Flying Mouflan - Tröegs Brewing Company

B33R501

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

weird, the last 2 years ive had mouflan just arrived fresh hoppy and bitter, and then again 6-8 months, mellowed. these bottles just arrived whole foods devon last friday, but i would swear this was the mellow version, checked http://sites.google.com/site/freshbeeronly/
says bottle date in black above the label? well, i didnt see it so who knows? check that next time im in the store. either way its fantastic, but i wanted the hoppy bitter version.

pours beautiful dark amber, reddish brown color with complementary tan head. huge aromas of caramel, toffee, thick butterscotch cake batter, maybe not quite as good as my 3 favs lenny bruce ripa, insanity, and cw bourbon barrel barleywine, but damn close, lets make that a 5. taste follows the aroma, big caramel malt sweetness but not fruity, not cloying at all.

the only thing keeping the scores down slightly is the freshness issue. and if this is this years then what happened to the hoppy bitterness?

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2012 13:43:48 | More by B33R501

spedprof

West Virginia

5/5  rDev +20.2%

05-23-2013 16:52:34 | More by spedprof

IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-23-2013 03:09:19 | More by IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

megamass

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-22-2013 22:53:10 | More by megamass

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-22-2013 19:39:26 | More by NJBeer265

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-22-2013 01:23:34 | More by mikeincharleston

Birdmarg741

District of Columbia

4.75/5  rDev +14.2%

05-22-2013 00:35:21 | More by Birdmarg741

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-21-2013 15:27:41 | More by JAHMUR

MGodduclan5

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-20-2013 21:44:37 | More by MGodduclan5

blmar311

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-19-2013 05:19:35 | More by blmar311

beernads

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-18-2013 08:14:43 | More by beernads

Pelican5

California

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-16-2013 07:16:58 | More by Pelican5

sandiego67

California

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-16-2013 00:00:39 | More by sandiego67

BeerRunner77

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

05-14-2013 17:43:35 | More by BeerRunner77

bconsidine

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-14-2013 17:30:12 | More by bconsidine

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.68/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle. Looks to be bottled 05/01/12. Served in a Dogfish Head snifter.

Pours deep mahogany red with two fingers of fluffy head that leaves significant lace.

Subdued caramel nose.

Sweet smooth flavors of caramel, biscuit, syrup, mild toffee and a little booze.

Medium heavy, syrupy feel with subtle carbonation.

I've never had this fresh but this aged bottle tured out to be a great extra. Sweet, smooth caramel goodness.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 04:38:17 | More by ThickNStout

Ivegotmule

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-11-2013 23:07:41 | More by Ivegotmule

csurowiec

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-10-2013 22:46:59 | More by csurowiec

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-09-2013 02:05:45 | More by pcsnyder

MrBuckHigh

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-08-2013 21:43:32 | More by MrBuckHigh

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-08-2013 02:29:34 | More by Holland

sweenbeen

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-06-2013 22:06:07 | More by sweenbeen

gillagorilla

Maryland

3.88/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12oz. bottle into a Flying Dog goblet (2012 vintage)

A: There is a nice gradient that is mainly dark brown but goes to a nice ruby around the edges where the refraction is. The lacing is very nice and the head was a caramel color.

S: Not too many notes here, it is all malt sweetness. It smells like a standard BW and there is no complexity here.

T: It is good and plain. There is now wow factor here for me. It is pretty sweet with a lot of caramel and syrup to it. However, it does get better as it warms up. Troegs taste description for it is good, but I got none of the Nugget Nectar, but this is a year old.

M: There is a nice combination of smoothness and subdued crispness. It is a great amount of carbonation.

O: I was really excited for this because of the high hop content, which I thought would make it taste like Bigfoot. I would say that it makes for a decent backup BW, but if it only comes in bombers then shoot for something else.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 03:36:05 | More by gillagorilla

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-04-2013 21:49:02 | More by ZEB89

Joe610

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-04-2013 21:42:54 | More by Joe610