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New Belgium 1554 Brussels Style Black Ale

New Belgium 1554 Brussels Style Black Ale

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86
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A Traditional Ale brewed by
New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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8253.52/5.03.52/5.05.6%83.9 Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The beer is fermented at relatively high temperatures using a European lager yeast that imparts a refreshing, zesty acidity. Based on a 16th century Belgian recipe.

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 Crash (431), Macomb, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20

Feb 7, 2007  
Poured black with big fluffy head. I couldn’t really catch the aroma but that’s typical for me. Taste was slightly acidic and finished dry and somewhat metallic.

swillguzzler99 (10), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Pours a deep brown with a beige head that persists. Nose is of dark chocolate with a possible coffee hint. Taste is more of the same. It’s bitter in a baking chocolate way. Aftertaste sticks around a bit too long. Not bad, but not the best either.


k9coug (16), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
On tap, New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas. Very warming, deep malt flavor. The finish ended rather quickly, rather surprising for such a heavy hitting brew, but not at all dissapointing. Wouldn’t drink two back to back.


bluemooner (77), Rogers, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Pours a very dark brown with foamy tan head. Very pleasant aroma of roasted malts. Flavor is a bit bitter with hints of chocolate, caramel, coffee, and roasted malts, with a nice caramel finish. A very good beer.


 mcbackus (640), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 29, 2008  
bottle from cbkschubert: pours a dark cola soda brown witha large webby tan head that falls quickly. good aroma of roast and semi sweet chocolate, toffee malts. flavour is lighter than i expected but very refreshing with a weak coffee flavour and soem bittering chocolate some almost spiced malts good finish. nice beer.


 Lubiere (3250), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2008  
A dark clear brown ale with a thick moka head. Aroma of peated malt and coffee moka. In mouth, a chocolate bitterness with smokey notes and prunes. A medium bodied beer. August 2007.




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