t Smisje Guido

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

Bottle courtesy of jayg. Pours mahogany with a thin tan head. Smells of raisins, lots of earthy maly, some fruit, some oak. Tastes tarte with some nice complimentary honey hints and a sour finish.

330 ml. Opaque, dark caramel with floaties and a creamy, volcanic head that lasts. Sour cherry and dry wood aroma. Sweet-sour raspberrry/cherry and cream on front turns more acidic and tart on the end. Later the taste develops some raisin, malt vinegar, caramel, slight wood, merlot, and bubblegum. Medium body is smooth and acidic-tingly. Very interesting brew.

(Bottle at Burgs Beertje on 2008-05-20) Deep amber colour. Hazy. Medium sized tan head. Sour, yeasty and sweet nose. Acidic and medium palate. Sour and malty taste. Some raisin.

Deep ruby amber with a thin white head that doesn’t last long. Sweet aroma of fruity malt, plums, figs, raisins. Flavor is sweet yet tart, bordering on lambic territory. Notes of figs, raisins, honey, caramel. Warm alcohol finish. Interesting and tasty.

33 cl bottle at Plan B, Copenhagen. Dark brown color, fast disappering off-white head. Aroma is fruity! Flavor is fruit, but not too sweet. Balanced ale.

Bottle, bought @ Tønden, Haslev.
Pours muddy, unpleasant brown with a fizzy head that disappears as it’s poured. Aroma is light murky, lots of dried fruits, especially raisins. Some caramel and honey as well. High carbonation, but still a bit thin. Flavour has lots of fruity sweetness, lots of character from the raisins. Light tartness as well. A bit too high carbonation, but still rather nice.

Wow, this was different, one of those beers you will either love or hate, but will definitely wake up or kill your palate depending on the situation. have had this on a couple of different occasions. Slightly syrupy on the palate, coating the tongue, lots of caramel and waxy honey notes, dark fruits are slightly overloaded, but come across slightly vinous and viscous on the tongue. I like it, but you really have to be prepared for something radically different.

Poured a dark orange with a medium head. Aroma of raisins and hint of honey. Somewhat heavy on the palate, with too much dark fruit flavor for my liking. Individually, raisin or honey might work, but for me, they didn’t work together here. It just didn’t taste enough like beer.