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Reddish/Orange Coloring with Light Tan Ring...Shhrt Lived Lacing. Light Fruit, Prune/Spic Aroma..Light Dry Texture..Light Spice...Wet, Subdued Fruity Notes..Peaceful Ending with Light Alcohol Warming.

Bottle. Unclear red/brown colour. Small creamy head. Quite malty flavour. Aftertaste has a little liquorice. Nice, full body.

This bottled brew marked best before 9/05 poured a extremely large sized head of foamy light brown colored long lasting finely sized bubbles that left behind a hazy dark brown colored nearly opaque body with no visible carbonation. The aroma was bready with brown malty notes. The mouth feel was tingly and mildly vinous with a mellowing in the finish. It had a mild malty burnt malt bready flavor. After drinking the concoction I found lots of thick stuff in the bottom of my mug.

Bottled @ KØ 2005: Burgundy coloured. Unclear. Dark beige head. Fruit, raisin, berries, yeast, malt and sweetness in the aroma. Flavour is equally delicious. Loads of sweet malt, fruit and rasiny notes. Some spices present. Ends on a nice sweet note and a light alcohol burnt. Complex and full bodied.

Red brown colour with a big baige head. Weak yeasty malty fruity aroma and a sweet caramel yeasty taste. Medium body and a sweet finish.

Hazy amber colour with a small tan head. Malty and yeasty aroma with a light fruity sweetness. Yeasty earthy flavor with a dry finish.

Bottle at DBF2005. Fruity nose, some yeast, had a sour edge like all Dutch beers. Reddish colored body, with a small off-white head. Sweet flavor, sour edge, some yeast.

[from bottle @ Copenhagen Beer Festival 2005]
Not. My. Style.
Very special heavy flavour, cheese-y aroma. Tastes kinda like the morning after.