7.2

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, at 8,5%. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, molasses and chocolate. Taste adds liquorice and wood spice. Thin finish.

5

Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Label: 8.5%. Pours a very dark brown almost black colour with hardly any head. Aromas of chocolate, liquorice, molasses and dry dark fruits. Taste has a bit more dark fruit, molasses, caramel, some wood and a hint more liquorice in the background. Fizzy palate and very thin watery mouthfeel. The alcohol is fairly well hidden but other than that it is a terrible beer. Arguably one of the worst Belgium beers I’ve ever tried. Disappointing.

6.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Dark brown color, full sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, dark candi sugar, a bit sweet, brown malts, light iron. Medium body and carbonation.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from a Carrefour. Pours hazy dark brown with a slowly thinning, foamy, tan head. Aroma of raisin, fig, caramelised popcorn, salted peanut, pear, candi sugar, brioche, molasses. Taste is medium malty sweet, lots of dark fruits (fig, raisin), some pear, caramelly & nutty edges, dough-like; light herbal bitter middle with toast, green tea, metallic note too. Dryish, herbal hoppy finish, lingering dough, caramel, dark fruits, bit bittering metallic. Medium body, slick-oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Could have been better...

6.3

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

F: medium, tan, average retention. C: dark brown, some red against the light, bit hazy. A: malty, chocolate, caramel, bit fruity. T: fruity, caramel, dark fruits, banana, bit dark cherries, bit chocolate, so-so beer, medium body and carbonation. Sample shared with tderoeck, 77ships and Bierridder_S @ Bruges Beer Festival 2018.

5

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

04/02/2018 - small glass shared with tderoeck, 77ships and rubin77. Brown, small lacing. Nose is grainy, bit cowfodder, caramel. Taste is a mess too. What a pity but hey, I've had all their beers now.

6

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

Thanks to tderoeck, Bierridder_S & Rubin77. Sampled draft @ Brugs Bier Festival 2018. Dark brown, red hued, little tanned head. Nose is paint varnish, BE dark fruit, chemical, paint, glue, dark fruit,.. Taste is chemical, paint glue, dark fruit,… Body is chemical glue,… Poor like their other beers.

7

Mooie, romige bitterheid. Klein beetje caramel en chocolade.

7.6

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

Clear ruby brown colour, good two finger creamy beige head, mostly lasting and a thin layer remains till the end, good lacing. Aroma roasted malts, dark fruits, hints of treacle, chocolate, caramel, liquorice. Smooth taste, medium sweet and light bitter, retronasal roast, malty, milk chocolate, caramel, dark dried fruits. Sweetbitter aftertaste, roasted malts, light chocolate, fruity slightly sourish notes, medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, very nice indeed.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Dikke Jan Bruin (by Dikke Jan):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

7/IX/15 - 33cl bottle from De Bierboom (Brugge) @ home - BB: 26/III/15 (2015-1167) Thanks to Delvin for sharing the bottle!

Note: loud BANG upon opening...
Clear dark brown beer, big aery beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty roasted, some coffee, spicy, aniseed, very yeasty, overripe banana, some band-aid, caramel, liquorish, nutty, some toast. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of dried fruits, liquorish, overripe banana, caramel, bit sweet, some coffee. Aftertaste: little sourish, yeast, banana, bitter touch, liquorish, some aniseed, bit fruity, chemical touch.