Fellowship Ale 2020 n° 3: Smaug
Brouwerij Alvinne in Moen, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series|
Score
7.71
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at last THT at Kwartje. Very lively. Bit hazy mahogany. Very sweet sugary figs, brown sugar, raisins, PX sherry, vanilla, alcohol, dates, soft sour cola, oak. Very sweet, more sweet, light bitter and very light sour. Nice, but sooooo sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Pours dark brown, no head. Smell is mildly smoked, dried daded. Fairly intense, yet straight forward. Taste is full, fleshy, fruity, very mild tartness... Oh so complex, and totally against expectations ( I really dislike smoke) this was my favorite of the 2020 fellowships ... I can only imagine how much one who loves smoke could love this beer. Amazing beer.
Nice...but not completely balanced. Too young in my opinion. Will age the other Smaug bottle for some years.