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Struise Cuvée Delphine 4.01 111

Struise Cuvée Delphine

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Imperial Stout

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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1114.08/5.04.01/5.013%89.8Snifter
Commercial Description:
Black Albert was used in a new barrel aging project. More than a year ago, Carlo was able to get his hands on a stock of Four Roses Bourbon barrels, and we happily filled them up with Batch „0". This unique creation was originally to be named 4 Black Roses in honour of its heritage, but our friends in Kentucky strongly advised us not to do so! What to do? As the disowned offspring of Black Albert, the name Cuvée Delphine imposed itself. Savouring the Belgian irony, we are most honoured to have artwork by Delphine Boël shining on this label. You will not find this ale all over the globe. There is no export program, but we will try to provide stock through our web shop and some specialty beer pubs.
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 TheCheeseMan (539), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20

Jun 24, 2009  
Courtesy Beerlando. Pours a jet black, with a wispy tan hand, gorgeous beer. Aroma is pretty dynamic and complex. Charred oak, roast, vanilla, coffee. Flavor is roasted and bright, the char is evident on the finish. I am digging this one.

 Travlr (787), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Dec 23, 2009  
Bottle poured by Urbain the Maestor at the schoolhouse. Dark maroon color with a smallish tan head and moderate lacing. Aroma of smoke and cocoa powder, with a background of bourbon and oak. Smooth flavor with subtle smoke and bourbon, background only, and a finish of chocolate. Good body. Always a pleasure to drink with the master. Drinkability improved drastically when Urbain did his special blend with Woodford Reserve bourbon. Aroma was amazing, but taste was relatively unaffected, except for a bump in the body. Urbain, we saw you sneak the reminder of the bourbon from the glass!


 gam (1123), brisbane, Australia
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Dec 21, 2009  
Large tan head good retention very dark IMP aroma coffee dark fruit chocolate caramel chickory liccorice molasses note cinnamon hint flavour creamy mellow coffee chocolate liccorice smooth bitter very noticeable liccorice good tasting the bourbon puts some flavour into it,nice malt sweetness goes well with the bitter at the finish which is mellow and creamy great on the palate.


 bluebetty (139), Australia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 12, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep chocolate. Very rocky brown head. Falls away quickly leaving nice tan coloured lacing. Appears to be quite oily. Aromas are very complex. Some citrus and heaps of sour cherry initially. Followed by a little malt sweetness, roasted aromas and definitely some bourbon. Fantastic. Flavours are initially malty sweet. There is plenty of roasted malt and certainly some hop bitterness on the finish. Perhaps some of the bourbon is showing through also. Very complex. Great beer.


Joen (9), Zeist, Netherlands
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/105/518/20
Dec 3, 2009  
25 cl bottle. Nice brown head. Aroma, at first the sour bit of a cantillion with a bit of prunes. the tast goes from sour to weet to caramel and to a nice heavy darkmalt bitter. The biteernes stays for long, which is nicely balanced.


 DSG (1515), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Bottle sample at a tasting. Black with huge brown head. Strong aroma of brett, oak, cherries, and roasted, slightly coffee-ish, chocolatey malt and bourbon notes. Sweet roasty flavor with some light woody sourness, lots of dark fruits, some pralines and barnyard. Full-bodied. Maybe slightly infected but very enjoyable.


 zvikar (435), Tel-Aviv, Israel
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/515/20
Nov 29, 2009  
@ a tasting, thanks DSG for sharing this one, pours black with a nice beige head, aroma of chocolate, bret and acids, roasted flavors, chocolate, dry fruit sweetness, bret, with oaky aftertaste, full bodied. Nice and interesting


 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 23, 2009  
On draught at pre-Zythos bash, Alvinne, March 2009. Very dark. Lots of chewy fruit in the aroma and the flavour. Lovely licorice in the flavour too. Some bitter cocoa and subtle woody vinous notes. But the plummy fruit is in the driving seat. Alcohol is warming but not too boozy. Spectacular stuff. I was enjoying it so much I nearly forgot to make any notes.


 tomer (380), Rishon Le Zion, Israel
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/512/20
Nov 21, 2009  
At a tasting, many thanks DSG , dark brown bubbly head, very dark brown almost completly opaque, funky lambicy nose with vinegar and green apples, also cocoa and some cherries coming in, flavours of charred wood and potatos and an artificial sweetness. not balanced and just a little diluted, maybe infected.



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