Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre light brown head that fades quickly and leaves nothing up top after a few seconds. Aroma of earthy, nutty, funky and rustic (dirty) notes with some caramelised sugars, a dash of molasses and a hint of vanilla towards the end. Medium-bodied; Strong vanilla and very earthy and first with a bunch of prunes and plums along with a nutty and rustic bite showing some bread and yeastie components with a light apple and pear sweetness coupled with some light spices at the very end. Aftertaste shows more of the rustic, nutty and very earthy profile with bunches of sweetness,  mainly from the caramelised sugars, bbut also some from fruit and some from pure caster sugar. Overall, a deep and robust smelling and initial beer that gives way to a lot of sweetness and smoother flavours towards the end that ends up being easy-drinking. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman's in Leesburg, Virginia on 10-October-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 02-November-2020, my son's third birthday! 

Tap at the brewery taproom. Williamsburg Virginia. A opaque black brown coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is spicy cedar wood, brown sugars, liquorice. Butter roast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, green apple, liquorice charcoal. Palate is semi sweet, nutty liquorice grass. Palate is semi sweet, highish carbonation.

Draft: Poured a brown with a tan head. Aroma is nutty, malty, taste is Belgium yeast, nutty, brown.

On tap at the brewery. Pours black with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast, wood, dark fruit. Medium body, raisin, spice, wood, light booze, very good.

Bottle from Total Wine and More in Reston, VA Aroma: caramel, vanilla, dark fruit Appearance: dark brown with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish Tasty

Bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours brown with a small tan head; looks like cola. Aroma is caramel malt, dried fruit, yeast. Flavor is caramel, nuts, brown leaves, chocolate malt, dried fruit. Simple, flavorful, decent.

22oz bottle that identifies this as a belgian brown. Aggressive pour yields a short lived tan-brown. A-spicy/clove?, licorice/chocolate-med/dk malt. T-dk malt-chocolate, wood/wet wood?, spice/rye, asphalt/petroleum products.

4oz draft pour from sampler at Strangeways. Pouerd a medium brown color, light cola color to it with a small tan head. Aroma was light caramel malt roast, nutty character as well. Decent.

Tap. Pours cloudy mahogany, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is Belgian spice, roasty, field grass, tires. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, Belgian slices, hints of clove, roasted malt toffee. A bit harsh. Medium body. Not bad.