, oddly in a good way. Excellent mouth feel, with almost a crystallized sugar feel / taste to it.


 leeburg (148), Juneau, Alaska, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Clear reddish amber with a fizzy head leaving nice lacing. Vinous notes, sherry, green apples, dark candy sugar, champagne, oak, tomato skin, vinegar. Flavors of vinegar (apple cider meets balsamic), amaretto sour, oak again, nice carbonation.


 Anker (305), Hillerød, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Bottle. Pours reddish brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is aged balsamic vinegar and some dark fruits. Flavor is soft and harmonised, mainly prune and raisins with notes of cherries and sugar candy. It has a long pleasant aftertaste but the palate is watery.


 BrotherGrendel (551), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 8, 2009  
A- Pours a medium-ruby red hue, off-white head is soapy and bubbly that mostly dissipates, clumps of lace on the glass S- Tart fruits, berries, cherries, cola, touch of red wine and vinegar T- Initial taste is red wine and vinegar, followed by wood, cherries, and berry fruits, finishes sweet and tart M- Medium-bodied, watery texture, amped up carbonation D- A solid embodiment of this style and perhaps one of the most popular that I’ve heard of, a very interesting ale that marries sour beer with a wine-like profile


 mikalooch (159), , New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours deep red with a foamy white head. Aroma, is yeast, sourdough bread, and cherries. Flavor is very tart, chanmpagne, cherry and honey. Thin sticky mouthfeel, very carbonated, tingly. Good beer, very interesting.


 nigos (620), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2009  
Dark cola like hue with a light brown creamy head. Vinegar and banana aroma. Tropical fruit flavours with a lingering sour backbone. Not really my type of beer, just too sour.


 Swalden28 (1442), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 2, 2009  
Bottle at Superbowl party/tasting. Pours a clear brown, ruby hues, beige head. Aroma of fruit, vinegar, tangy. Flavor is fruity, wild cherry, and some sour. Mouthfeel is medium body with medium carbonation. Pretty good.



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