Brugge Brasserie The Black

Brewed by Brugge Brasserie
Style: Belgian Ale
Indianapolis, Indiana USA

smooth, black, sweetr, spices, some roasted malt , sweet to beat beer. that seems nice enoguh

Dark pour with a tan head. Aroma is of roasted malts and dark fruits. Flavor is much the same with an overly sour finish.

Big dark pour with tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, molasses spice. Flavor is interesting: I get some roasty malt and chocolate, spice, sweet burnt sugar, then some coffee with a nice tart orange peel in the finish. Nice mouthfeel with a tad less carbonation than most belgian ales. Still, solid, delicious ale.

750ml from my man StFun - thanks, Josh!!! Lively dark brown pour, not unlike what you’d expect from a dubbel. Crisp brown head, notes of dark fruits in the nose, slightly tart in a way that suggests the bottle conditioning didn’t quite end up as expected. I dig the addition of sweets and spices, though I’d have liked more of a roasted malt component. Full mouthfeel, pleasant finish that’s slightly tart. Seems from the ratings that the bottles are really inconsistent, but I enjoyed this one.

Notes from Indy Winterfest. Pours dark amber read. Aroma is of sweet malts and some hops. Flavor was unlike beer - sweet, chili, coriander, pepper interesting. Mouthfeel was normal. Overall, a decent interesting beer.

(Draught) Pours a black body with a creamy medium-sized beige head. Aroma of toasted grain, rye, chocolate, nuts, and some dark fruit. Flavor of plum, rye, toasted malt, Belgian yeast, light coffee, and cocoa with a dry finish.

My Bottom Line:
This bottle of Dark Belgian-style Ale was sadly infected: dill aromas, rubber, vinegary acidity, etc. This should not have been released.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A circle of foam dips into the near blackness.
-Carbonation is expansive, propelling all off flavors even further onto the palate.
-Roasted malts have earthy components.
-The body is relatively thin, but I don’t know if this is the result of the present infection.
-I didn’t know when I had this brew, but seeing the ingredient list I can imagine there were many opportunities to get infections and at least one problem got by them at bottling.
-This was quite the bummer because their bottled Tripel was as good as it was authentic.

Bottle.

On tap at Brugge Brasserier (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a hazy dark caramel brown color with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and somewhat malty with notes of cooked mushrooms, spice, hints of barnyard funk and nutmeg. Flavor is slightly malty, slightly sweet with hints of spice, honey, some faint sour malt and barnyard funk. Generally light to medium body with a watery malty finish.