Gribousine Malonne Brune

Brewed by Brasserie La Binchoise
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Binche, Belgium

Courtesy of Fonefan. Dark brown with a red hue and an OK head. The aroma is fruity, but in an artificial way like in a soda. The same goes for the flavour, that reminds me of a beer mixed with raspberry soda. It’s not a fruit beer, so I think it’s a bit weird...

330ml bottle (Delirium, Brussels)
Brown. Malty aroma, fairly sweet. Taste follows that trend - pretty big on sweet maltiness. Palate, however, is pretty soft, but then I also feel it’s sticky, and yet also I feel it’s thin. Pleasant, and not half as confusing as these notes make it appear.

Bottle at Chris_o’s. Slightly hazy, golden beer. Sweet and sugary, some spice.

Bottle. Brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is apple, sweet, alcohol, orange. Flavour is sweet, apple, alcohol, orange, raspberry. Complex beer.

Bottle. Typical Belgian brune, sweet with a yeasty profile. Also got some raw alcohol in the finish, which knocked a few points off. Sweet caramel and brown sugar notes also come through. A bit predictable.

Strong fruity nose is a bit boozy with bready malt undertones. Opaque brown body is topped by a thin white head that recedes to light cover. Quite sweet flavour is strong with fruity esters and some notes of alcohol. Bitterness is subdued. Medium body with some warming and moderate carbonation. Decent, but somehow not very exciting. Tulip glass. Cellar temperature. Bottle (Bièropholie).

Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 12/07, savoured on August 12 2007; eye: brown with burnt orange reflections, hazy, no effervescence, thin beige head, no lacing; nose: yeast, caramelized malt, fruity, lightly spicy; mouth: in that order, mellow, carbonation, caramelized malt, candied sugar, fruity, a bit of cigarette, finale is lightly carbonated and bitter with a hint of spices and alcohol, lightly sweet, slightly bitter, medium body, thinner than expected, average carbonation; overall : correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, meilleure avant 12/07, savourée le 12 août 2007; œil : brune avec des reflets orange brûlé, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : levure, malt caramélisé, fruitée, légèrement épicée; bouche : dans cet ordre, moelleux, carbonatation, malt caramélisé, sucre candi, fruitée, petite touche de cigarette, finale légèrement carbonatée et amère avec une petite pointe d’épices et d’alcool, légèrement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, plus mince que mes attentes, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : correct

Bottle, 33 cl. Deep dark brown (little reddisch shine) with medium off-white head. Aroma spicy, raisins.Medioum body. Taste sweetness, port, pepper. Not bad.