I picked up this beer a few months ago and decided to try it today. While I was drinking it, I wasn't sure if it had gone off or not, and so I wasn't sure if I was going to be writing a review of this beer tonight, or if I was going to have to buy another one to make sure. After checking it out on a few sites, it turns out that the beer had not in fact gone off, but that the tastes that I was tasting are the way it's supposed to be. On with the review!
Duchesse pours into the glass a ruby brown with a small but very persistent tan head. I had to wait a while to let my beer warm up after I poured it. Duchesse is meant to be drunk around cellar temperatures; the bottle suggests between 8-12 C. Even after waiting several minutes for my beer to warm up to an appropriate temperature the head remained.My first sniff reveals the smell of red wine vinegar. With my first sip all I can taste is the red wine vinegar. After reading some reviews of this beer, I could have been tasting sour cherry, but to my palette, it tastes a lot like red wine vinegar. There is also a slight taste that I can't quite put my finger on. There is no taste of malt or hops anywhere in this beer.
Due to the sourness/vinegar tastes, I wouldn't buy this beer again. It has received high ratings from many people, so give it a try, you may like it. Personally, I'm not a fan.
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May your glass always be full of good beer!
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