Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge - Brouwerij Bockor N.V.

mikeyv35

New York

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Date: 01/23/2012
Type: 11.2oz. Bottle
Vintage: Back Label Had 01, maybe 2001?
Glass: Ommegang Chalice

Pours a very wine-esque ruby red w/ brown mahoghany highlights, w/ a 1/2 finger white head that produces nice sticky lacing. Aromas of cherry, oak, Luden's cherry cough drops(medicinal), and funk. Taste starts off w/ face distorting tart/sour cherry and apple, which leads into oak and a touch of cocoa, and finishes w/ a funky twang. Medium bodied and lush. Great depth of flavors and finishes pretty dry.

Overall, this brew blew me away! Hands down the best Flanders Red I have ever had. Squashes Oude Tart! Also, just found out this brewery helped brew Ommegang Rouge, no wonder it is rated so high. Seek this brew out, it is the real deal.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2012 18:56:53 | More by mikeyv35

ReeseMax3

Alaska

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-22-2013 06:51:24 | More by ReeseMax3

BobaFret

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-20-2013 02:45:13 | More by BobaFret

dabeers

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-19-2013 05:30:42 | More by dabeers

LeahM

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-19-2013 03:17:35 | More by LeahM

LtColFrankSlade

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-19-2013 03:10:08 | More by LtColFrankSlade

wedge

North Carolina

4.48/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Beautiful deep mahogany color with a small, but densely creamy head. Dark cherry, wood, and malt aromas combine seamlessly before meeting some mild, dusty funk and acidic notes. Wow...big, tart, juicy flavor. Sour fruit: cherry, apple, and berries, light spicy wood dryness, and some sweet, creamy maltiness buried beneath it all. Not quite as mouth-peeling astringent as some other Flemish sours, but nicely dry and refreshing. Lactic sourness and a medium bodied, slick mouthfeel. What a treat! Too bad it's so hard to come by around here.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 23:10:24 | More by wedge

Jakob

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-18-2013 16:19:27 | More by Jakob

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-18-2013 13:06:52 | More by Slatetank

fsck

Washington

5/5  rDev +15.2%

05-18-2013 03:17:14 | More by fsck

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 02:19:24 | More by HuskyinPDX

AngusOg

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-17-2013 01:59:39 | More by AngusOg

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-16-2013 20:34:28 | More by carlosega

Auror

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-16-2013 13:27:54 | More by Auror

acc88

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-16-2013 07:10:08 | More by acc88

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-14-2013 19:09:37 | More by ncstateplaya

lookrider

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 03:31:41 | More by lookrider

pk18

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-14-2013 03:03:54 | More by pk18

hsus0225

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-14-2013 02:51:32 | More by hsus0225

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-14-2013 00:54:02 | More by TheRuss9585

Jparker37

Wisconsin

4.11/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

11.2oz bottle poured into a tulip glass.

A - Medium sized cap of tan head. Color is brown but has great clarity and a beautiful red glow when held to light. Adequate amount of lacing.

S - Popping bright unripe raspberries. Muddled chocolate malt. Slight hint of funk. Mild grassiness. Hinting some vinegar.

T - Zing! Wow that first sip made me pucker. Extremely tart upfront. Once I adjust, I find those underrippend raspberry flavors. Got some sweetness midway which cleans up near the end giving a crispness to it. The later half is where there is a slight window for other flavors to come through. I get some faint caramel malt and grassy hops. Leaves my mouth with a dry feel but tons of raspberry flavor when I even lick my lips.

M - Tart, medium-light body, medium carbonation, semi-dry.

O - Nice looking beer with a complex nose. I knew there would be a bit of sourness to this but the aroma left me vulnerable to the taste onslaught. After I finish my sip I can still pucker up simply from licking my lips. Fun beer and though I love my sours, this was reaching my threshold.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 00:09:55 | More by Jparker37

jkball01

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -25.1%

05-13-2013 16:26:34 | More by jkball01

coldmeat23

Oklahoma

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-12-2013 16:27:15 | More by coldmeat23

BrewmanCapote

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -42.4%

05-12-2013 00:18:04 | More by BrewmanCapote

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev -7.8%

05-11-2013 21:09:07 | More by MinorThreat