Bacchus, Flemish old brown ale.

in #beer7 years ago (edited)

As I was reading this post by @eroche and getting all nostalgic, I remembered I had this wee bottle, gifted by a friend, sitting in my fridge:

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The beer is a traditional, old style Flemish ale from a brewery in West Flanders, in Belgium. They make a range of beers there, though the
only other one of theirs that I have come across in North America is Kasteel.

Bacchus is a mixed fermentation beer - top fermenting ale yeast and finished with Brett - which gives it a distinct but gentle sour note, very refreshing, under a very fruity aroma. The packaging mentions a pleasant, wine-like taste. Not sure if I would ever mistake this for wine, but pleasant it is!

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Look at that colour (it will be gone soon)!

Cheers! 😋