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Satan Red
Brouwerij De Block bvba
- From:
- Brouwerij De Block bvba
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #182 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #25,228 - Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 14.48%
- Reviews:
- 132
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 03, 2003
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 26
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Ratings by TruePerception:
Reviewed by TruePerception from California
3.59/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Satan RED, Belgian ale. I'm told it's a Flemish Red (by the store owner), but it's impossible to tell from the bottle. 8% ABV.
A: A bit less than a finger of head. Ranges from a mid-light burnt orange to peach (top-down) in the glass. Dimple is a dull yellow. A little arc of lacing.
S: Sourness is a little mild, reminding me of peach. I also smell peach skin/fuzz, oddly enough. A little tart cherry. A touch of golden apple.
T/MF: Practically no acidity in the mouth. Tastes more like a peach wheat beer, actually. Has some effervescent tingle on the tongue, and a bit of earthy funk. Not bad, but very disappointing for a "sour".
Poured from an 11.15 oz. bottle, into a Belgian tulip glass.
Jul 03, 2014A: A bit less than a finger of head. Ranges from a mid-light burnt orange to peach (top-down) in the glass. Dimple is a dull yellow. A little arc of lacing.
S: Sourness is a little mild, reminding me of peach. I also smell peach skin/fuzz, oddly enough. A little tart cherry. A touch of golden apple.
T/MF: Practically no acidity in the mouth. Tastes more like a peach wheat beer, actually. Has some effervescent tingle on the tongue, and a bit of earthy funk. Not bad, but very disappointing for a "sour".
Poured from an 11.15 oz. bottle, into a Belgian tulip glass.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.57/5 rDev +27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I really liked this one, was a good reminder that almost every Belgian beer is a masterpiece. This one was no exception, although I had to battle it a bit when trying to force it into a glass - the head was about to overflow. I loved the yeast in it, was not as funky as a Brett but still it made the beer fizzy enough and gave it that “wild” feeling, especially in the aroma. The body at the same time was quite malty and while having some sweetness to it, it was quite balanced. Hops, malts, yeast, everything you’d need.
Had to pour it into a Stone Gargoyle glass, just for the mix & match fun of it.
Apr 25, 2022Had to pour it into a Stone Gargoyle glass, just for the mix & match fun of it.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.61/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
En copa Grimbergen. Jugando a Wonder Boy Dragons Trap. Con queso pok. Perfil muy belga con notas a fruta confitada. Llena la boca y se bebe bastante bien, sin molestar el alcohol y sin llegar a sobresalir
Mar 01, 2020Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain
2.52/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.52/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Es una cerveza con una muy pequeña cabeza blanca. De cuerpo ligero y baja carbonatación. Del aroma se percibe pan y caramelo. Es dulce, opaca con un final afrutado para el tipo de cerveza.
Nov 29, 2018Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled and possibly bottle conditioned
Pours a reddished hued amber body with decent enough white head
A sweetish rust like aroma
That flavour is there too
Easy drinking
Mar 27, 2017Pours a reddished hued amber body with decent enough white head
A sweetish rust like aroma
That flavour is there too
Easy drinking
Rated by Captain68 from Russian Federation
4.09/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
90,5
Sep 11, 2016Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I enjoyed a 4-pack of this and strung it out for 8 months; testing it with different foods and seasons.
It was good enough that I'm looking for it and its Gold rendition.
MJ's "Great Beers of Belgium" cryptically called it a "caramelly Red."
It seems he was less impressed than me.
Apr 08, 2016It was good enough that I'm looking for it and its Gold rendition.
MJ's "Great Beers of Belgium" cryptically called it a "caramelly Red."
It seems he was less impressed than me.
Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois
2.34/5 rDev -34.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
2.34/5 rDev -34.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
Opaque brown-bronze. White film of head, dots of lace. Lots of dirty rum raisin malt on the nose, sweet. Flavor is similar; earthy grape skin, apple, fair bit of whiskey-like caramel booze and some outright ethanol. Pretty embarrassing for being only 8%. Finish has a noticeable but mild amount of pine hop bitterness. Feel is oily creamy smooth, tiny bumps of carbonation.
Nasty beer, but not so bad that I couldn't finish the bottle to extract its (readily noticeable) alcohol.
Jan 06, 2016Nasty beer, but not so bad that I couldn't finish the bottle to extract its (readily noticeable) alcohol.
Reviewed by Ant777uk from England
3.8/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Deep red colour, head dies down quite fast...
I really like the aroma...it's deep and complex and menacing. Many many elements...
When I had this in London a few years ago, it stood out as the best beer in the Belgian beer cafe I was in. I had had a few though before I tried it...
It's definitely complex, though it's missing the togetherness of flavors to make it really good. It's a bit too carbon dioxidey, and it's missing the fullness of a Duvel or IPA or alternative Belgian beer. If you leave it to rest for a while, it kind of improves.
This is pretty good, just not as amazing as I orinally believed
Sep 19, 2015I really like the aroma...it's deep and complex and menacing. Many many elements...
When I had this in London a few years ago, it stood out as the best beer in the Belgian beer cafe I was in. I had had a few though before I tried it...
It's definitely complex, though it's missing the togetherness of flavors to make it really good. It's a bit too carbon dioxidey, and it's missing the fullness of a Duvel or IPA or alternative Belgian beer. If you leave it to rest for a while, it kind of improves.
This is pretty good, just not as amazing as I orinally believed
Reviewed by kindacold from Virginia
2.98/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -17%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours amber with thick off-white head. Smells slightly yeasty, but mostly neutral. Sweet taste with some yeast, but very light feeling and not much depth to the flavors. Finishes with a bit of citrus and spice, but it's very tame.
Aug 07, 2015
Satan Red from Brouwerij De Block bvba
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
196 ratings
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