MennoO (81), Haarlem, Netherlands
Jun 30, 2009 bottle, indeed dark and with medium creamy head. sweet and dark (chocolate, coffee) but not too strong a taste nor too sweet, which makes this very drinkable.
improvjock (68), USA
Jun 25, 2009 Pours a dark reddish-brown with medium tan head. Scent of dried fruits. Taste is sweet and strong, but not too powerful as this style sometimes is for me. Not bad.
JanEric (60), Meppel, Netherlands
Jun 21, 2009 Dark brown coloured, wih a thick head which quickly dimininishes. Full aroma, sweet, coffee, caramel. Tastes bitter, hoppy, with a hint of caramel. Long soft finish, tasty.
 janubio (145), Spain
Jun 16, 2009
Served in a Gouden Carolus glass, pours a brown head that lasts all the time and leaves some lace. Red brown colour. Smells of dried fruits, burnt wood, soaked earth, toffee, molasses. Sweet flavor, not much pronounced. Taste of dried fruits, spices, with pepper, cloves and nutmeg. It could be a greater beer, I found that it lacks some more sharpness or having stronger ends on both smell and taste.
drjay44 (494), Colorado, USA
Jun 14, 2009 33 cl. bottle. Pours a beige head of good duration, with very attractive, curtain lacing, over a clear, reddish brown (SRM 20) body....nose heavy with dried fruits (raisin, cherry, plum) mild toffee, honey, mild molasses, also a tinge of burnt wood (campfire)....tastes initially of sweet, toffee malts, then balancing fruits, again raisin and dried cherry, bit of plum, molasses, and a touch of wood balance, ends up slightly sweet....mouth feel is thick and heavy, carbonation relatively high. A lovely brew.
bonfunck (148), Waasmunster, Belgium
Jun 14, 2009 33cl bottle from de hopduvel Ghent. dark ruby brown beer, strong foam head with a good nose, good balanced flavour between taste and alcohol. very good beer from a very good brewer
BillyMidnight (41), Alberta, Canada
Jun 8, 2009 This is how beer is supposed to taste. Grain and yeast along with nuts, dark fruits, and an almost creamy texture. The flavour performs judo chops on your palate, moving in unexpected directions, morphing like a chamaeleon before surprising you with its next strike. Only complaints are it could be a bit more fizzy, and it doesn’t come in a 40.
Chef Chad (78), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Jun 1, 2009 Smells a bit old.. some plum and must. Pours Brown with not head at all. There was little to no carbonation to this beer... I am starting to think that this is a very old bottle. Raisins, plums, burnt sugar and some nuttiness...
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