Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne

Brewed by Verhaeghe
Style: Sour Ale
Vichte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Rich brown, nice beige head with good lacing. Aroma is woody and young wine. Tastes fruity and then mellows to a tangy light hoppy aftertaste. Lightly carbonated. A treat

(dk-gn-btl, bk-lbl w/girl, Kasteel Gaasbeek, Brouwerij Verhaeghe, "exp 12/09" on cork, 750ml, 6%)

opq-br-top lct-mhgy-bottom, thn-soapy-wh-hd, med-body, ^co2,

red-wine-vinegar aroma,

T1 sweet-cherry-wine
T2 fruity mtlc-musty-funk co2
T3 §warm §vngr-sour §funky

bland for style potential, could be pretty good with the right food

11.2 oz bottle. Tart aroma; this is going to be a beer like no other, I can already tell--I keep going back and forth between "It smells so exotic and complex!" and "It smells like a rank gym locker." It kind of smells like Raisinettes candy covered in Sour Patch Kids sugar (for those in parts of the world where there are no Raisinettes, they are chocolate-covered raisins; Sour Patch Kids are a sour, fruity candy) . Very funky. Pours brown with beautiful lacing. Obviously, it’s sour, but not as sour as any of Lindeman’s Lambics. A little thin, maybe. Starts sweet, finishes sour.

Pours a clear amber color with almost no head, just some slightly foamy bubbles. Complex aroma of red wine, vinegar, leather, wood and cranberry. Nice flavor that is a delicate balance between sour and sweet with hints of red fruits. Slightly sour, short finish. Medium carbonation.

My first sour! Aroma is just like balsalmic vinegar. Pours a reddish brown with a thin almond head. Taste is, wait for it, sour. A really nice taste, completely different to anything I’m used to in beer. It’s going to take a few of these to develop my palate. I’ll probably have to come back to this and re-rate once I understand this style better.

A reddish-brown beer with a pretty good looking head that dissipates. The aroma was like a balsamic vinaigrette at a fancy restaurant. The taste was sweet, acidic & salty. The sweet balances out the acidic pretty well with a thin palate.

That’s a really different and very special beer. You drink this beer once, you love it. Very complexive aroma and taste that surprises you till the last drop. Very nice work.

~ Purchased this bottle from Big Z Beverage in Huntington, NY. This sour ale pours a dark reddish brown with a huge foamy head that subsides rather quickly into some spotty lacing. The smell reminds me a lot of balsamic vinegar. There is a really nice sour and earthy smell going on here. The taste is a wonderful complex combination of sweet and sour. Absolutely refreshing! A little pricey @ $4.95 for a single 11.2 oz bottle, but hey, you get what you pay for right? All in all, if you’re looking for a beer that’s unique and different—you’ve come to the right place! ~