Interesting. But shout out to Simon! Very cool old school place. Lots of regular and … old people. Yes, even older than 44! 😆 Now where as that conference I was meaning to get to … ?

0,33 litre Bottle, from a trade, at home. Brown with little offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, herbs, spices, sweetness, some booze.

27 May 2023. At De Buffel, Ghent. Cheers to Maarten's birthday, Elise, Domien & Eduard!

A: clear brown, small, foamy, tan head.
A: liquorice, brown sugar, raisin, mint, cardamom.
T: sweet fig & raisin, spicy liquorice, clove & wet cinnamon, speculoos malt.
F: herbal hops, sweet-spicy liquorice, dried fruit, warming liqueur-like alcohol.
P: medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
Never realised this was kind of a 'classic' already. Very interesting desserty beer.

Once again completing the wheel of styles with an ale reminiscent of a bock but more spiced. Very malty, would make a great winter warmer.
Thanks Dennis N. !

Bottle at home from Sterk, Amsterdam, 22nd January 23. Pours a chestnut brown and clear ale. Aroma is caramel, herbal and aromatic. Taste is herbal, caramel, sweet, aromatic, good depth of flavour, floral. Interesting and very enjoyable

1407 recipe. Never had a Koyt so not sure how authentic this is but it tastes good. Not as herbal as expected. Smells like a barleywine, tastes like a bw slash Belgian tripel with a bit of sweet gage. Good for finishing up report cards.

Pours light to mid brown, a bit murky. Average sized off-white head, good enough retention and a bit of lacing. The aroma shows a very nice malty depth, with a half roasted, half caramel base, plus nutty and maybe biscuity notes. A slightly balsamic herbal touch and maybe a hint of spiciness too. Pretty good intensity and nice definition. Taste notes: deep, soft malty base as the smell suggested (caramel, roastiness and nuttiness in good balance), with an earthy feel on the back of things. There's light fruitiness (ripe pear) and a half herbal/half balsamic feel in finish and aftertaste. Medium to high sweetness, medium bitterness; a slight sweet edge in the mouth and a balanced finish. Nice intensity and definition. Sort of 'rustic' but still polished. Medium to dense bodied with medium carbonation, resulting in a semi-full, quite lively mouthfeel. Not that I have that much experience with historical beer recreations, but this feels much more like a vintage/classic (meaning 20th century) take on a belgian bruin. Nonetheless, a very interesting, quite rich and well made beer.