Black Albert - Royal Belgium Stout
Black Albert brewed in Maine under direction of the Belgium "De Struise Brewery Team" has been making some big waves around the country. The beer is brewed eclusively for the the Ebenezer Pub in Maine. Brewed within the style of a Russian Imperial Stout, this beer is uniquely a "Belgian" beer, described as a Belgian Royal Stout. This stands alone in the world in style, flavor and complexity.
Commercial description from the Ebenezer Pub web site:
........Black Albert was brewed and crafted with a 100% Belgian ingredients. Pours a blacker than black beer with an inch of dark tan head that lingers as it cascades into itself. Huge aroma of bitter-sweet chocolate, fresh torrified coffee beans, barley, candy sugar, complex fruits, and floral hops. At the front, there is spiced baker's chocolate, fresh mocha, caramel like barley touches, and underlying hints of dried fruits which marries the back of your palate and features a huge, and well integrated but not overbearing hop flavour. The after-taste is well balanced and shows a panorama of extreme sensations like chocolate and coffee bitters, a plum cake richness that covers the palate, and a crisp impression of hop bitters that brings elegance and freshness into this massive brew.
Ratebeer.com has rated the De Struise Brewers as the Number #1 "Brewers in the World."
Here's the top Ten from that list:
1 Struise Woesten-Vleteren - Belgium 2 Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster Indiana USA 3 Port Brewing/Lost Abbey San Marcos California USA 4 Bells Brewery Kalamazoo Michigan USA 5 Närke Kulturbryggeri Örebro - Sweden 6 Mikkeller Copenhagen V - Denmark 7 Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids Michigan USA 8 Russian River Brewing Santa Rosa California USA 9 Stone Brewing Co. Escondido California USA 10 AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego California USA 11 Surly Brewing Company Brooklyn Center Minnesota USA
Ratebeer.com has rated "Black Albert" as the #4 Beer in the world. Showing that the De Struise Brewers are not just a flash in the pan; They also have 3 beers in the Top 20 Beers in the World.
**De Struise's Pannapot is available in the Northwest, locally seen at Belmont Station and John's Market.
Here's the Ratebeer.com Top 20 Beers in the World:
Not a big Ratebeer.com fan?? Beer Advocate has rated Black Albert as the #1 Beer on the Planet and #1 Belgian Beer in 2007.
Where does the Northwest fit into this Big Picture?
Under "Top Brewers in the world" Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog holds the highest (and highly respectable) rating at #15 and "Top Beers in the World" at #36 with ADAM.
| 36 | Hair of the Dog Adam | Traditional Ale | Hair of the Dog Brewing Company | Oregon | USA |
"Best Brewers in the World":
15 Hair of the Dog Portland Oregon USA
| 34 | Rogue Ales | Newport | Oregon | USA |
1 comments:
I am also #15 on the Brewers list
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