(Bottle 75 cl) Dark amber with a tall head. Dark, roasted malty flavours dominate this, but not with the sweetness, you would usually expect in a style like this. On the contrary I find it rather dry with a bitter finish. Well rounded and satisfying beer. 191297

Huge amber-ochre head over red-brown clear beer. Very fruity nose, caramel and dark malts, dark fruit and candy sweets. Reasonably complex taste with dark malts, alcohol and fruity esters; roasted, even burnt notes, a bit like burnt straw or toast. Less sweet than the nose suggested. Warming up, unwelcome soupy wafts of coriander rise up. Dry, bit austere, empty MF. In the mass of bland to disgustingly sweet or alcoholic beers from Huyghe, some of the dark ones stand out favourably. This Poiluchette one tends to confirm that impression.