Duchesse De Bourgogne: 30

Taste: 10 Finish: 10 Visual: 5 Aroma: 5
Total: 30

I think this is my first perfect 30. The Duchesse is a red Belgian Ale. It is a dark ruby red with a bit of brown. The aroma is of sweet ripe red fruit.

It is sweet on the tip of the tongue. Again, lots of plums, grapes, and cherries but then raspberries and some tartness of pomegranate. It's rich and thick. There is a very light malt in the back. The very light fizz has a slight taste of alcohol but also more fruit. In the aftertaste is slight hops.

Okay, this tastes nothing like beer. It's more like a fantastic sparkling wine. It's heaven in a bottle. But it certainly shows that beer can taste nothing like what you expect.