Duchesse de Bourgogne (6.0%) Serving temperature: slightly chilled
Glass type- chalice Beer style- Flanders red ale
Colour- Dark brown caramel
Head- Poured small, no retention
Aroma- sour vinegar, with sweeter fruity notes followed by malt
This beer goes down smooth, and tastes strongly of balsamic vinegar. Despite the sour funk it still offers robust fruity notes with malt and hints of caramel. Also some nice oaky notes. Very mild, clean hops and lingering fruit to finish. Very light mouthfeel, sharp carbonation like a soda.
Please note that I may or may not have had a few before writing this up so I probably missed a few things
I had this bottle at the Laundromat back in Moncton and found it to be heavier in that "balsamic vinegar" taste... Tried another one a while back at a neighbour's house and it tasted more like funky raspberries. That one was brought straight back from Belgium, mind you... it does seem to differ from batch to batch in my experience.