Organic stout brewed in the French Bourgogne, from a bottle with classy label with ‘bas-relief’, looking quite attractive. Many thanks to my former colleague Jarno for this one! Frothy, thick and stable, slowly receding, greyish pale beige head on a black beer with thin burgundy edges. Aroma of coffee grounds, dried elderberries, dry caramel, brown bread crust cassis, chicory, dried prunes, nutmeg, red apple peel hint, even background notes of pear blossoms and violets. Quite ‘juicy’ onset for a dry stout, elderberry-, blue plum- and blackcurrant-like with a restrained but pleasant fruity sweetness to it; medium carb, slightly minerally, through malty layers of dry caramel, brown bread crust, some dark chocolate and eventually black coffee, the roasty bitter flavours of which linger along the remainders of that blackcurrant aspect, spiced by leafy hop bitter notes which further dry the finish. Begins relatively ‘colourful’ and vividly fruity for the intended style – all for the better in this case – and ends like a good old-fashioned Irish dry stout: I could not have wished for anything better in this range. Absolutely lovely ‘sessionable’ stout, better than expected even.

Gekauft in Frankreich, Flasche. dunkles Schwarz-Braun, kein Schaum. Aroma: Malz, Schokolade, Kaffee. Geschmack: Mittlere süße, trocken, bitter, Kalter Kaffee, bittere Schokolade.

Aroma 7. Appearance 4. Taste 7. Palate 3. Overall 13. Roasted malt, and coffee candy aroma. Coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, some toffee taste.

50cl bottle from Auchan Hypermarket in Tonnerre in France. F: medium, tanned, good retention. C: dark, opaque. A: rich dark malts, coffee, chocolate, dark dried fruits, roasted tones, T: medium malty base, roasted tones, coffee touch, chocolate, dark fruits, dark caramel, medium dry on the palate, medium carbonation, quite nice, enjoyed.

Bottled. A black beer with a lazing dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, bread, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, bread, and chocolate, leading to a dry finish. The body is light.

Fles 25cl thuis. Bitters, roasted malts, chocolade, wat koffie, redelijk koolzuur, caramel. (20-2-2020).

Rocky beige head on a near black still body. Coffee & dark chocolate aroma. Medium to thin body, tingly on the palate with a clean finish. Bitter roast, coffee, malt, berry & citrus tastes. Nice tastes lacking in the body

Zwart bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en licht bitter met iets van karamel, romige chocolade en koffie. Tevens een heel licht fruitig zuurtje te herkennen.