Radermacher Rader Ambrée

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Aubel, Belgium

Draught at "Italia Beer Festival 2007" - Brescia.
Dense and abounded head, medium resistance. Light torbid dark orange color. Sweet and alcoholic aromas with notes of macerated grape and red yields. Alcoholic, round, warm and homogenous taste. Modest bitter and decided yeast notes on the end.

11.2 oz. bottle: I had this one while visiting Eulogy in Philly. This one poured a hazy amber color with a small off white head. It left some lacing. There is some alcohol to the nose, as well as some spiciness, apples and a bit of the caramel malt. There was some effervescence on the tongue. The taste is somewhat spicy, with the alcohol mostly hidden. Medium maltiness with some residual sweetness. Decent.

amber coloured sparkling body with a huches off white head a sweet fruity malty aroma a spicy malty fruity alcholic taste with a alcholic bitter finish

Draft and 50cL corked bottle under license with Himmerod Abbey in Grosslittgen, DE. It seems like a blend between a tripel and dubbel. The deep amber color reminds me of a dubbel but the nice, slightly sweet flavor trends towards a dubbel. The slight alcohol flavor is warming like a tripel though. Good carbonation and a slowly settling head make this a good bier.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 01/2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on July 10 2008: eye: dark caramel, hazy, suspended matter, lots of tan head made up of rather small bubbles and that looks like melted ice cream as it falls, good lacing, no effervescence; nose: alcohol and spices pierce the head, caramelized malt, coriander, lightly stale, yeast, light orange; mouth: lots of caramelized malt, lightly stale, alcohol, light hops, light Cointreau, finale in caramelized malt with a hint of pepper and alcohol, rather sweet, slightly bitter, not much carbonation (feels almost dead), medium body, hide its alcohol very well; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 01/2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 10 juillet 2008; œil : caramel foncé, voilée, matière en suspension, mousse fauve importante formée de bulles petites, bonne dentelle qui ressemble à de la crème glacée fondue lorsqu’elle tombe, pas d’effervescence; nez : alcool et épices percent la mousse, en rétro-olfaction, malt caramélisé, coriandre, légèrement éventée, levure, léger orange; bouche : gros malt caramélisé, légèrement éventée, alcool, léger houblon, léger Cointreau, finale en malt caramélisé avec pointe de poivre et d’alcool, plutôt sucrée, texture crémeuse, très légèrement amère, peu carbonatée (j’écrirais même qu’elle est « morte »), corps moyen, cache très bien son alcool; en résumé : déçu

Stale. Bit of shoe aroma. Poured without any distinction. Not impressive. Barely got through it.

Bottle.

Pours a full yellow amber with a medium-sized white head and plenty of small floating material. The aroma is heavily fruity, pears and a hint of citrus, lots of alcohol. The flavor is moderately sweet (in a rather uninteresting way) without much of a hop finish; in there I get a lot of sweet light malt, some gin/junipier, decided alcohol flavors, and a bit of cask. Mouthfeel is heavily carbonated and quite warm.

It’s not bad, but I’m not particularly impressed here either.

Cloudy light amber coloured beer. Slightly sweet and a tiny bit sour aroma. A friend of mine said she could smell the 'jenever' which destillate is supposed to be added to the beer. I could not really say I did but it had an interesting aroma. The taste was refreshing, a bit sweet, slightly sour and a bit thick. The alcohol is obvious but not disturbing. It is a good beer.