Dégustée à l'été 2016 (De mes notes). .

Tasting at SF, cork
Dark amber color. The aroma is deep, it blends dark amlt with delicate coffee and light barrel. The flavor is a bit too earthy, quite thin, which enhances the bozziness; dry finish.
Not very good, very unbalanced.

Bottle - Dark woody notes and some toffee. Dark brown with a small beige head. Dark barrel and caramel notes with a thin body.

750ml bottle (thx, Alex G.!) shared at Brian’s office. Pours a very dark brown with a weak tan head. Aroma is winey and slightly woody. Similar taste with caramel and woody notes. Quite good.

Medium brown with a golden-brown colour. There is a fair bit of barrel - strong woody - notes but also a lot of toffeeish malt notes. It picks up some fairly rough bitterness, definitely that rich toffee molasses note, but I’d say the brett c doesn’t show through that much. I’d argue it’s a touch thin, despite its sugars, but otherwise has it’s a nice old ale.

Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a quite large off-white foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of caramelized sugar with fruity ester and oak presence is somewhat unique and enticing. Taste is a great mix of caramelized sugar notes with some fruity ester, light funky notes with some residual sugar notes and string oak presence. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol notes. Lacking some balance overall but interesting though say the least.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, purchased at Bières Dépôt Au Vent du Nord, savoured on July 19 2016; eye: dark brown, opaque, minuscule ring of brown head, slight lacing; nose: woody, red wine, malt, light residual sugar; mouth: woody, red wine, malt, light residual sugar, tannin, semi-dry finale in red wine with presence of acridness, medium body, below-average carbonation, lightly harsh texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, achetée chez Bières Dépôt Au Vent du Nord, savourée le 19 juillet 2016; œil : brun foncé, opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse brune, très légère dentelle; nez : boisé, vin rouge, malt, léger sucre résiduel; bouche : boisé, vin rouge, malt, léger sucre résiduel, tanin, finale semi-sèche en vin rouge avec présence d’âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : correct

En fût au Boswell. Couleur acajou très foncé presque opaque, mousse moka pâle insistante laissant une belle dentelle. Arôme de Brett, vin rouge, caramel foncé, boisé, figue séchées. Goût de vin rouge, alcool, malt, Brett épicé, raisin rouge, peu sucré, légère amertume, boisé. Carbonatation moyenne-faible, corps moyen-dense. Pas de subtilité ici, le fût est très présent.