hazy orange to bright amber colour, medium sized creamy yellowish off-white head; aroma of floral honey, grape, caramel and slight orange or rather marmalade notes; taste of honey, burnt toast notes, caramel, marmalade and hints of raisins and dried plum; not bad at all!

33cl bottle: out of date by 3 months when poured into a ’Palm’ badged tulip on 26 Apr 2013 (at home). Misty rather than cloudy: reddy amber hue to the body, no head worthy of the name, just a weak collar and mini wisp in the middle of the glass. Not much sediment left the bottle, but it was still not a clear beer. Yeasty and sweet aroma, mixed bunch of floral spices also in the nose. The taste followed the smells: yeasty and sweet with fruity, floral undertones. Malty more than hoppy, sweet rather than dry, flavoursome, not bland: in short fairly interesting and better than I expected. I like the sweeter brews.

330ml bottle kindly shared by Finn. Hazy amber coloured body. Decent white head, spotty lacing. Spiced fruity aroma. Jam-like taste containing bready malts, berries, dried fruits and caramel. Herbal hops to the finish. Medium bodied. Rather unusual and partially exciting (at Finns in Tromsø, 02.01.2013).

Flaske 0,33l fra Brune Rousse Houblon, Nice. Delt med Rune under rateseanse i H9 2 Jan 13. Aprikosfarget. Uklar. Lavt luftig skum som flater ut. Krydret fruktaroma. Smaken syrlig frukt og kandisukker.

Bottle at Saveurs d’Eléonore, Menton. Poured an orange/amber body with a small thick hazy white head. Plenty of floaties, lively carbonation. Pleasant honeyish maltines in the nose, mixing with notes of oranges and some spices. Pleasant light spicy taste, orangs, almost like a Belgian ale. Refreshing, with some hop bitterness showing up near the end. A lovely little find and definitely extremely underrated (see what one bad bottle that some of the former raters seem to have shared can do to a beer’s score...).

09/10 A 0.33 l bottle from a bar in Menton. It poured a hazy orange to brown body with medium head, although we left some yeast in the bottle. Weaker aroma of some caramel, orange and spices... Flavor is quite different, yeasty with some hops. Caramel malt and orange are still intertwining between cloying yeast and a touch of alcohol near the finish. Finish itself was longer as of fuller body, with specially pronounced orange. Nice one indeed.

Bottle in Menton, 2006. A blonde beer with a slight amber tinit. Left the yeast in the bottle, but it is still pretty cloudy. Very small head, turning into lace immediately. Strong aroma of fruits and spice—additive, I was told. Smells like red berries, spices, quite sweet, actually, not much malt or hops coming through. Tastes like beer, though, even if it doesn’t quite smell like it. A slightly roasted malt flavor is accompanied by cinnamon. Good hops too, I think. It is a bit sour, from what, I do not know. Not as sweet as I expected. Not as fruity either. It is primarily a heavily spiced blonde almost amber ale? I like it. It is a bit over the top in the spicing, but not at all disgusting. It works, though it relies a bit too much on the flavorings to get it through, not enough malt flavor. Not perfect, not exactly my type, but nice. Better in the summer, I think. One of the best highly-spiced beers I have had.

bottle. Hazy golden colour, mediums-ize head. Malty-fruity nose. Very aromatic, malty and hoppy with hints of herbs.

Sample from 75 cL bottle (clear). Pours light orange with white head. Aroma is hoppy and grassy. Taste is coriander and caramel malt with a soft mouthfeel. More malty than hoppy with soft sweet finish.

Got this beer as part of 3 pack from Nice. Waited a while before drinking, the expiration date has passed 08/2005. The beer pours with very little head, amber colored, some carbonation. Aroma is strong, an acidic sweetness. Body is light-medium. Taste is strong but difficult to describe. Aftertaste has just a little bit of bitterness and sweetness.