Nostradamus - Brasserie Caracole

Todd

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

What a great beer. Complex and powerful, but also highly drinkable. Its fizzy carbonation also helps to make this beer deceivingly light on the palate. Would make a nice night cap, or pair nicely with rich chocolate sweets.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2002 07:43:08 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Brew at this level goes to show you that beer can be just as complex if not more complex than wine. I could see paring this with a light chocolaty treat or to as a digestif. Very tasty without any of the flavours being too much to handle.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2002 21:01:30 | More by Jason

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: Brown 750 ml bottle, no freshness date though the alcohol is certainly high enough for an extended shelf life.

Appearance: Dark brown with bright ruby hues, mild chill hazed with a very active carbonation. Bubbly frothy lace that holds well from the higher carbonation.

Smell: Very noticeable racy solvent and estery higher alcohols, expressive fruitiness with some suggestions of berries, ripe pear and plum. A sweet aroma to say the least.

Taste: Brash biting carbonation, bit slick on the tongue. Big fruity juicy middle with mild herbal phenols and pronounced dark malt that throws some chocolate into the mix and feigns a chocolate covered berry flavour. Touch of hop bitterness slides in with the phenols to add some balance. Alcohols catch-up with the palate and lay down some heavy estery and mildly solvent warmth, fruitiness expands into some grape and dried tropical fruits. Malt comes through a bit more middle to end bread crust and husk, slightly puckering nuttiness from the yeast sets in also. Finishes dry and a touch fluffy.

Notes: Big, dry and in you face. Flavours flare out just about everywhere with a broad complexity. A brew to savour as a night cap after a big meal to settle the body … sip and enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2002 00:00:01 | More by BeerAdvocate

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

Beelzebeer

Newfoundland (Canada)

4.55/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

330ml bottle, served in Chimay goblet, BB June 19th, 2014

A - Perfect. Dark dark mahogany, almost black until held to the light, dense creamy 2" head that lasts, nice lacing

S - Dark sugars, some leather. Typical for style. Maybe a little more faint than others. Could be my nose.

T - Hides the 9% well. A little burn when it's gone, but less than others. Light on the fig/date, more malty than sweet, raisin.

M - Very nice. A little chewy, little carbonation, very creamy.

O - Very nice. Good representation for the style. Think I might try to pick some more up before they're all gone.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 03:33:10 | More by Beelzebeer

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

03-19-2013 20:19:33 | More by harpus