Ypres - De Struise Brouwers

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.04/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to GT for sharing.

The beer is dark brown with a beige head. The aroma offers pears, malt, yeasty bread. Hints of bananas, sweet bread, mild tartness. This is ok, but not quite up to the level I have come to expect from Urbain and De Struise. Still, worth a gander. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 21:12:15 | More by Huhzubendah

beerpirates

Belgium

3.76/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours dark brown with a disappearing light tan head. Aroma slightly sour, chocolate, malty. Tastes sour then malty, almost like a stout mixed with an oud bruin. Slightly sweet. A bit of orange and some woody character. Will get even better with age...

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 22:17:28 | More by beerpirates

Fux

France

4.6/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

A: Deep dark brown, cloudy, with some mahogany glints. Very thick mocha head, which fades very quickly and leaves a liquid with a quite an undefinable aspect, still elegant (winey).
S: Nose of caramel, grape, currant. Very affected by the barrels agings. Quite sweet, fruity, with also notes of vanilla and coco. Vinous, woody notes are present in the backbone. Almost no acidity or booze from the nose. Elegant, as foreseen from the appearance.
T: Slight sour touch on the attack on the palate. Mouth is woody, vinous, of grapes, cognac, a bit boozy. Red fruits, red currant, cherry, come after. The finish is quite sweet, on caramel and vanilla sugar.
M: Medium bodied, sparkling but velvety, almost syrupy. An aperitif beer... or a sipper!
O: Superb beer that Struise offer to us, once again. The style is quite undefinable, sweet, mighty, but elegant and subtle at the same time. A beautiful alchemy and a nice balance, which are the hallmarks of the ostrich brewer.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 20:18:07 | More by Fux