CS7- Bambule Grand Cru

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Permalink Reply by Stu H on May 1, 2011 at 10:01pm

Argh my bottle of Grand Cruz had a loose lid - I think you must have used the wrong bottle top... Dar, it smells okay, maybe I should re-package it and drink it soon?

Permalink Reply by Stu H on May 1, 2011 at 10:02pm

Or is that likely to be hazardous to my health?

Permalink Reply by Bambule on May 2, 2011 at 6:13am

Aw crap man. I'm sorry about that. Its bottle conditioned so you could have a go re-priming it.  If that's no good cook with it! And I can give you another beer next time I'm in Wellington.

Permalink Reply by Adrian Tayler on May 11, 2011 at 8:02pm

okay, my bottle was sealed fine... poured nicely... aroma was nice, so much that when I went to smell the glass I slipped and snorted the head up my nose.... great work..

Strong malt flavours which is balanced out nicely with the hops..  Perhaps a late addition might brighten the aromas a little more?

Great work mate, thanks for the swap. \m/

Permalink Reply by Bambule on May 11, 2011 at 8:42pm

Glad to hear you liked it Adrian.  Beginning to wish I had some left so I knew what people were going to be subjected to.

Permalink Reply by John H on May 13, 2011 at 8:23pm

My tongue was on a virtual holiday tonight. Goodbye Akl hello Belgium. Had this one after Rev's.

 

Not sure whether the Sav was added late or not but i get a Savvie/Clove flavour with a traty finish which works quite well for me. Would not have picked the alc level as being so high - very easy drinking .

 

Cheers Bambule

Permalink Reply by Bambule on May 13, 2011 at 8:56pm

Thanks John,  pretty much all bittering additions, might have been some at 15mins but nothing major.

Permalink Reply by vdog on May 18, 2011 at 7:23pm

Had this the other night and didn't take any notes, so I'm going on memory here. I really enjoyed this, was a cracker of a beer to finish the swap with. I got hops along with the usual belgian spice on the nose, a great malt body and crisp grassy hops again at the end with a bitterness that was spot on. Clear as clear, great carbonation too. I didn't taste the alcohol, but I definitely did notice it a short while later!

 

Thanks Bambule - nice work.

Permalink Reply by JackoNZ on May 21, 2011 at 7:02pm

Pours crystal clear golden with a lively spritzy head. I'm crap at describing Belgian beers, I struggle with most of them to be honest. I keep trying though! Kind of apple/pear on the nose, a little bit of that usual Belgian funk/phenolic. Flavour wise it's dry, bitter, little bit fruity. The alcohol isn't noticeable. It doesn't seem to have a heap going on with it if I'm honest, I just wonder if more spec malts were added it might give this beer a bit more body and malt backbone. But then that could be well out of style, I've not brewed or got into Belgian beers at all myself so take that which a pinch of salt, this could be exactly as it's meant to be! Cheers for sharing Bambule.

Permalink Reply by Martin Bridges on May 22, 2011 at 11:17pm

Beautiful looking beer - rich gold, nice & clear. Big white head which persists well.

 

One sniff & you know it's Belgian. Lovely phenolics. Very Duvel-ish - rich warm malt, dry finish, interesting aromatics. I really like this beer, although 750ml was a bit much to tackle in one sitting - I should have gone with a smaller glass! :)

 

Lovely work Mr Bamboolay!

Permalink Reply by Bambule on May 24, 2011 at 3:07pm

Cheers Martin,  I'll take Duvel comparisons any day!

Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on May 23, 2011 at 1:06pm

Had this with Jed Soane - celebrity beer photographer (or is that beer celebrity photographer?)...

it's been a pretty huge week since we sared it but I remember it pouring brilliant pale gold, having a fair bit of spice and a fruity whiff of the punch it would kick on the nose. Clean malt, effervescent and spicy in the mouth. Very drinkable and it stood up nicely to a bunch of very good commercial beers we drunk that afternoon. Very good, I reckon it would gain a lot of complexity with time in the cellar (but it would never make it around my house).

Thanks Bambi...

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