Vosges La Bête des Vosges

Bottle. Small off-white head that mostly diminished, fine-medium sized bubbles, lacing was sparse, yeasty, and hazy. Malt and alcohol aroma as was the flavor. Fairly smooth mouthfeel. Medium body.

This bottled brew poured a small sized head of off-white colored medium sized frothy mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a softly carbonated hazy light brown colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma contained brown malt and dough notes. The flavor contained lightly vinous buttery brown malty notes with a slight spiciness. The mouth feel was vinous initially with a mild tingle throughout. Good flavor.

Aroma of caramel malt with peche and apple. Something of a mix of fruit esters. Hazy caramel color with a white head that left quickly. Thin to medium bodied. Fizzy, near creamy carbonation. Flavor of caramel and fruits. Arguably a bit of peach, apple and banana. Very smooth. The finish is slightly caramel, neither sweet nor dry. Not a great deal of bitter. There is something lightly sour like fruit skins. It is just a marvelous drink.

Sampled from bottle. Pours a murky, tarnished golden brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is rich, sweet malt, plum and anise. Flavor is pretty sweet with wood, raisins and yeast. Viscous and lightly carbonated. Just a little too sweet for my tastes, but still very interesting.

Rated 12/27/06: O-la-la this is a dandy. Murky orange-brown pour, nice creamy white film sits atop the beer and leaves spotty lacing. Thick malt nose with a prominant sour fruitiness, I’m thinking fermented peaches, apricots, and a little banana. Mouthfeel is also thick and creamy with a very noticeable alcohol bite that finishes with a smooth burn. Sour malt flavors complimented by a strong sweet alcohol kick. The fruits are still there, I keep thinking of this as being "Harry Buffalo-ish" for beer. Really warming and satisfying, it took me quite some sippin’ time to finish this treat.