Elysian Bête Noel Belgian-Style Ale

On-tap at Elysian Fields and Tangletown. Dark fruits, plums, raisins, figs blackened toffee and strong hints of caramel. Outstanding flavor profile, estery and very alcoholic without any "hot" spots. Great Belgian yeast profile, easy sipping and very dangerous.

This definitely has the Belgian strong/dubbel aroma. Flavor is pretty good overall. Quite sweet and a little fruity, a pretty tasty beer.

Drat. Pours a dark brune body with an off white head. Sweet chewy fruity body with hints of pear plum and light apple like esters. Toffee with some dark roast y coco notes.

Tap at Blind Tiger: Rusty ruby pour with an off white head. Toasted amber malts in the aroma- some prune notes and toasted cocoa with a Belgian phenol presence. Toasted flavor- a cocoa note with a touch of alcohol and some dry fruity yeast phenolics. The back is toasted and rounds it out. Simple but solid.

On tap at the Blind Tiger - NYC. Pours a mahogany brown, with a nicely lacing creamy tan head. Woody aroma. Limited. Flavor is muddy. A messy weird sugar. Not sticky, not dry. Foamy. There’s a rotty, weird floor malt. Musty. Belgian character edges tangerine and soapy. Not much snappiness or fresh crispness. A bit of a let down. Chewy. Meh.

Tap. Brown/hazy pour medium carbonation and heavenly aroma of rich sweet malts and spices. Taste was just as good as the aroma; fig, plum, very deep and complex and warming on the finish. Really enjoyed this one!

Rating #737!

Pours a dark cloudy brownish-black with a pale brown head and some lacing. Light bananas Foster aroma - quite sweet. Light browned banana taste, opening up into fantastic spice, buttery pastry and sweet coconut! Smoky campfire notes as it warms. Creamy thick body, well carbonated. Great stuff - thick, spicy and sweet!

Heavy on candied sugar aroma, darker chocolate coffee flavor like a soft porto (not porter). Well balanced palate with a final bitter touch of hops. Cola like visual.