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Debauche remain our sole French brewery, but given they make virtually every style of beer – and do it so well – we don’t really need anyone else. And I think everyone would agree that La Debauche have some of the most visually appealing cans around. There is often a deeper, hidden meaning behind the name or the can art, but I’m not always privy to this information. For this beer, we’ll just have to appreciate how beautiful our can looks as we contemplate tasting this intriguing beer.
Scarlet is described as a red fruit sour. A simple name given to a beer that has some flavour layers from the strawberry, raspberry, morello cherry, blackberry and red currant. A true smorgasbord of forest fruits on offer.
The beer pours a decidedly pretty pink colour, thanks to all the red fruits. It has a little hint of sour, but really this is more tart from all the berry flavours. Light in body but still offering a smoothness to the palate, it really is easy to drink this beer as you explore the different fruits as they present themselves.
Served cold this is a great afternoon aperitif, or allow to get a little warmer to let more of those flavours come out. It would be a cracking match with your Christmas turkey dinner as well!
A Belgian style ale, something of a cross between and blond and amber ale
This black IPA from La Debauche is full of dark chocolate, coffee, liquorice with a little fruit and sustained bitterness
A really interesting, slightly sour Imperial Stout that has been barrel aged for 12 months and spiked with wild Brettanomyces yeast
A milkshake lager with popcorn and pineapple - a crazy combination that just seems to work
A delicious imperial milk stout with the addition of coffee beans, cocoa beans and lactose
La Debauche presents their interpretation of the classic Belgian Dubbel style
As the label suggest, this is an IPA brewed using all French ingredients
Described as an International IPA, this beer is full of mango and citrus
A lightly soured blonde beer with the additional of passionfruit and lemon
An IPA which mixes the influences of both the Anglo-Saxon and US versions of this style
A refreshing witbier 'hopped' with a healthy dose of jasmine
A Hoppy Wheat Ale with a light malt body and fruity, slightly spicy hop character
An imperial stout aged with American oak from bourbon barrels
This big barley wine is spiked with Brettanomyces and aged in oak barrels for 18 months
A delicious milk stout with the addition of lactose
