bottle at bierhuyske pours dark with a red glow small , fast fading white head bit yeast in the smell low carbo . some bitterness, some sweet back. very gentle taste. aftertaste goes into coffe, than sweetness ( bit chocolate) but all in a very gentle, unintence way .

One of the first stouts I ever had, before I ventured into the terrain of the British and American stouts. Nice beer, sweet, but still roasted and firm.

On tap. Pours a deep red/ brown. Aromas of nuts, dry toasted malts,and vanilla. Flavors of vanilla, malts, and rich acidic chocolate. Sweet.

Dark brown, medium carbonation. Sweet aroma, notes of coffee, anise, caramel and biscuits. Roasted malts. Also a bit syrupy. Bitter sweet finish.

33 cl. draft @ Kulminator. Pours black but not the blackest black with a creamy lightly tanned head. Nose is sweet liquorish, sweet syrup, dark sugar, light sticky roast, dark fruits, burned toast. Taste is liquorish, roast, syrup, touch sticky, Sirop de Liège, touch molasses, burned toast and finish is quite vinous. Syrupy body but not too heavy. Different, not bad but far from the best stout that I have had.

Draught at Kulminator. Opaque dark brown liquid with small to medium light tan head. Aroma of biscuit, chocolate, sulphur, dark fruit and toast. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of biscuit, toast and chocolate. Medium to full bodied with low to medium carbonation.

33cl Bottle from De Hopduvel, Gent. Clear dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, quite sweet and fruity, malts, molasses. Flavour is sweet, dark fruits, alcohol, hint of liquorice, light bitter alcoholic finish. Medium-bodied. Just a plain Belgain Strong Ale, has absolutely no stout characteristics. Disappointing.

Bottle. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is malt. Flavour is malt, sweet caramel, with a lightly smoked roast finish. Overall very sweet

Dégustée en fût au Saint-Bock. De couleur brune très foncée et claire. Nez de levures fruitées (jus de raisins), moyen de malt rôti doux, léger de réglisse noire avec des notes de houblon terreux et de noix ainsi que quelques traces de chocolat et d’alcool vineux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes huileuses. Goût de levures fruitées (raisins aux notes vineuses, notes de prunes, traces de dattes) accompagné de notes de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de malt rôti doux avec des traces de chocolat noir, de toffee et de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon terreux aux notes herbeuses avec des notes de noix et des traces d’alcool vineux. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un goût de levures fruitées (moût de raisins) avec des notes rôties et des traces de noix. (6 février 2013)