 JorisPPattyn (4526), Antwerpen, Belgium
Jul 14, 2005 Updated: Aug 19, 2007
Pretty old bottle at Kulminator - still brewed at the original De Smedt plant
Muddy dark brown; medium tan-cream head. Grapes & old wine, nutty and flowery aromas. Rosewater, bitter cardboard, wood; sweet and tart at the same time, biscuit but also dark cake and malts. Bit thin texture, probably a bit oxydized, strangely ending filling in. Stands up quite good - which is logical for a cave-aged beer. May have lost a bit of its original complexity, but not much.
Younger beer, St. Bernard
Very fruity and yeasty. Bit of Cola aroma. Dark fruit & mushrooms. Very fruity flavour, ending on burnt/roasted notes, that gradually dwindly leaving more plain sweetness. Still more complex than most beers in this style.
durhambeer (544), Durham, USA
Oct 15, 2008 Sample from Durham WBF. Not surprisingly, a cloudy brown pour. Malty and earthy. Sweet. Caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and sweet fruits. Worth trying again.
Eructoblaster (1269), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Oct 13, 2008 Bottle - 330ml. Dark brown cloudy body with a thin off-white foamy head. Nice malty aroma with brown sugar, caramel, plum and grape hints. Taste is well balanced, mild, and ends with a short, dry bittersweet finish.
dj (383), Gloucestershire, England
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle, 330ml. A cloudy brown colour with a small head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt and dark fruit. Taste has chocolate malt, blackberry and caramel. Quite tasty.
TrefwoordPunk (371), Leiden, Netherlands
Oct 10, 2008 75 cl. corked bottle shared with friends. Pours brown with a really big head and an aroma of ripe banana’s and a hint of alcohol. Taste is really standard, like every Belgian ale out there. Nothing specia;
Borup (996), Albertslund, Denmark
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown colour with a nice beige head. Aroma and flavour of dark fruit, brown sugar and spice.
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