Little head, immediately disapearing. Yeast in suspension. Deep brown beer with a reddish shine troughout. Nose: alcoholic - and a lot! Prunes - maybe slivovitch. Just tasted after 'Cuvée de Tomme', and the parentage is obvious. Taste gives wood & tannines, dark malt, prunes again, liquourish. Sourish tinge,and then: RAISINS in the way of the Flemish 'boerejongens' (=cherries or raisins preserved in jenever). Adstringent mouthfeel, alcohol (oh surprise!). No new aftertaste, unless you count the way your throat reacts after a triple brandy. This beer presented me some problems, finding the right descriptions. But Tomme is a magician, no doubt.

GABF 2002: Winey madeira aroma and funky dry papery flavor..................