Scaldis Caractėre Imperial Belgian Ale. AKA Bush Caractėre.
12 % ABV, 25 IBU. Brasserie Dubuisson, Pipaix, Wallonie Belgium
In the nose: Here it is. Belgian yeast, Belgian malt, all the goodies, dark, sweet, funky, ...this has the goods. The deep, dark, Belgian yeast goods.
In the mouth: Sweet meets strong. Bam. Malt is king, and alcohol is queen. 12%? Ha! I laugh at thee! And it rich, malty, nutty, caramely, all well-balanced, and delicious and lovely. So many layers of deliciousness, so many kinds of yum a dum dum.
It's my last bottle of the 4-pack (as is my custom), and I wish I had more. $20 a 4-pack is too much for me to repeat it so soon, but I can only expressly encourage you to follow my lead, and pick this one up if you see it...you won't regret it.
Introduced in 1933 under the name of “Bush Beer”, this is one of the oldest specialty beers in Belgium and the flagship brand of the Dubuisson Brasserie.
The Bush Caractère is a filtered, top-fermented beer made from malt, hops, natural sugars, water from the brewery’s own underground source and an exclusive house yeast that has been cultivated for 80 years.
The pronounced bitter-sweet taste of this beer, its gentle taste structure and characteristic amber colour are all due to the caramel malts used and the expertise and patience of the master brewer (the beer rests for four to six weeks). The high density – the proportion of malt – and the active house yeast make for one of the strongest Belgian beers, with an alcohol volume of 12%.
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