De Molen Borefts Tien

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Bodegraven, Netherlands

(3/15/08) Draught sample at Brouwerij de Molen in Bodegraven. Deep amber with a medium creamy beige head. Aroma of malt, some roastiness, some caramel and some yeasty fruity notes. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, some dark fruits and a bit of chocolate hints. Medium to full body. Great!

Chestnut brown with a creamy and lasting tan head. Malt, grain, caramel aroma with a hint of roast malts. Big and sweet flavour, malty with some caramel.

The Fonefan/Brugmansia Cnudde tasting. Courtesy of Fonefan/Brugmansia. Nice red mahogany with a nice, creamy head. The aroma has sweetness and notes of roasted malt, raisin and candy sugar. The flavour has sweetness and notes of candy sugar, malt, spice, light citrus, raisin and caramel. Quite charming.

33 cL bottle@fonefan/Brugmansia’s Cnudde tasting. Pours slight cloudy brown with a lacing tan head. Light spiced and mild yeasty aroma. Flavour holds a mild chocolate and liqourice mix. Smooth and mild yeasty note. Spiced flavour into the finish accompanied with a sweet caramel note.7-4-7-3-13=3.4

75 cL bottle. Pours slight cloudy deep orange with a collapsing white head. Dense phenolic yeasty aroma with a solid roasted malt note. Smooth roasted malty flavoured with a light and nicely balanced sweetness. Lingering malty finish with a nice mellow yeasty note.7-3-8-3-16=3.8

A brown colored clear beer, A medium beige creamy head, it disappears quickly. A very fine aroma of chocolate, coffe and some little sweets of raisins. A taste of some bitter chocolate and coffee, also a little sweet and spicey. A complex beer. The taste keeps in your mouth for a while. An excellent beer.

Battersea Beer Festival, 6th Feb 2008. Aroma of caramel malt and dried fruit. Cloudy dark orange appearance. Strong rich fruit taste and a sticky mouthfeel. A decent but uninteresting Belgian ale.

0.33 l bottle. Hazy brown color with creamy head. Sweetish and vinous aroma with notes of candy, menthol and vanilla. Sweet, vinous, yeasty and meaty flavor with candyish and berryish notes. Soft oily palate.

Pours dark chestnut with medium head that lingers. Sweet, caramel smell, alcohol/phenols are percibeable. Taste is sweet malty, somewhat spicy. Very good!