Gaverhopke Den Twaalf

Pours chestnut brown with a very small tan head and just a slight amount of lacing. Aroma is caramel candy, toffee and malt. Tastes of candy apples, and very sweet dates, with sugar-coated raisins. Not much hops leaves the malt abit unbalanced, so that sweetness dominates all aspects of this one. Alcohol is not well hidden.

33cl bottle. Smallish beige head atop murky chestnut body. Aroma is moderately sweet, fig, Brandied prune, apricot, molasses, light Belgian yeast, earthiness. Taste is sweet and boozy, prune/raisin, some caramel/molasses, berry, light yeast. Sticky full body. No depth to this one, really just big sweet and fruity booziness.

Pours a coca cola brown with very little head. Nice malty nose with figs, honey, and a tad of chocolate. Taste is very straightforward Belgian malts with little to no complexity. I will say, it does hide its 12% alcohol content very well, but I was left sort of unsatisfied for such a "big beer". Lots of carbonation which is a nice touch.

Bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark fruit, caramel, yeast and has a touch of spice. Flavor was sweet with caramel, brown sugar, yeast and raisins with a medium body and has a nice dry warming finish.

Deep brown coloured body with a very thin, two millimetre tall tan head. Aroma of sour grapes (like a lambic), caramel, malt, alcohol and a bit of tart yeast - nice! Medium-bodied; Strong assertive maltiness up front with some wheat and yeast, then fades to a pleasant tangy character full of fruit and ends with a mellow alcohol taste coupled with some raisins and pit fruits - nice! Aftertaste shows a mix between sour grapes and a malty, pit-fruity alcohol finish - good for the style and definitely an interesting take! I sampled this 33 cL stubby bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, DC on 25-July-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 25-September-2009.

Bottle from Craft. Pours turbid dark brown with ruby hints and an off-khaki head. Nose is spicy yeast, peaty boggy malt, tart fruit, citrus. Tastes earthy, peaty, fruity, with yeasty spice, port wine, berry, caramel, and spicy flavors. Complex and interesting, this one is decent.

Bottle courtesy of Ibrew2or3. Pours a honey brown color with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of spice, ripe dark fruit, earthy esters, caramel. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of sourness, brown sugar, caramel, hints of chocolate. Generally medium body with a slightly boozy finish.

Thanks to IBrew2or3 for the share. Pours hazy brown with a white head. Nose is candy sugar, malt, slight sourness, cherries, yeast, and caramel. Flavor is candy sugar, yeast, molasses, and raisins. Medium-bodied and pretty nice overall.