La Bestia Aimable - Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling

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rAvg: 3.75
pDev: 12.8%
Reviews: 38
Hads: 47

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Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling

Texas, United States

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 9.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (33), on-tap (5).

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Reviews by Fenris244:

Fenris244

Texas

3.95/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Served in snifter at the saucer

Dark reddish brown in color, thin tan head, good retention and lacing though.

Fruit aromas, figs come to mind, some cherry and cinnamon as well. also bits of honey and plum. Fruity and spicy much like a Belgian smells pretty good!

Fruity in flavor as well, the fig and plum are more prounced than in the aroma, more dark fruit flavors are there too but I can't identify them, a honey like sweetness is there joined with some spiciness and a plum skin bitterness.

Medium in body, low carbonation it works well with the beer though, pretty smooth.

Overall aside from being the last thing I expected ranger creek to roll out they did a pretty good job, it's tasty complex and a little different.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2011 19:54:45 | More by Fenris244

More User Reviews:

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

05-20-2013 02:44:14 | More by SmellsofMahagony

DRyan

Texas

4.3/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured in Ranger Creek tulip at 50 degrees
Full review at http://lownobudgetreviews.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/ranger-creek-san-antonio-tx-small-batch-5-la-bestia-aimable/ (Ryan's Reviews)

Pours a medium brownish-red with a vigorous light-tan head that sticks around for a long time before slowly fading to a ring of bubbles that coat the inside of the glass and leave behind nice lacing. Held to the light, a deep burnt orange shines through the brown. The nose on LBA reveals its Belgian roots, as the Belgian yeast / ester scents dominate. Some dark fruits, cinnamon, and allspice follow.

The taste is much what one would expect from the smell: it opens with malt intermixed with fig and raisin flavors, and on the backend you get the honey that makes LBA a bit different than your average dark strong ale. These flavors are all pinned to the “standard” Belgian flavors, and if I had to place this in a style I would venture to call it a quadrupel. On the exit, there is a bit of alcohol, but not enough to be bad just enough to warm the belly in a pleasant way.

LBA has a medium body, and a very light mouthfeel that makes it easy to put back, despite it’s near 10% alcohol content. For its color and its strength, LBA is a very easy to drink, easy to enjoy beer, and I greatly enjoy it.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 00:30:19 | More by DRyan

ucis

Minnesota

4.75/5 rDev +26.7%

05-13-2013 23:50:10 | More by ucis

TOP

Texas

3.75/5 rDev 0%

05-12-2013 01:04:27 | More by TOP

Tiernan

Texas

3.25/5 rDev -13.3%

05-11-2013 22:30:22 | More by Tiernan

jl28r1

Texas

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-10-2013 00:48:25 | More by jl28r1

rph97

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

05-09-2013 22:30:03 | More by rph97

mcdsports

Texas

4.25/5 rDev +13.3%

05-04-2013 06:04:03 | More by mcdsports

Danobold

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

04-09-2013 02:22:25 | More by Danobold

ExaltedNecrosis

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

03-29-2013 03:44:34 | More by ExaltedNecrosis

vcoggins

Texas

3.75/5 rDev 0%

03-28-2013 02:12:26 | More by vcoggins

truesolution

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

03-18-2013 01:17:05 | More by truesolution

hsus0225

Texas

4/5 rDev +6.7%

03-14-2013 03:57:06 | More by hsus0225

cosmonick

Indiana

4/5 rDev +6.7%

03-08-2013 23:35:03 | More by cosmonick

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev 0%

01-29-2013 00:13:16 | More by acurtis

phishbone23

New York

4.25/5 rDev +13.3%

01-25-2013 13:52:57 | More by phishbone23

awalsh

Texas

3.75/5 rDev 0%

01-20-2013 14:34:24 | More by awalsh

t0rin0

California

3.75/5 rDev 0%

12-17-2012 00:05:35 | More by t0rin0

videofrog

Texas

3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bomber into an Ommegang tulip. Bottled on 7/14/11. Served as close to label-suggested 48 degrees as possible.

A: Dark reddish brown body, cloudy. Head dissipates so rapidly that I didn't even get a good look. No lacing.

S: Sweet malts, figs, plums, also a tart berry that I can't identify other than to say it's not cherry. Subtle spices there as well.

T: Dark fruits in the beginning, spiciness & peppery alcohol in the middle, and then a very slight hop bitterness in the finish. The honey lingers in between sips.

M: Thick, almost syrupy. Low carbonation, honey coats the throat.

O: I need to get a fresh bottle of this to see how it compares. I liked this one, but so many other great BSDA's are readily available on the shelf. This was unintentionally aged as I picked it up at a store that had nothing from Ranger Creek under a year old. Holds up well enough after 17 months, though. Worth a try fresh or with a little age on it.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 07:24:10 | More by videofrog