We know that La Debauche make LOTS of different beers, but they do seem to have developed a core range of beers over the last couple of years, and this little can falls into that box.
I’m not a coffee drinker at all, in fact I often don’t even like the strong coffee smell. So some beers are a challenge if there is too much coffee character, so it was with great trepidation that I grabbed this beer to write the notes this month. Here goes...
The beer pours quite dark, almost black really, with a thick mocha head. Even without getting my nose near the glass, I can get the strong scent of coffee.
Trying to breathe out through my nose as I take a sip, I find the coffee aroma stronger than the actual taste. There is some light roasty malts early with the coffee fighting through at the back end and lingering in the dry, roasty finish.
If you are a coffee lover, you’ll love this beer. Hell – have it for breakfast, it is only 5.0% ABV and there’s a poem to read on the side of the can while you sip it!
A Belgian Export Porter from a brewery more known for their Flemish sour ales
Barossa's GABS entry for 2019 was the Peanut Butter Chocolate Milkshake stout. The name says it all!
A combination of English and German smoked malts combine in this rich, tasty dark treat
A tasty sweet milk stout with the addition of smoked wheat malt and whole vanilla beans
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
A 5.5% sweet stout presenting loads of sweet chocolate and toasty malts, hints of coffee and an undercurrent of vanilla
A chocolate orange stout in collaboration with De Dochter Van De Korenaar
A chocolate oatmeal stout with loads of fresh strawberries added
by L'Arogante (De ProefBrouwerij)
A Belgian Stout with loads of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee with a solid hop bitterness
An easy drinking Belgian stout that is a little sweet at first, with a dry and bitter finish
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
