Radermacher Rader Ambrée

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

Bottled. Amber coloured with a huge white foamy head. Be careful when opening, atleast my bottle had lots of preassure when opening, so I got a small fountain going... Aroma is wooden and fruits with some mild herbal notes. Flavour is bitter wood along with yeast, some zestyness and grass. Also some herbs and mild spices present as it warms up a bit. Alcohol shows signs of being there, but not very disturbingly much.

Copper amber with a large white head and hazy masses of floating debris. Rarely have I seen such an ugly beer. It gets a rare 1 for appearance. The aroma is much more promising: honey malt, yeast and alcohol are a heady combination. The taste has sweetness, sour alcohol, dark fruits and a lovely rather basic leathery taste. There’s a little bitterness, but the main impression is malt.

Bottle. [thank you, Yespr]
Pours a beautiful deep amber with a stunning, big, creamy white head. Good duration with lots of bubbles reaching up from the bottom of my glass. Aroma is lightly funky, some oak along with prunes, oranges, raisins and yeast. High to medium carbonation, rather light feel. Flavour is rather sweet, lots of caramel - the dark fruits are still there, but more subdued than in the aroma. A light nuttyness sets in with the aftertaste along with a good warming viniousness. Good brew and a bit underrated imo.

33 cl. bb midnight of D-Day 2009. Lightly murky orange-copper with tiny yeast particles that make an appealing glassful of swirling bubbles. Near to an inch of enduring creamy foam leaves behind a nice frosting on the glass. Aroma of light-fruit blend topped with rum and brown sugar. Flavor is oak, lightly peppery resin, spiced apples, brown sugar, vinous alcohol, vanilla, and touches of dark fruit and leather. Medium body is smooth, slightly watery in a dangerously drinkable way, and finishes with just a touch of alcohol warmness and pleasantly oaky-dry.

Head is initially average sized, frothy, white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy medium yellow, dense tiny and small particles, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately yeasty (cobwebs, earth), moderately malty (cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers, herbs), with notes of alcohol, pear, honey, and clove. Flavor is heavily sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, creamy and syrupy texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. It’s quite sweet, and the alcohol is a bit too striking, but it’s actually quite pleasant for such a strong beer. Improves as it warms.

Pours an effervescent copper with a large, frothy, creamy off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel and butterscotch with some bready yeasty balance. Body starts with nice fullness and sweet, caramely butterscotch flavor with a touch of earthy oak, raisins and light fruity esters. Pretty well balanced and hides the alcohol well.

Bottle: Pale brown, dirty, hues of caramel, sediment floats about, large pillowy white head, very sticky lacing.   Sweet candyish nose, soft pale fruit, bready, seems like this one could get really sticky.   Sweet bready start, almost chewy, pale apple/pear skin, some walnut and molasses.   Warming, but not hot for being 10.5%.   As it warms, it develops a little bit of an alcoholic kick.   Fairly nice body, soft mouthfeel.   Soft lingering spices after the finish.   Better than I had anticipated!

Draught, at Delirium Cafe. Dark amber/orange with a white head, mostly diminishing, good lacings. Aroma moderate to heavy malty, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet, light to moderate bitter. Creamy, soft carbonated, heavy in alcohol.