Val-Dieu Brune

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Aubel, Belgium

This beer has a slightly fruity nose. The color is dark red almost brown and it has a beutiful head. The flavor is very nice, very sweet with notes of berries, roasted malt, earth, ending with prickling on the tongue and sweetness. A pretty complex flavor. It is not overwhelmingly "bruin" - but a very nice beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark chestnut brown with a tint of red and a handsome and thick, off-white head. Roasted, caramelish aroma. Sweetish flavours of roasted malt. OK, but not exactly a great beer. 111105

33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a dense and light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty and yeasty spiced. Flavour starts sweet malty with a textured mouthfeel. A warming alcohol flavour and slight spiced note appears before the finish. Nice warming finish.

Bottled. Dark ruby with rich creamy head. Sugary aroma. Sweet and mild with obvious coffee flavour and creamy mouthfeel. Kind of like coffee liqueur.

Bottle. Amber / brown color with a nice head with good duration. Aroma is fruit and malt. Flavour was slightly sweet, brown sugary and sweet.

Bottle. Dark brown colour, white head. Very malty, but not too sweet. Balanced well by a strong alcohol flavour. Aroma and flavour have a hint of horse or goat, but it suits the beer OK.

Bottled. Dark ruby red colour, with sediments floating around. Head is big, fluffy and brownish and leaves lace. Aroma is barnyard and alcohol. Slight hints of malts. Very boring aroma in fact. Flavour is metallic, yeasty and some alcohol. Slight nuttyness also when it gets a bit warmer. Quite barnyardish and earthy in the finish and aftertaste. Surprisingly thin palate. Not too bad, just boring.

Bottled. Clear red brown coloured with a solid and lacing beige head. Sweet aroma of malts, spices and yeast with fruity notes. Nice sweet and malty flavour with notes of spices, yeast and alcohol. Dry finish with yeasty notes.