Pater Lieven Bruin

Brewed by Van Den Bossche
Style: Belgian Ale
St. Lievens-Esse/Herzele, Belgium

Bottle from Utobeer Market Stall. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas of raisins, sultanas, roasted malts, tobacco, dark fruits, some chocolate. Flavours of chocolate, vanilla, caramel. Dry sweet finish.Not bad.

Bottle. Pours a dark bruin body with an off white head. Gummy citrus with a candy like sweetness. Sour, cheesy tones, with some apple pucker. Chocolate covered cherries and toffee. Interesting enough.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with a small creamy off-white head. Strong dark malty aroma. Sweet malty taste, twists more over on the sour/smokey side towards end.

Bottel Frothy off-white good mostly deminishing head. Heavy amlty and hoppy aroma. Fruity specialy ap´ple notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average nice moderate bitter finish. OIly palate. Very nice beer.

Bottled sample via lubiere. Dark brown in colour with fairly strong carbonation. Aromas are of stewed fruit, figs, caramel and roasted malts, and a bit of spicy yeast. More caramel and fruit upfront in the mouth, along with hints of chocolate and a bit of a molasses twang. Starts off medium sweet in the mouth, but dries out fairly well on the finish. Fairly interesting, but not mindblowing.

330mL bottle, courtesy of Lubiere. Thanks Luc. Pours a hazy, deep dark brown with a huge tan head, very lively carbonation which fades fast. The aroma is a blend of subtle malt complexities. Lots of dark fruit and sweet malts, as well as some yeast. The flavour is also very subtle, but there’s a lot going on here. Plum, red grapes, toffee, and the finish is long with a seriously lingering aftertaste that makes this beer unique (ish). Smoke meets mild sourness and somehow they almost work, but are just a bit too weird to be honest. The smoke gets longer and more drawn out as this beer warms, and it over-powers the sour. Very drinkable for the abv. Over-all this is a tasty and enjoyable little Belgian brown.

Bottle. The aroma is very soft, light malty and sweet. The head is small, white and fizzy with a short duration. The body is nearly black. The taste is malty, a light sour finish. The carbonation is soft, the body is light to medium and creamy. A good beer.

Bottle - 330ml. Pours a cola brown body with average carbonation and a thin off-white bubbly head. Enjoyable malty/hoppy aroma with fruity and yeasty hints. Well balanced taste that carries yeasty, toffee, and plummy notes. Ends with a decent bittersweet finish. Enjoyable Brown Ale.