Duchesse De Bourgogne - Brouwerij Verhaeghe

kiya

California

4.13/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

upon a hard pour i'm left with a great thick light tan head that holds it's shape and size quite well over the couple of minutes i let the beer sit to warm it up a bit.

this is easily one of the best smelling beers i've ever encountered.. a sweet smokey scent that is so pleasant i wish i had an air-freshner that smelled like this.

nothing could have prepared me for what happened when this stuff hit my tongue. the initial flavor is one of sickly sweet fermented berries, which mellows out quickly leaving a slight molasses flavor that gets sweeter the longer you roll the beer around your tongue. from the carbonation level to the strong sweet overtones work really well here, where as normally (tasting within the style of beer) i'm not so sure i'd be happy if a beer was this sweet without it being a lambic ale of sorts.

i absolutely love the smell, and would definitely go for this again...

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2004 02:17:52 | More by kiya

yancot

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +9%

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Dirksen

California

4.5/5  rDev +9%

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desint

Belgium

1/5  rDev -75.8%

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Beer4Baltimore

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +15%

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InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-22-2013 15:24:28 | More by InspectorBob

hpthebull

California

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-22-2013 14:54:07 | More by hpthebull

fsck

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-21-2013 02:23:51 | More by fsck

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-21-2013 00:58:10 | More by johntfox

grumblebee

California

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-20-2013 04:15:55 | More by grumblebee

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-20-2013 01:18:37 | More by Phillyz

lancecenter

Texas

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-19-2013 19:51:25 | More by lancecenter

Metal4Breakfast

Florida

5/5  rDev +21.1%

05-19-2013 19:47:18 | More by Metal4Breakfast

JellyJacket

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-19-2013 11:33:56 | More by JellyJacket

terence

California

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-19-2013 04:44:34 | More by terence

pathman

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-19-2013 04:24:01 | More by pathman

Cabbage_pants1

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-18-2013 00:41:46 | More by Cabbage_pants1

EROCK75

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-17-2013 17:05:14 | More by EROCK75

papajorgio

California

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-16-2013 23:42:01 | More by papajorgio

GinsuDave

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +15%

05-16-2013 10:31:27 | More by GinsuDave

aLenwell

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

05-15-2013 00:52:25 | More by aLenwell

GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-14-2013 16:10:03 | More by GimmeGumballHead

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -33.4%

05-14-2013 15:54:36 | More by Caudalie

aty11b

Texas

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-14-2013 01:09:51 | More by aty11b

jkball01

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -27.4%

05-13-2013 16:29:55 | More by jkball01