Bought from Beers of Europe, drank at home. Not bad. Looking forward to drinking more dark beers when the clocks go back.

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle picked up at Wine Raks, Aberdeen. No idea where these guys sourced random Belgian beers from. It pours slightly hazy deep reddish - brown with a decent khaki head. The aroma is fairly sweet upfront, intoxicating, caramel, cola, brown bread, malt loaf, fruit cake, jammy fruits, cherry, raisin, toasty brown sugars and some warming spice. The taste is firmly dry upfront, slightly bitter, toasty grains, slightly roasty, dull coffee, kinda tart, vinous, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, dried fig, cherry, toasted fruit cake, touch of banana bread, warming booze and some clove rock with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice character to it. Interesting and quaffable. Nice one.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thanks Luigi for this bottle that I have tried at Bonfol during this summer/winter that it is too hot. This one is good, classical Belgian beer, boozy but it is discreet, smooth and bready at the palate, a bit fruity, classical hop. 25.02.2021

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is dried fruits, malt, yeast, caramel, notes of red and dark fruits. Nice. Fairly sweet, not boozy, fruity and yeasty with dark malts. Medium body. Fine Belgian brewing.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle 0,33ltr: Brown-amber brew with some fruity taste, maybe berries. Very good to drink this one in the winter again.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg. Murky brown with an off-white head. Malty aroma with red fruits. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish. Some vinous notes as well. Great sipper.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Reinaert Grand Cru, Fläschchen aus Tausch mit JefVerstraete - thanks, Jef! - Kastanienrotbraun, trüb. - In der Nase warmes dunkles Malz, belgische obergärige Hefe, reiche rote Frucht (Waldbeeren), Bitterorangenschale, Likör. - Antrunk sahnig weich und satt röstmalzig mit reicher dunkler Frucht (Brombeere), Brotkruste, Mokka und Bitterschokolade. Etwas zu deutlich zuckrige Süße geht in solide krautige Hopfenherbe über. Milder rezent, vollmundig bis mastig, wärmend alkoholisch. Im Abgang leicht trocken, fein malzbitter und solide hopfenherb mit Noten von Anis. - Dieses belgische Starkbier gefällt mir besser als erwartet: es ist füllig, komplex bittersüß und erstaunlich aromatisch gehopft. Bloß die Fruchtigkeit ist mir etwas zu penetrant. (18.1.2024.)

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Même si le terme de Grand Cru m'agace toujours autant, cette Reinaert m'a été plutôt plaisante. Elle pourra cliver toutefois avec un alcool très tonique allié à une base aromatique relativement riche dont l'alliance peut surprendre. Le visuel est sur un brun clair limpide avec une fine effervescence et une mousse blanc cassé de 5 mm. Le nez présente beaucoup de caractère sur une alliance de caramel, fruits confits, girofle et chocolat avec un alcool vif. En bouche c'est à la fois rock'n roll avec un alcool très présent et tonique donnant du tempérament et des arômes riches. L'alliance des 2 peut toutefois déconcerter. Corpulence et longueur sont également bonnes pour une bière intéressante.

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Pours a murky mahogany colour with a medium sized thick foamy off-white head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel, toffee and a little candied sugar. Taste has more dry dark fruits, caramel, burnt brown bread, some leathery and tobacco notes, some light roasty notes on a light bitter and also lightly sweet finish. Nicely balanced beer. Medium body, average carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Good Beer.