Brugge Brasserie The Black

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

Aroma is offensive to me, might be nut. It reminds me of the Leinenkugel Fireside Nut ale that I hated. nice sized white head and very carbonated. Taste was more offensive. it tasted like vinigar and sour milk tarty soda. I agree with daknole this beer looks good. Take a picture of it but dont drink it. If this is Belgian Ale I will avoid Belgium. not my style.

Rating from a bottle bought at Pat’s Liquors in Porter, IN. It pours pretty much like a Pepsi but (very) briefly sports a fizzy brown head. It has an aroma of roasty malts, dark fruit, burnt molasses, and an odd sourness. The flavor seems a bit mixed up. Dark malt, burnt sugar, dark stone fruit, smoke, aniseed, and spices - mixed together in an interesting but not altogether pleasant way. Methinks they tossed too much into this with too little testing. The finish has a touch of sour milk to it, definitely not what I look forward to in a beer. Not too bad, but the recipe needs refinement.

Bottle. Near black with a tan head. Big tart wheat, earthy roasted malt aroma. Medium body. Decent earthy yeasty nutty malt flavors with tart wheat mirrors the aroma. Not too bad.

Odd beer. Beautiful pour, but my enjoyment may have ended there. Aroma is pretty nice and malty with some funk. Flavor is funky and a tad tart/sour. I taste hints of a good beer, but I cannot get past the weird funk.

750 ml bottle courtesy of tjthresh. Pour is almost entirely black, 2 inch tan head. Aroma of tobacco, ash and burning leaves. Really organic nose. Taste is sharply sweet, the smoke is still around, but melds more towards the background. The sweetness in the flavor is some banana and sharp citric pineapple sweetness. Palate is medium, dry towards the finish. This one is really unique and well made. Thanks for sending this one my way, Tom.

Draught at the Brugge Brasserie. Appears opaque dark brown with a creamy tan head, stout-like. Aroma is tart and fruity with hints of rich clove and sweet malt. Fairly sour flavor but fairly mild over all with some hints of its darker charcter. Full feel in the mouth.

on tap-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-anise, peat/roasty, earthy. Taste is tart dark fruit, herbal/medicinal, dark malt-anise, peat/roasty, earthy. Minimum carbonation. Once it warms to just above cellar temperature it improves but still the same off notes.

Black with a purple tint. Served with no head. Cocoa, raisins, and herbs in the nose, though not much. Big dried dark fruit flavors. Medium body. Low carbonation. Dry finish.