Van Den Bossche Buffalo Belgian Stout

Brewed by Van Den Bossche
Style: Stout
St. Lievens-Esse/Herzele, Belgium

Very dark brown with a white bubbly head. Lacey. Aroma some roast, and very mild yeast. The taste does not live up,but it is complex. Medium mouthfeel. Some sugar, roast, yeast in the taste. A shwartzbier with some Belgian yeast and sugar. A little sourness in finish.

Bottle 0,33ltr: Opaque black heavy stout with an brown head. Roasted taste and hints of coffee.caramel and dried fruits.

750 ml bottle that I received as a gift from my brother Robert. Pours a hazy dark brown that allows light to pass along the edges with a moderate-large off-white head that lasted until the last sip and left nearly complete lace. There are lots of carbonation bubbles continuously rising to the surface. Pleasant aroma of malt, chocolate, and a bit of Belgian yeast. The flavor is very similar with malt, chocolate, Belgian yeast and just a bit of alcohol. A bit prickly on the palate from the active carbonation while at the same time fairly smooth in body. Enjoyable, thanks Rob!

Bottle: Pours a dark brown/black color with a nice tan head that’s very retentive. The nose is very "belgiany" with a little raisin and tart bready malts, a nice roasty carob note and lots of fruit. The flavor is sweet and yeasty with a nice light roasty quality. A bit of juniper in the end and a light alcohol note. Great stout for 9%!

tap@ hold’em Tapped terribly by the publican. Nice looking foam My god!! This beer has it all!! Cold side aeration, oxidesed. Brett, sour. It’s like licking a metal lamppost. Bret nose, brett oxidised taste. Never again! (I hope =))

Pours a black color with a slight dark red and with a very thick tan color head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramels and dry fruits. Flavors of liquorice, caramel,, little chocolate, spices, dry fruits such as plums and raisains. A good liquor feel and quite complex in flavors a dry and slight sweet and bitter finish. Very nice and pleasant stout.

Pours almost black, the deepest mahogany, into the glass, with ruby-hued fringes.... an initial tan head diminishes to nothing... The nose is of fresh blueberries mixed with some roasted grains. The flavors are of blueberries, dark esters, mixed chocolates, a hint of alcohol and musty grains. The finish is of roasted woody notes, blueberries, and a touch of fusel oils. The mouthfeel is medium with somewhat lively carbonation levels, and the texture has hidden dark fruit complexities. It has a relatively smooth quaff on the palate, but feels a bit boozy. It’s an interesting ABV for a traditional stout, lacking the palate complexity of a similar Impy offering. Not bad, just an interesting take on the style.