Struise Cuvée Delphine

330 mL bottle. 2011 bottle originally reviewed 11/29/2012. Black with less of a head than Black Albert. Similar thick mocha collar. Nose is light bourbon with a touch of barrel character. Chocolate and cherry comes through, similar to Black Albert. Strangely, not as boozy smelling as the 5-year-old bottle of Black Albert I had. Tastes of vanilla and bourbon up front, but subtle. Much more of the cherry flavor followed by rich chocolate. The bourbon is back in the end along with a bitterness that I find strange. Falls a little short of the base beer here. Well carbonated. Pretty chewy aside from feeling a bit too overcarbonated at points. I prefer Black Albert to this, although this is quite good on its own. Just seems that some of the characteristics that make Black Albert great have been pushed aside by the barrel, which isn’t strong enough to be the centerpoint of the flavor.

Super dark coloured brown body with a thinnish, oily slick of a tan head. Aroma of very rich malts, soy sauce, a bit of caramel, malt and a big dose of anise throughout. Full-bodied; Strong rich roasted malt flavours with some oats, grain and alcohol front and centre. Aftertaste shows much more of an assertive matl characteristic and a deep pungent bite of anise. Overall, a nice rich beer with plent of malt and even more self pungency and depth than I saw at first.A nice beer, but definitely pungent and bitter throughout. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from SuperMarket Liqours in Fort Collns, Colorado on on 05-June-2017 for US$6,99 sampled in my hotel room later in the day.

Bottle, vintage 2012 (from Speciaalbierpakket.nl). Pours black with brownish head. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, roast, malt. Flavor is sweet and bitter, chocolate, vanilla, roast, malt, very mellow. Overall: great brew.

330ml bottle (thanks martjoobolut). Pitch black color. Small size, brown color. Roast, dark chocolate, sweet, dark fruits, prunes, toffee in aroma. Roast, dark chocolate, sweet, prunes, raisins and woody in taste. Dark chocolate, prunes and roast in aftertaste. Crisp carbonation. Quite mellow. Fuckin pleasant in mouth! Excellent balance! Alcohol is covered. Beautiful brew! Orgasmatron!

URUS 3.0 Aroma: chocolate, vanilla, oak, roasty, coffee Taste: medium sweet, light bitter, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oak

Pite na Urusie. Kawa, czekolada i wanilia. Byłoby świetnie gdyby nie za wysokie wysycenie i za bardzo rozgrzewający alk.

fenomenalny ris: pełny, elegancki, słodki, ale nie przesłodzony: wanilia, karmel, cynamon, bourbon, czekolada, wszystko w idealnej równowadze z rozgrzewającą mocą. no i nie ma żadnych nut "belgijskich", kolendrowych etc. pycha.

Many Thanks for this beer to JefVerstraete. Vintage 2012 and Bottled on 09.2014. Absolutnie, niemal genialne piwo. Coz za wyglad: ciemne jak wejscie afrykanina noca do piwnicy bez oswietlenia. Oleiste, geste, piana jest ciemno brazowa, tak bardzo ciemnej to chyba moje oczy jeszcze nie widzialy, do tego jest piekna wielka spora i trzyma sie moze srednio ale obficie zaznacza swoja obecnosc. Zapach sliwki naleczowskiej, nieco ciemnego rumu i cynamonu. Smak poterznie bogaty sporo ciemnych owocow, wanilia, kakao mleczna czekolada, pierniki z marmolada w srodku, wszystko zalane wzmacnianym porto, alkochol wyczuwalny w postaci rozgrzania przelyku, alez szlachetnie piescil gardlo, dodaje nieco rumianych policzkow, ale zapachowo czy wstretnego spirytu sie nie czulo, genialnie ukryty. Piwo ma ogolnie profil slodki bnardzo rozgrzewajacy ale jakaz to przyjemna konsumpcja do sera cheddar i kabanosow z dziczyzny. Niemal perfekcyjne piwo. Polecam te rozkosz

Potężna mleczna czekolada, słodkie, oblepiające, nuty waniliowo-burbonowe, totalnie pijalne, jedwabiste. Troszkę rodzynek, ciemnych owoców, nuty karmelowe, ale nie zamulające. Super, jedyne co to ciała mogłoby być trochę więcej.

2012 bottle from Gambrinus. Pours a pitch black with a deep chocolate mousse brown head that looks like a coffee pour over after letting the coffee steep a bit. Bourbon, toasted vanilla, cacao, plum and raisin aromas all dominate. Very enticing. Bourbon dipped fudge brownies, black currants and milk chocolate and coffee flavors are present. Chewy on the palate. Lingering cacao nib & bourbon. This is fantastic. Really great stuff from Struise.