Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold Ale - Brouwerij Roman N.V.

metter98

New York

4.15/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer poured cloudy dark brown in color with a two finger high off-white head that died down but consistently left a thick layer of bubbles floating on the surface. A light to moderate amount of carbonation is visible from the rising bubbles.
S: There are moderate aromas of malty sweetness in the nose.
T: Like the smell, the taste is slightly sweet and has notes of apples, candi sugar and caramel. The flavors become stronger as the beer warms up.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very smooth on the palate.
D: The beer is very easy to drink and the alcohol is well masked, but the alcohol quickly catches up to you.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2010 03:15:04 | More by metter98

rdickey

New Jersey

4.13/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a very dark reddish brown into a tulip. Only around the edges is the red visible; the center is impenetrable. A rocky two-finger head dissipates slowly, leaving chaotic lacing.

Smell: Mostly malt sweetness, with floral notes, in the nose. As you might expect, there's not much in the way of hops at this stage, although a slight citrus undercurrent might come from cascade hops.

Taste: This is an interesting one, and quite good. I wasn't sure what to expect from the Rare Beer Club characterization of the style as a "Belgian double brown ale", other than that I didn't really expect it to taste like a dubbel or a brown ale. My expectations were off the mark. The malty start is very much what you expect from a good brown ale - mostly biscuits came through for me, although there are fruit notes as well. The twist comes in the middle and the end - it moves into a nice pepper spiciness that balances out the malt.

Mouthfeel: Seems right... there might have been a temptation to dial up the carbonation to deal with the malt, but I think the yeast did the work for them and they did the right thing by keeping it fairly moderately carbonated.

Drinkability: Pretty damn high. The ABV is well-concealed, and the balanced finish drives you into the next sip. This is a good one.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2010 23:43:00 | More by rdickey

froghop

Washington

3.65/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

pours a dark brown with a small tan head, and some lacing.

smell is of dark fruit, caramel, spice, and malt in the back.

taste is of malt, caramel, some dark fruits, a little metallic, and some spice, ends somewhat dry.

overall a nice belgian strong ale.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2010 16:01:55 | More by froghop

azorie

Florida

4.13/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: rich dark reddish black depending on the light, nice thick lacing, lacing lasts quite awhile, drinking this on the back deck, after a rain shower, quite nice.

S: like any Belgian in this style it has to warm up to get the best flavors. I get dark candy sugars, malty like molasses, plums, dark roasted walnuts. Some hops and as you get down in the 750ml you get the yeast, which is biscuit like.

T: as this got to 60f, I was thinking man this is so close to a mix between a rochefort 6 and an 8, it has the rich dark plum flavors of the 8, but it has a slight hop tang to it. You get back in the mouth the dark candy sugars, some chocolate, nuts, very complex, very nice.

M: thick, rich, heavy body, not ris heavy but DSA heavy, fits the style.

D: very smooth easy to drink, I review after the 2nd 750, lol
love this beer.

I will do a style blind tasting soon this gives us, 6 in this style, I don't think there is much weakness in the ones I can get hands on. Price for a 750 at 8.99 is not to great but its better than $6 for rochefort for 330ml. if I can get more it could be a new go to beer.

CHEERS!

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2010 19:20:23 | More by azorie

ryanonline

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appears a deep brown and Ruby color with a big tan head and very little lacing.

Smells strongly of toffee and caramel. Light toasty scent as well. Maybe a slight date aroma.

Taste is very nice toffee and caramel again with a slight nutty backbone and the persistent toastiness from the scent. A good amount of heat too. A very light bitterness comes through in the finish.

Mouthfeel is lightly effervescent with a medium creamy body. Sweet and hot finish.

Not bad. I could have a couple of these.

Man this is a good beer. Not super fancy but it does what it does very well. I'm surprised it didn't score a little higher.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2010 06:31:20 | More by ryanonline

guess98224

Delaware

4.13/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Dark amber, good sized head, dissapated quickly. A nice lace remained throughout drinking.

Smell: fruity

Taste: sweet with fruit, tart. Sweet, fruity, tart after taste. Tastes like a Belgium triple, but darker than a triple. It has the color of a quad, but the flavor of a triple. It tastes a little hot, which might mellow if aged.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied.

Drinkability: One was enough for me. I would drink this again, but I don't know if I'd buy it again. It is a good beer for beginner beer lovers. It rides the line between a medium and a big beer.

Unfortunately, my husband brought this up from the cellar (62F), so he put it in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes. Our neighbors showed up, so 30 minutes later, it was just too cold to really get the flavor. It is getting more flavorful as it warms.

We drank this from our Bruery large tulips.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2010 01:25:09 | More by guess98224

CampusCrew

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

appearance: dark brown in color with lots of holding head. Was a thing of beauty in my glass. the way a properly made Belgian should be.

smell: sweet, sweet sugary caramel, dark fruits

taste: sublte sweetness with some nice dark fruits notes. plus, raisin... huge caramel but not too sweet. nicely balanced with all flavors, no off flavors. nice dark Belgian.

mouthfeel: medium bodied

drinkability: Super impressed. I shall drink more and age a few bottles long term to experiment.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2010 01:55:34 | More by CampusCrew

crossovert

Wisconsin

4.33/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle says "Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold Ale". Purchased at Binny's Beverage Depot.

Pours a dark brown/black with almost no light permeability, when held to the light, not even the edges turn much of a color though the entire beer turns a dark black/purple carrot color. The head is large, off-white, semi quickly dissipating and leaves nice lacing.

It has alot of typical Belgian Strong Dark Ale/Quadrupel scents. Dark sugar, yest twang, dark fruits, and subtle alcohol comprise the scent. There is a hint of spice from the yeast with a heavy whiff.

The taste is sweet but not overly cloying, the high level of carbonation helps cut the sweetness. It is abundant with dark, rich flavors. It has hints of raisins, dark fruits, dried cherries (lots of fruit), caramel, toffee, yeasty twang and spice, and a subtle hint of chocolate/coffee. The alcohol is present but not overbearing.

It is highly quaffable, though dangerous at 8.5% alcohol.

Overall it was a surprising brew. It is decently expensive but worth it as an alternative to say a St. B 12 or a Gulden Draak.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2010 01:14:52 | More by crossovert