1554 Black Ale

[Bluebottle]

The wife bought me a variety of bottled ales for Valentine's Day. What a girl! Anyways, one was 1554 Black Ale, brewed by the New Belgian Brewery in CO. Has anyone tasted it and have an opinion? I found it to have a noticable aroma and flavor of toasted malts with chocolate, a malt finish with light hops, not too sweet. New Belgian Brewery claims it has discovered an ancient Belgium receipe referenced to 1554 AD.

[Goban]

I’ve never tried one but it sounds like I’m going to have to hunt one down. :)

Welcome to the boards!!

[Bluebottle]

Thanks, I'll be visiting the forum more as I do more with homebrewing.

[S.F.B.]

I do enjoy this brew. I like some of the other brews by New Belgium better. Give their Abbey a try. Even the Trippel is decent. Don't even get me started on the seasonals. Usually very good.

[steveh]

A little over 2 years old, but: http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1518&highlight=1554

S.

[wild]

I was a very big fan of the 1554 until about 2 years ago but I found that the taste has changed. The flavor has seemed to lose some of its complexity. I had the opportunity to try both bottle and draught and never went back.

Wild