UPDATED: NOV 18, 2023 0,33 litre Bottle, from a trade, at home. Brown with little offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, herbs, spices, sweetness, some booze.

UPDATED: OCT 1, 2023 Birra dal colore tra il rosso e il marrone, aroma di frutta matura. In bocca dolce, leggermente erbaceo, e sciroppo di frutta matura (pesca, albicocca).

UPDATED: AUG 26, 2023 a nice and enjoyable beer. Dark amber beer with a thin head. Caramel and a herby flavor, actually quite nice.

UPDATED: JUL 15, 2023 27 May 2023. At De Buffel, Ghent. Cheers to Maarten's birthday, Elise, Domien & Eduard! A: clear brown, small, foamy, tan head. A: liquorice, brown sugar, raisin, mint, cardamom. T: sweet fig & raisin, spicy liquorice, clove & wet cinnamon, speculoos malt. F: herbal hops, sweet-spicy liquorice, dried fruit, warming liqueur-like alcohol. P: medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Never realised this was kind of a 'classic' already. Very interesting desserty beer.

UPDATED: JAN 22, 2023 Bottle at home from Sterk, Amsterdam, 22nd January 23. Pours a chestnut brown and clear ale. Aroma is caramel, herbal and aromatic. Taste is herbal, caramel, sweet, aromatic, good depth of flavour, floral. Interesting and very enjoyable

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2023 Aroma intenso di caramello e frutti scuri, seguito da note speziate ed erbacee. In bocca stessi sentori con l'aggiunta di una punta di alcol.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2023 13.01.2023 AR: belgisch, kräuterig, malzig, Karamell, AP: trübes rotbraun/kupfer TA: belgisch, kräuterig, süss, malzig, Karamell

UPDATED: APR 11, 2022 Opaque reddish brown with a light tan head. Nose is caramel/dark malt. Roasted malty notes balanced with some bitterness and herbal/spicy notes (licorice). Medium body.

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2022 Pours light to mid brown, a bit murky. Average sized off-white head, good enough retention and a bit of lacing. The aroma shows a very nice malty depth, with a half roasted, half caramel base, plus nutty and maybe biscuity notes. A slightly balsamic herbal touch and maybe a hint of spiciness too. Pretty good intensity and nice definition. Taste notes: deep, soft malty base as the smell suggested (caramel, roastiness and nuttiness in good balance), with an earthy feel on the back of things. There's light fruitiness (ripe pear) and a half herbal/half balsamic feel in finish and aftertaste. Medium to high sweetness, medium bitterness; a slight sweet edge in the mouth and a balanced finish. Nice intensity and definition. Sort of 'rustic' but still polished. Medium to dense bodied with medium carbonation, resulting in a semi-full, quite lively mouthfeel. Not that I have that much experience with historical beer recreations, but this feels much more like a vintage/classic (meaning 20th century) take on a belgian bruin. Nonetheless, a very interesting, quite rich and well made beer.

UPDATED: JAN 1, 2022 On tap at Tørst. Pours dark brown. Caramel, funk, herbal, Jägermeister, toffee. Medium body. Strong. Good.