t Smisje Guido

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Bottle. Aroma of dark fruits and a bit of sour. Body is a bit thin, and the carbonation is extremely mild. Reddish amber color with a very reluctant white head. Flavor is lightly sour, with dark fruits and apple. Something like honey adds a contrapunctual sweetness. There is an acetic aspect. Finish is quite dry. A whit funk.

33cl bottle from Biertempel, Brussels: Pours dark muddy brown with a creamy white head & lacings. Aroma is sweet of dark fruits (figs/raisins), brown sugar & honey - vinous/port aroma - very matured. Smooth & soft palate. So far - so perfect. Taste is however slight citric/sour , which shows that it is perhaps slightly infected or over the top. Though I was able to enjoy most of the bottle!

Bottle purchased at Johns Marketplace in PDX, OR--Poured a thick amber-mahogany body with a rocky/wispy biege head and nice lacing. Nose of sugary and dry apples alongside yeasty funkiness. Sour and quite dry. Tart astringent finish. Pretty nice sipping dessert brew.

Pours to a dark brown color with hints of ruby and a thin biege head that lingers awhile and leaves okay lacing. Aroma was a little faint, but what was there was sweet, dark fruits, raisns and honey. Mouthfeel was sweet and a little flat, and the flavor was more of the tasty dark fruit. Finish was long, but a little on the sweet side as well. Could have had a bit more of a hop balance, but not a bad beer. Nice label too..

Pours hazy brown small head. Sweet malty aroma with overripe fruits. Flavor is very sweet with the presence of raisins and dates. Unbalanced and way to sweet.

33cl Bottle $4.69 West Lakeview Guido is brewed with honey and raisins. Pours a murky amber after I let a little of the yeast slip into my snifter. Two fingers of fluffy off-white head form on the pour and as it settles becomes craggy but without losing volume. The tiny carbonation bubbles keep this head in place throught the session. Excellent looking ale. I really don’t get a whole lot of maltiness in the nose but as it warms there is some toasted grains, although not much. What is there is a melange of candi sugar, floral honey, and raisins. Toward the back there’s a welcomed touch of funk in the form of fields of wildflowers. This beer certainly smells interesting and the aroma seems to be constantly shifting and changing. The flavors aren’t clear cut by any means but do go together well. The flavors are a little muddied but the candi sugar, floral honey, and raisins are all there. A nice caramel maltiness comes through in the flavor that wasn’t there in the smell and really brings things together. There is zero alcohol present. Nicely done. This beer is on the lighter side of medium bodied with a luxurious frothiness as it hits the tongue. The carbonation keeps it light and airy throughout. This beer goes down very easily for the size. The absence of heat helps this one along. Wasn’t really sure what to expect from this but it’s a quality brew with some unique flavors including the touch of funkiness on the finish. I’ll be picking up Guido again. 12/2/07

Bottle sampled. Pours a dark amber with a light beigh head. Aroma of yeast, light malts, dark fruits and some raisin notes. Flavor is highly carbinated with a medium bodied taste of caramel malts, brown sugar, light funk and some spice notes

11.2 oz bottle purchased at Jonathon Ron. Pours a muddy medium brown with lots of carbonation that clings to the glass with a bubbly white head that is on the smallish side considering this is a Belgian Ale. Initial aroma is loaded with sweetness, raisins, honey, sugar, bread, but then changes to a nutty acidic aroma. Medium body with biting carbonation over a vinegarish mouth feel. Flavor of white wine, nuts and grain. Where did the honey and raisins go?? Blah.....