Brown bottle, 341 ml, brewed at Microbrasserie St-Arnould, purchased at Le Grand Duc, savoured on November 7 2008; eye: dark ruby, clear, slight effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: caramelized malt, scotch briefly, brown sugar, black liquorice candy, candied fruits; mouth: caramelized malt, liquorice, scotch, finale in liquorice, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium-thin body, surprisingly thin, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, brassée chez Microbrasserie St-Arnould, achetée chez Le Grand Duc, savourée le 6 novembre 2008; œil : rubis foncé, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt caramélisé, scotch brièvement, cassonade, bonbon à la réglisse noire, fruits confits; bouche : malt caramélisé, réglisse, scotch, finale en réglisse, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen-mince, curieusement mince, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct

<b>In short: </b>An gross dark beer of some kind with a abusive amount of anise. <br /> <b>How: </b>Bottle 341ml. Rating for a 4 months old bottle &#40;was even more disgusting when fresh&#41;<br /> <b>The look: </b>Dark ruby/mahogany body topped a small beige head<br /> <b>In long: </b>Had this one when it first came out and the beer was brutally awful. Had it a few months later and it was simply awful. Another two months and the beer has mellowed out a bit and now it’s just bad. This is anise, hard-candies, more anise, molasses, more anise, grainy malts, more anise, some dried fruits and even more anise. This is a pretty bad beer and I apologize to everyone I sent a bottle to. Since my last bottle was not as gross as the previous one I may give it a try in another six months but I’m not expecting much. This is the only real misstep in Bièropholie’s history and what a misstep it is, there’s hasn’t been such a big misstep since the last time I was on a dance floor.

Pours a dark chestnut, minimal head and thin layer of lacing. Nose- oddly this smells just like chocolate mints?? Taste- thin bodied, caramel some spice. strong licorce finish. Slightly hot and dry finish. Interesting take on the style, but not my cup of tea

A deep dark brown ale with reddish hues, and a thin moka head. A pleasant aroma of chocolate, butterscotch and molasses, with good vinous notes, and a bit of vanilla. In mouth, an oily mouthfeel of burned caramel, licorice, and treacle. A bit short, but overall, a good representation of the style. Bottle bought at Jovi, Hull, 2.99$.

Shared by Dickinsonbeer. Lightly hazy deep amber in color with a lasting white head. Aroma of caramel/molasses, odd spice. Taste is sweet caramel, and some weird spice aspect. Interesting beer but not what I was expecting at all.