De Molen Borefts Tien

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

Bottle:Darkish brown in color with a light brown head.Beautifully clear.A very complex beer with notes of berries.Alchol very well hidden.A VERY nice tasty beer with a terrific aftertaste

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

Bottle. [thank you Skortila/Caesar]
Pours a most wonderful coppery golden with a fine, staying, creamy, yellowish head. Beautiful simply. Aroma is wonderfully sweet and extremely complex. Lots of raisins, plums, chocolate, figs, spices (notably cardemum and cinnamon), some doughy malts and caramel. Dark brown sugar as well. Low to medium carbonation. Flavour is truly magnificent. Very subdued viniousness hiding lots of fruity characters, some apples and raspberries appearing alongside the dried, dark fruits. In the aftertaste, a touch of flowery hops mix well with yeastiness and light chocolate. Why is this rated so low? Wonderful experience!

Dark brown coloured, thick brown head. Malty with fruity notes, some caramel and liquorice. Warming alcohol sensation. Good brew!

On tap at the brewpub. Lovely aroma of soft spices with strong vanilla. Dark brown color, beige fine head, very nice lace. Very sweet, soft but strong flavors. Strong bitterness, lots of spices but certainly not aggresive, candy sugar, cardemon, hint of licorice. Very full, smooth mouthfeel but a little dry in the finish. Yes, a Rochfort-like yeast is certainly detectable but Rochefort clone? Don’t think so. It has a complete character of it’s own with the hops used, the softness and it’s easy going.

Slightly hazy reddish brown with beige head. Aroma of nuts, candisugar, cherry and blackcurrant. Rochefortish to say the least. Full sweet taste, more fruity than nutty. Syrupy texture but nowhere cloying. Medium to wellbodied. Alcohol is wellhidden. Excellent beer that reminds a bit of Rochefort, but still very much keeps it own character. Just lacks a bit of bitterness to compensate for the sweet taste, otherwise excellent beer.

Bottle at Jbru´s, march 07. Alcoholic, fruity aroma. Sherry, fruity, prune flavor, vivid and very nice. Medium to full MF, recomforting and easy going. Very nice shinny deep amber color with a medium white head. Amazingly drinkable and warming belgian strong ale.

Bottle into tulip, ’t Arendsnest, Amsterdam (3/2008). Best Dutch beer I had the pleasure of drinking while in Amsterdam. Dark cherrywood color with a fluffy, one-inch eggshell head that lasts. Very light bready fruit smells, like fruitcake mixed with angel food cake. Sweet at first like DFH Raison d’Etre or Midas Touch, syrupy figs and twigs. Thyme accents a spicy finish with ginger, rootsy licorice, and a bit of lactose. While I liked this quite a bit, I felt like the ancillaries of the beer were better than the core; i.e., it looks good, smells good, the finish is good, and certain flavors were wonderful, but they were always wonderful in isolation--the parts are better than the sum. Still, impressive.