Bush Ambrée - Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl

hustlesworth

Ohio

4.3/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A- pours a murky burnt orange amber with yeast particles. Head is thin and unimpressive but expected for such high abv. Swirling the tulip easily rebuilds the foam and small spots of lace form.

S- caramel and soft fruity notes of melon, banana, pear, orange, cherry, and cedar. Woodsy, vanilla and candy-like, with a bit of berry tartness.

T- big sweet heavy flavor like fruits covered in caramel and brandy. Apple, pear, grape, vanilla, fig, melon, banana, some pineapple alcohol bitterness and vodka, rum and mint. There's little to balance out the sweetness except for a flash of noble hop, making this one a sugary liquid dessert but not cloying.

MF- viscous and juicy with very lively, prickly carbonation. Cooling feel. Alcohol is felt mainly in the chest along with moderate dryness on the cheeks.

D- this is a pretty intense beer. Alcohol and sugar battle it out for twelve rounds with sugar winning by decision. This 8+ oz bottle is the perfect serving size for this potent beast, as any more would be a bit too much. Having a tulip with a 0,25L market makes it even cooler.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2012 06:01:49 | More by hustlesworth

RCane1

California

4.71/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Beautiful hazy golden color. Slight head that dies quickly under the wilting power of the alcohol. ...You know it's going to be good.

Fantastic aroma. Alcohol carries that malty, yeasty Belgian goodness all the way back to your most distant olfactory receptors. You can enjoy this one without even drinking any!

Bam! Strong, malty, sweet - too much of everything is wonderful!

Not much fizz but comes alive if you swish it - bringing out the strong alcohol.

Aargh! This beer is obviously not brewed for the feint of heart. It's for hardcore fans of strong Belgian Ales. A very classy no-holds-barred brew guaranteed to bring out your inner pirate.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 23:56:47 | More by RCane1

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Clear; amber; no real head

Aroma: Malty; fruity; sugary; strong alcohol

Taste: Creamy; peppery; lingering finish; fruit notes; slight honey notes; very strong, warm alcohol flavor

Remarks: Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 12:03:02 | More by IchLiebeBier

abex44

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

06-08-2013 03:43:42 | More by abex44

LuisCaraballo

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

06-07-2013 23:49:57 | More by LuisCaraballo

rhhjr

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

06-02-2013 03:44:33 | More by rhhjr

VAcrossr

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-27-2013 17:47:26 | More by VAcrossr

desint

Belgium

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-24-2013 11:55:19 | More by desint

kvnstfrd

Missouri

1.25/5  rDev -67.5%

05-23-2013 04:52:46 | More by kvnstfrd

Grinky

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

05-17-2013 23:38:46 | More by Grinky

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

05-17-2013 18:50:09 | More by Slatetank

Labeorphile

Texas

4.03/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from an ~8 oz bottle into a Chimay chalice. Nice cloudy, amber color, but with little head that quickly disappears.

Smells like a typical Belgian ale, malty and yeasty, but with strong hints of alcohol, which is expected given the high ABV.

Taste is sharp and malty with a punch of booze, almost distracting. But the mouth feel is good. Creamy and bubbly and kind of pops.

Overall a solid strong ale, but would taste better with less booziness.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:56:10 | More by Labeorphile

reitzbrewing

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +23.4%

05-15-2013 06:38:19 | More by reitzbrewing

donzilake

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-10-2013 23:49:24 | More by donzilake

Hunter

Arizona

2.99/5  rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Clear copper ale with a thick head of dense bubbles that dissipate quickly, Little lacing.

Smell: Alcohol.

Taste: Holy cow - strong alcohol is the first, dominant taste. There is some hint of spice, malt, etc. but nothing comes close to that first hit of boozy heat.

Mouthfeel: Scouring on the tongue.

Overall: This is closer to a finishing brandy or a barelywine than a beer. Wish I had more to say about this, as it received some great reviews from others and I want to like it, but...the alcohol dominates.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 02:14:09 | More by Hunter

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-05-2013 22:23:07 | More by kylehay2004

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-26-2013 15:21:27 | More by Jason1337

coltsr2

United Kingdom (England)

4.7/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Wow!...Lovely beer!...pours a nice dark honey with little head whci soon dissolves to nothing....nice lacing and reasonable carbonation with a few bubble streams popping up in places..

Aroma is subtle...more malty than hoppy.. a nice simple fresh sweet aroma..

Taste is just pure divine...a truly beautiful experience....feels slightly sweet but with a nice yin yang bitterness relationship that makes this a perfectly balanced beer!...

Mouth feel is rich, thick and solid as you would expect with such a high gravity beer...full, semi sweet, luscious and frothy as the carbonation hits the tongue....this is what high gravity, full bodied, desert wine style speciality beers are all about!....lovely stuff!

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 16:02:16 | More by coltsr2

spakman

California

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-20-2013 00:47:00 | More by spakman

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-14-2013 03:46:17 | More by mychalg9

GRUUMSH

Belgium

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

04-12-2013 09:47:31 | More by GRUUMSH

whatname

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-05-2013 00:56:45 | More by whatname

bacasnax

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

03-31-2013 23:14:58 | More by bacasnax

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

5/5  rDev +29.9%

03-23-2013 08:08:24 | More by grahamboudreaux

harpus

Alabama

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-20-2013 17:34:23 | More by harpus