Den 12 / Den Twaalf

Bottle. Malty and farty aroma. Hazy brown colour, gets a little muddy towards the bottom. Small light brown head. Nicely sweet flavour, very malty with lots of dried fruits. Vinous, alcoholic notes as well. Very nice and complex beer. 6 3 9 4 19

Bottle, 12%. Sweet malty aroma, dried fruit. Cloudy red amber colour. Very sweet flavour, also quite sour. The alcohol does not show much, perhaps the nasties have ruined it all. Infected. x x x x x

Spicy fruity, light herbal aroma. Red amber, fine bubbles. Sugary/cramael, full spicy and fruity flavor. Light bitterness. Medium chewyness.

An amber beer with no head. The aroma is of alcohol, stored fruits, prunes, and dusty hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries - especially cherries, as well as alcohol and prunes, leading to a slightly acidic and fruity end.

(Bottle 33 cl) The top-product from Gaverhopke is "Den Twaalf", - "The 12". Mahogany brown and filtered with bubbly carbonation, but not much of a head. Has Gaverhopke’s slightly sour and fruity character. I believe they’ve used some spices, but can’t tell which. It’s been a while since I’ve had a Belgion 12. And this is definitely one of the sneaky ones. I don’t sense the alcohol at all. Yeast sediment in the bottle. 220804

Creamy, collapsing dense head leaving some lace; clear dark chestnut colour. Ever so slightly sourish nose, dark malts galore, a typical example of a benign infection. Liquorice flavour without the sweetness, gliding into chocolate flavour. Bit of roasted grain. Initial acidity slowly changes into flowery sweetish flavour. Well bodied, but acidity makes it thinner than it really is. Good beer, but experience learns it can vary. Can be excellent, can be defective. Sample hodie is in between. As in best condition this beer is excellent, I think it suffers from demand/production possibility ratio.

Bottled. Cloudy orange brown. Malt aroma. Sweet, somewhat fruity and full bodied. Clean mouthfeel. Despite it’s size surprisingly drinkable. Complex malt flavour with a hint of lingonberries. Drier finish. A big, yet subtle beer.