The amber beer in this series, created for the Avouerie d'Anthisnes, a 17th-century castle in the Liège province of Wallonia and marketed by drinks store Corman-Collins. There was already a blonde one too, elsewhere on this website, but this is the first one in this series for me. Membrane-lacing, snow white, mousy, stable head over an initially clear, deep mahogany-amber beer with coppery hue; lots of protein flakes whirling about, indicating that this is clearly past its prime. Aroma of caramel candy and indeed, as expected, considerable 'rusty' oxidation, wet old cardboard, nutmeg, dried cranberries, a metallic aspect reminiscent of brass wire, old tea bags, cloves, candied cherries, burnt sugar. Sweet onset, a tad sugary, candied cherries and figs but in a restrained, simplistic manner, hint of red apple peel; softish fizz, sweet caramelly and bit honeyish core with a very clear metallic edge (the brass wire aspect) and obvious 'rusty' oxidation of the malts. Light herbal hop bitterish accent in the end, but generally remaining caramelly sweet. Simple sweet ambrée, one with a certain charm in its hopeless 'old-fashionedness' and naive sweetness, but clearly too old and strongly oxidized by now.