De 3 Horne Bockaar Bourgondisch Brabant Ter Hunen

Brewed by De 3 Horne
Style: Belgian Ale
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

Bottle, 7%. Mildly citric fruit aroma. The appearance is not so appealing. Orange colour with lots of floating bits in it. The flavour also has a fruitiness, tastes OK, slightly spicy. There is some alcohol in the flavour, too, which balances the sweet fruit well.

Bottle 33cl.
Light unclear with many medium size body particles, medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty to heavy, caramel, spicy - fruity, ala pumpkin, palm tree leaves. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, and a good balance. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090626]

Bottle: Poured a murky orange amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is rich with caramel and sugars. Taste is nice soft caramel, mixed with a nutty malt mix, the finish is dry with a slight sugar sticky presence on the tongue.

(This beer exists under at least two names -Bourgondisch Brabant and Ter Hunen. Probably others designate the same beer. Sample fairly aged) Amber with pale greenish shine; yellow-amber dense head, gone is secs. Nutty nose, as like fresh almonds; cookies, cake, alcoholic. Nutty taste, now more as hazelnuts, sweet, bit of alcoholic notes, as a cooking brandy or a Pineau des Charentes. Slight herbal finish. Rather light mouthfeel. Alcohol, but not burning. Aftertaste gets bready notes, and 'palm'tree (Buscus sempervirens) aroma. As usual with 3 Horne, this beer is better aged than young. Less positive is its strange straddling on two styles: on one hand an ordinary Belgian Speciale with a light mouthfeel, easily oxidated, and on the other hand strong ale/ abbey dubbel characteristics as alcohol, nutty and liqueurish flavours.