Brown bottle, 33 cl, savoured on July 3 2007; eye: amber with caramel reflections, generous creamy beige head, slight lacing, clear, average effervescence; nose: sugar, caramelized malt, hops, fruity; mouth: in that order, creamy, caramelized malt, small dark berries, alcohol, pepper, fruity, cloying finale in caramelized malt with a good mix of hops and pepper, a bit thin, medium body, quite sweet, lightly bitter, texture is also sticky, average carbonation; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl; œil : ambrée avec des reflets caramels, abondante mousse beige crémeuse, très légère dentelle, claire, effervescence moyenne; nez : sucre, malt caramélisé, houblon, fruitée; bouche : dans cet ordre, crémeuse, malt caramélisé, petits fruits foncés, alcool, poivre, fruitée, finale toquante en malt caramélisé avec un mélange de houblon et de poivre, un peu mince, corps moyen, pas mal sucrée, légèrement amère, texture aussi collante, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : ordinaire

Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, spices. Flavour is caramel, fruit, alcohol, spices, sweet. ok beer.

Bottled at the Belgian Embassy in Oslo. Unclear, brown body with a tan to beige head. It has an aroma of caramel and spices, quite nice, but maybe a bit boring. Sweet and lightly spiced flavor as well, and a sweetish mouthfeel. A quite pleasant beer, but a tad anonymous. (070103)

Bottle: Poured a dark brown with a light brown head. The aroma was hoppy and grassy fruit earthiness. The taste was sweet caramel spice malt.

Amber color; huge head, nice lace. Nice aroma, malty, a bit fruity, subtle hops. The taste is quite sweet and malty, with some caramel and candi sugar. Not extremely complex, but pleasant.

Bottle. Amber-brown colour with very large head. Sweet aroma of caramel, toffee and yeast. Sweet, flowery, yeast, balancing bitterness, soft.

Bottle, BBE March 2007 Frothy, light brown head, but the frothiness is rather nice. Reminds me a bit of cobwebs. Clear, deep brown (with a reddish shine) body. Soapy aroma of hops. Remarkable absence of malts as one would guess to smell when drinking a deep brown beer. Lightly bitter and sweet in the beginning. Smoothening out to the end (lightly bitter and sweet). Rather nice flavour.

(Bottle 33 cl) Dark brown with an underlying orange hue. Huge, bubbly, beige head which collapses rather fast. Unclear with a large sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Lovely aromas of dried fruit and some sweet caramel, but actually the body is rather light. The alcohol is dangerously well hidden. Limited bitterness in the finish. Unfortunately this is overly carbonated which is a major drawback in an otherwise excellent beer. 010605