Bottle 0,75ltr: Red/brown coloured with an slightly sourish taste and hints of some spices.

Corked bottle. Amber color, pours a huge head. Caramel, flowers and a hint of mango in both aroma and flavor. Just a hint of citrus and flowery hops. Well balanced, with the characteristic slightly yeasty finish. Nice one.

*Old rating, best before 30/07/10. Fruchtig-malziges Bier. Süßlich mit ausgewogener Herbe, leicht alkoholisch, mild-weich. Fruchtig-süßlich-malziger Nachgeschmack mit einer passenden etwas trockenen Herbe.

One of two luxury ales celebrating the 175th birthday of De Koninck brewery some years ago, the other being the Gusto 1833 Golden Blond. Thick and stable, creamy, light beige, sticky head, dark bronze colour with copper hue and fierce sparkling. Strong, fruity aroma of redcurrant, candied cherries, apple cider, orange zest, grassy hops, liquorice, cognac, ginger, iron; sweetish and spicy, liquorice-like onset with strong, mineral-like carbonation and a very faint saltiness, smooth and resinous mouthfeel, caramelly malt base with a hint of walnut, restrained sweetness but still a little bit sticky in the tail, otherwise a dry finish with soft bitterish, herbal hops, a good deal of warming, but not astringent alcohol and a drying effect of the strong carbonation. The better one of the two, in my view at least.

@Secret Sinterklaas, thanx ! THT 10/2012, meer dan een jaar gepasseerd, ben benieuwd wat dit voor impact op de smaak heeft gehad rood/bruin helder met witte kraag aroma: moutig, zoet, rood fruit en een licht zuurtje smaken: redelijk zoet, matig bitter, licht zuur, matig fruitig wat rood fruit kers, matige gemout body is vrij dun, textuur idem, lt niet zo’n spannend bier eigenlijk, had iets meer van verwacht van een bier ter ere van 175 jaar De Koninck !

Tastes like a stronger and fuller version of the Bolleke. It’s nice, but I wouldn’t drink it again.

Bottle: Literally reddish-amber coloured, big creamy and rocky off-white head, hazy, but carbonation still visible, dried fruits and sweet caramel in the nose; moderate sweet flavour, medium bodied, quite soft; sweet fruity and slightly nutty finish with a delicate vinous-alcoholic aftertaste. Really good....

Bottle. Pours a reddish amber color with a small off-whit ehead. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Fruity malty spicy honey flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy honey finish.

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Koninck Gusto 1833 Ruby Red (by Brouwerij De Koninck (Duvel-Moortgat)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

12/VI/2012 - 75cl bottle from Makro (Eke) @ Klaas' place - BB: 16/I/11 (2012-619)

Clear red to rust brown beer, small off-white head, unstable, little adhesive. Aroma: some caramel, sweet, bit of banana, sugar, little nutty, bread dough. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: caramel, nutty, pretty fruity, little sweet, bitter hops still present, some citrus. Aftertaste: caramel with a hint of mocha, grassy hops, citrus, little sweet, spices.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Hazy dark amber color with a beige head. Spicy and fruity sweet aroma with some caramel and alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, yeast and fruits. Medium-bodied. Boring.