Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

The 'core' beer in a series of five dedicated to the 15th-century nobleman Judocus Vijd, the man who commissioned the Lam Gods painting by Van Eyck, one of the greatest highlights of medieval painting. The Beveren association of microbrewers and 'bierfirma's' called Bier Verenigt took care of the whole series - not so strangely, as Vijd was born in Beveren. This one is brewed with meslin (the old wheat and rye mixture), whisky malt, coriander seed, raisins and curaçao, at Stanium. Very violent gusher so be warned. Thick, egg-white, frothy, quite large-bubbled head, cloudy 'dirty' amberish orange blonde robe with vague ochre hue. Aroma of ripe peach, banana, honey, baker's yeast, orange zest, pronounced coriander seed, chewing gum, minerals, rainwater, lightly toasted peanuts. Sweet and fruity onset, hinting at peach, banana and pear, sharply carbonated (no doubt related to the gushing) with negative effect on mouthfeel; caramelly and sweetish-bready malty middle with yeasty effect as well as clear orange peel and a sweet raisin accent, followed by obvious coriander seed soapiness and lingering yeast fruitiness. Light floral hop bitter touch, lingering residual (honeyish) sweetness at the back too. Sweet, spicy, yeasty Belgian ale with strong coriander effect; the alcohol even peeps through a bit in the finish, which should not be the case for a 7% ABV beer. In need of finetuning, and the gushing alone clearly shows that something urgently needs to be fixed here...