Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw (Blue) - Brouwerij Het Anker

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rAvg: 4.31
pDev: 10.9%
Reviews: 780
Hads: 296

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Brouwerij Het Anker

Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (727), on-tap (50), growler (3).

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Reviews by GabrielM:

GabrielM

New Mexico

4.18/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a tulip.

A - a really nice dark brown caramel color with a cafe late-colored head on top. Some nice bubbles as well.

S - caramel, brown sugar, spice, raisins and dark fruit. Malt sweetness.

T - everything in the nose is here, with a little more sweetness than expected. This sweetness fades a bit as the beer warms, which is a good thing.

M - really nice carbonation and flavors that leave my palate wanting more.

D - the only thing that will slow me down is the 11%. Otherwise, I could drink this baby all night.

Really nice Belgian dark ale here. One of the best I've tasted.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2010 23:55:08 | More by GabrielM

More User Reviews:

JJWIGHT

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -13%

05-25-2013 13:03:50 | More by JJWIGHT

Blindpigbiz

California

4.69/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

VAN DE KEIZER BLEAUW '09; consumed in 2011

PLEASE AGE THIS BEER FOR A TWO YEAR MINIMUM

Smell: neutral

Taste: barley-wine, dark-ripened plums, cognac, black licorice, maraschino cherries, candied sugar and warm scotch

Pair this beer with smoked goose, a rare filet minion, a truffle wagyu burger with blue cheese, or a funnel cake with Madagascar vanilla bean ice cream with a dark-fruit syrup

This beer is fantastic! Normally for beer, or any kind of liquor, one has to search for flavor and have an immensely discerning palette in order to extract all of the flavors; not this time. This beer aged is probably the BEST DARK BEER EVER MADE, or at least that I've tried. This beer brazenly smacks you in the face and tells you what it tastes like; it's like hunting in a forest with no trees and large game animals at a stand still; the flavors are immensely dominant.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 09:55:32 | More by Blindpigbiz

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5 rDev -1.4%

05-24-2013 23:46:27 | More by Molson2000

hannydawg

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -1.4%

05-23-2013 14:04:02 | More by hannydawg

aflies

Arizona

4/5 rDev -7.2%

05-22-2013 16:53:35 | More by aflies

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev -13%

05-21-2013 03:28:18 | More by Noyt

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

05-20-2013 04:56:22 | More by Kmat10

TheBishopco

Tennessee

4.5/5 rDev +4.4%

05-20-2013 03:59:15 | More by TheBishopco

Photekut

Azerbaijan

5/5 rDev +16%

05-18-2013 21:16:09 | More by Photekut

teromous

Virginia

4.58/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2012 Bottle

A: A dark shade of brown, but still retains some color in the body. The thin creamy head is a light tan color, and quickly fades to a ring in the glass. Minor spots and haphazard lines of lacing are left on the glass.

S: I get a bit of chocolate at first, and then it shoots to the scent of a raisin box, then the smell of banana bread.

T: There's a lot of flavor going on in there. Fig at first, followed by a faint taste of a cracker (like one of those multi-grain crackers), then some of the alcohol flavor floods in and is pushed out of the way by the taste of banana and a sweet cream flavor. After-taste is like a mild coffee, which does not persist on the palate.

M: The mouthfeel is very wonderful. It is an easy drinking beer that is heavy but not thick or syrupy. There is no alcohol burn.

O: Overall I really liked the beer and I would most definitely drink it again. It's a very good example of a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. I did not find it too sweet, malty, or syrupy. I did find that it had a lot of flavor, complexity, and body. It is very easy to drink, but a person should be careful because of the high alcohol content that does not rear its head too much in the flavor or mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 21:00:44 | More by teromous