Barbãr Bok - Brasserie Lefebvre, Quenast
Style:
Strong Ale
Serving Type:
Bottle
Alcohol by Volume:
8.0%
Aroma:
Odd medicinal aroma... Plum, Root Beer and maybe a little Peppermint Schnapps
Appearance:
Black body with reddish purple highlights, thick head coats the entire glass
Flavor:
Really sweet malt and fig flavor, tastes more like Schnapps and less like beer.
Mouthfeel:
Smooth texture, feels warm and obviously alcoholic
I'm not really sure what to make of this beer... Brasserie Lefebvre's Barbãr Bok is a very dark Strong Ale that has some very dark strong flavors. The aroma of this beer should have been enough warning that this was going to be a wild ride. The aroma is sweet in a medicinal sort of way. There is a minty Schnapps freshness to this otherwise dark beer. The sweet fruit flavors taste most like fig or plum thats been stewed or candied. On top of all that, there is a layer of toffee malt that seems just about as out of place as everything else...
This beer is odd, I don't hate it... but I don't really get it either. If beers with more extreme or exotic flavors are your thing, be sure to pick up a bottle of this Barbãr Bok. If you're more of a traditionalist you can probably pass this one by.
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