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Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

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A Sour Ale brewed by
Verhaeghe

Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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10603.68/5.03.68/5.06.2%54.7 Snifter P  Stats

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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 texasbartender (151), Sugarland, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/512/20

Jul 16, 2008  
The beer pours a very clear reddish brown with a thick off white head. The nose is sour with a hint of rotting fruit and sour milk. The nose sort of scares me. The taste is a sour sweetness on the front with a sharp acidic sweet spike in the middle. It reminds me of a gueze, in as far as it is a sour sweetness with a sharp bite on the finish.

 BeerVirgin72 (582), C-Bus, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Had at the Abbey, and shared by dragonstout. Thanks Brian!! Pour was a dark ruby red. Aroma was soured fruit. Flavor was berries, sour apples, and a hint of spice. I imagine this would be a good beer to try to get used to sours, if, like me, you do not like sours!


 swanmann (244), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
The big bottle poured deep mahogany with cherry tones and fluffy tan head. Smells of dark fruits with caramel notes. The flavor is definitely fruity and sweet, with a slight alcohol warmth. It’s a good tasting sour, but not too complex. Medium bodied with sufficient carb. Very tasty.


 ogivlado (2340), Zagreb, Croatia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bottled(250ml). -Reddish/brown coloured, small pale tan head, sour wine like almost vinegar nose. The taste is also vinegar, very sour fruity, light spicy and lactic with notes of caramel, wood and maybe glue. Strong sourness in the finish. Didn’t impress me.


 Taverner (441), San Ramon, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 30, 2008  
On tap at Papagos. Notes of horse blanket, banana and spice. Wasn’t very sour - more sweet than anything. Pours brown with white head.


 Pinball (432), Allerød, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 28, 2008  
sour, acid. looks, red light brown head, flavor is sour, raspberries, strawberries. very nice for a sour beer. (first one i tasted which was not sour due to infection, was much better than the bad ones)




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