Dark brown colour, brownish head. Spicy aroma, slightly caramel. Quite flat aroma, little bit spicy but not very pronounced.

Vervifontaine version Dark brown, purplish even; thick, brown, uneven head. Very nice winey-lactic acid (Brett?)- blackcurrant smell. Tart, fruity (fruit-drops retronasal) and roasted malt taste. Some toffee-flavour, but not sweet. Sourish tinge from C02. Fruit is black grape, blackcurrant, plum. Refreshing mouthfeel, quite well-bodied. Good carbonation, clear palate. Alcohol remains hidden. Roast malt stays for a while, even a bit too. Then general fruitaroma. Very nice beer, IMO. Grain d’Orge version, draught Dark-amber, with olive shine, very hazy; slim, off-white head. (4/5) Perfumed dark malts nose. (7/10) Sweet dark malts taste, chervil or broad-leaved parsley. Nutty notes. (7/10) Suggested mouthfeel lighter than it really is. It’s quite attenuated, no more syrup notes from the pearsyrup addition. (3/5) It’s a long way from the original by Vervifontaine. Seem to have liked that one better, but this certainly is OK (14/20 Overall)

Dark hazy amber; malty, phenolic, alcoholic, with honey-ish notes. Very sweet beer, with little if any pear character; finishes yeasty and malty. One dimensional.