Brooklyn Cuvée Noir - 2014

ÖL 10.6%
Skapades av SuperDuty
Betyg
2 3 0.0
Ursprung
USA
Tillverkningssätt
Överjäst Barrel aged Flaskjäst
Stil
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Humle
Perle
Senaste betygen
stokies
2017-03-26 9
Myspanda
2015-08-28 7
SuperDuty
2015-03-14 8
Style: Q2 2014: Belgian Style Stout Brewed with Mauritius Sugar & Orange Peel and Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Malts: Weyermann Pilsner, Simpsons Chocolate, Crisp Black, Breiss Black Barley
Additions: Sweet Orange Peel
Hops: German Perle, Slovenian Aurora
Yeast: Our special Belgian strain


Once upon a time, we created a beer called “Cuvée Noire”, and this beer lived beyond the strictures of beer styles. It had a stout-like malt structure, Belgian fermentation, and an irresistible personality. We loved Cuvée Noire, but here in Brooklyn our admirations have never been limited to beer. So our brewing team quietly introduced this beer to one of our other enthusiasms – Kentucky bourbon oak. After many months of aging, those six bourbon barrels produced a “Ghost Bottle” nicknamed Cuvée Elijah, some of the tastiest beer we’ve ever made. And then, of course, we drank it all. Ummm…yeah. Sorry about that.

But you will forgive us, because now we’ve made some of this beer for you as well. Brooklyn Cuvée Noire starts with a solid base of German malts, builds color and flavor from British and American roasted malts, gains rum notes from Mauritius raw sugar, grabs a hint of citrus from sweet orange peel, and then ferments under the flag of Belgium. Our Belgian house yeast lends the beer a gentle spiciness on a dry, brisk palate displaying notes of chocolate, coffee and citrus. Then follows six months in oak barrels, which marries all the flavors while adding overtones of vanilla, coconut, and flowers. Finally
the beer is bottled completely flat and undergoes a full refermentation in the bottle. If this all sounds like way too much, let us assure you that it is, in fact, just right. Cuvée Noire is big enough to take a steak to dinner, roasty enough to love Mexican molé sauce, and complex enough to enjoy with nothing more than a good conversation. You’ve never had anything quite like it.

And as for the style thing, well, we sometimes believe in beer styles, but we’ll all just have to relax about this one. After all, Brooklyn Cuvée Noire is delicious, and it’s from Brooklyn, not Belgium. We don’t have a king, and no one’s gonna fence us in.
stokies
2017-03-26 9

Myspanda
2015-08-28 7

SuperDuty
2015-03-14 8

Kommentarer
Myspanda
Massor med fat, vanilj, lite beska kommer krypande i eftersmaken. Tyckte inte att den var så bra som jag trodde den skulle vara. Hade hoppats på något i stil med black ops. Ganska bra eftersmak dock.
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SuperDuty
Mörkt, mörkt brun med en bra skumkrona. Doftar rustikt med brända toner. Smaken är en komplex historia som jag inte riktigt kan beskriva, men i botten finns en kraftig maltbas om än mild i smaken. Fattoner från lagringen är tydliga, vaniljen framträdande medans beskan finns i bakgrunden. Jag tycker hela upplevelsen känns balanserad och mild, alkoholen värmer men känns inte i smaken. En riktigt spännande öl.
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