Nostradamus - Brasserie Caracole

Aethien

Netherlands

4.13/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

33cl poured into a tulip, it pours a lovely dark brown with dark red hues and a large (2 inch) tan head.

Smell: Fruit dominates the smell with figs, plums and even a little pear and cherry in there. Malts, alcohol and a little caramel provide the backbone of the smell.

Taste: Spices and medicinal alcohol lead the way for strong sweet fruity flavours similar to the nose but with more cherry and some blueberry in there even. Malt, caramel and some tingly alcohol finish off the taste.

Mouthfeel: Just enough carbonation to make this beer refreshing and deceptively easy to drink for it's ABV but not so much that it becomes a nuisance.

Overall: This is a very well balanced beer with lots of fruitiness and plenty of complexity in the taste. Lighter, fruitier and easier to drink than most of it's kin, definitely worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 17:16:44 | More by Aethien

Ciocanelu

Romania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-22-2013 18:47:21 | More by Ciocanelu

jiffymon

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-22-2013 15:27:10 | More by jiffymon

perennialpursuit

Florida

5/5  rDev +22.9%

05-21-2013 20:22:58 | More by perennialpursuit

windypete

United Kingdom (England)

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 14:49:02 | More by windypete

jimctin

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-15-2013 17:54:35 | More by jimctin

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -14%

05-12-2013 04:21:41 | More by Noyt

BDstripp

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-08-2013 03:09:11 | More by BDstripp

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-07-2013 03:38:05 | More by Molson2000

GRUUMSH

Belgium

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

05-03-2013 08:48:33 | More by GRUUMSH

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

04-26-2013 22:25:57 | More by randylangford

twax

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-26-2013 03:30:21 | More by twax

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-24-2013 15:56:03 | More by Jason1337

tazzman

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

04-21-2013 20:31:59 | More by tazzman

ROGUE16

Delaware

3.5/5  rDev -14%

04-16-2013 22:02:54 | More by ROGUE16

AugustusRex

Ontario (Canada)

4.29/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I have had this beer a couple of times, it is one of the only BSDA at the LCBO.

I think that like a lot of other beers in the same style the taste is greatly effected by what you have eaten or drank earlier and on your mood.

The first time I had it all I tasted was vodka and cola and it was a drain pour.
The second and third time it was like a fine red wine; sweetness was demi sec, like an Amarone.

Great aftertaste lasts for about an hour tasting like Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 14:05:38 | More by AugustusRex

Mibarak

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -26.3%

04-09-2013 03:24:08 | More by Mibarak

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-09-2013 01:05:16 | More by beerhunter13

Mervjahn

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

04-07-2013 03:10:12 | More by Mervjahn

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-04-2013 01:22:02 | More by Sparky44

bacasnax

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

03-31-2013 23:15:45 | More by bacasnax

animal69

Louisiana

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-26-2013 23:31:07 | More by animal69

KrisDLSmith

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

03-26-2013 03:03:25 | More by KrisDLSmith

GossageBrewery

Missouri

3.38/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Poured this Belgian Strong Dark Ale from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Poured a dark brown/reddish color- produced a nice tannish head, great retention and left excellent lacing on the glass. The aroma consisted of plums, pears and yeast. Full bodied, there is a foundation of roasted malt, pear, plum, chocolate, berries and belgian yeast- dry finish. Very complex flavors, this is for sure beer that is to be sipped. Complex flavors remind me of drinking a dark red wine.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 17:02:19 | More by GossageBrewery

BGDrock

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: muddy, strawberry/rhubarb jam red/brown; pours a big, fizzling head with good retention

Aroma: not much coming forward, some fruit and spice, jam coming to mind again

Taste & Mouthfeel: fatty, yeasty flavour and mouthfeel jump out at first with mashed fruit; feels stronger than the 9%, good burn from the alcohol; some spice - cinnamon; toffee begins to come through strongly, nice and rich; great carbonation and medium body; yeast is unfiltered and has built some great character; cherry, cassis, banana, and even a little tart in the finish; flavours mesh but also surprise with each sip

Overall: love a good Belgian beer in this style and this one is an amazing example with wonderful depth, complexity, and full mouthfeel

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 15:41:53 | More by BGDrock