The current version of the classic Felix oud bruin, brewed by colleague Verhaeghe since the very regrettable shutdown of the Clarysse brewery in 2002. Light beige, creamy, moussy head, dark brown colour with warm ruby hue. Sweet fruit aroma suffused by a soft sourishness, impressions of raisins, passion fruit, sweet honey, brown sugar, sour cream, brambleberries, medium dry sherry, some oak. Soft malty and fruity taste, initially sweet but turning lemon- and even a bit vinegar-like sourish which never becomes really sharp, just a mellow, fresh tartness, slowly merging with a caramelly and somewhat toasted maltiness, finishing in a dry sourishness, complex, bit woody and very agreeable. Definitely different from Clarysse’s original version, but in good hands, as Verhaeghe is still one of the leading oud bruin makers - fortunately.

Bottle from Willems @ hotel room, France. Clear dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark sugar and balsamico. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Sweet and moderate acidic finish. 130714

Pours clear dark brown with a small, tan head. The aroma contains malt, cherry, vinegar, raisin and bread. It tastes light fruity sweet and medium sour with a light dry finish - good balance. Medium body, oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Decent. (Edited 25/7/17)

Vintage somewhere in the 1950’s. Flat, no carbonation. Aroma of port with sour fruity notes. Very drinkable. This beer aged very well.

Flasche (33 cl) von Hopduvel, Gent. - Dunkles Kastanienbraun, rasch schwindender beigefarbener Schaum. Angenehme Nase mit warm-holzigem dunklem Malz und deutlicher aber angenehmer Säure. Im Antrunk deutliche aber milde Säure, eingebettet in dunkles Malz und zurückhaltende Fruchtigkeit (Boskoop, Brombeere). Ähnelt Vichtenaar, ist aber einen Tick trockener bzw. etwas weniger süß. Im Abgang Noten von Tannin, trockene Säure; nicht bitter, nur leicht adstringierend. - Eine geplante Blindverkostung mit Vichtenaar scheiterte daran, daß letzteres bereits umgekippt war: aus der Flasche ergoß sich ein Berg von bräunlichem Schaum, der klägliche Rest von etwa 2 cm im Glas reichte für eine Verkostung dann nicht mehr aus.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are cheese, malt, caramel, lactose acid, fruits and hops.

25cl bottle @ home. Dark brown color with a deep dark red glow coming through. Big creamy, thick, long lasting beige head that leaves a good lacing. Smell malts and a bit sour, slightly sweaty. Taste malts, sourish, grape-peel and a slight hint of fruitpeel-bitterness. Low to medium body and carbonation.