Second time through on this one. A little bottle aging seems to have done it some good. Nose is relatively understated with dark fruit, tropical fruit and brown sugar standing forward. There are some interesting taste elements in the quad - ripe berries, caramel, dried fruit, and a finish that adds in buscuity malt, a little hop bitterness and some bubble gum yeast. There is a nice alcohol burn that emerges mid-taste and holds until the end.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, savoured on January 17 2018; eye: dirty brown, hazy, ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: malt, caramel, candied sugar, alcohol, fig; mouth: malt, caramel, candied sugar, alcohol, fig, alcohol warmth, finale in malt with presence of caramel, full body, lightly below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, savourée le 17 janvier 2018; œil : brun sale, trouble, anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, sucre candi, alcool, figue; bouche : malt, caramel, sucre candi, alcool, figue, chaleur d'alcool, finale en malt avec présence de caramel, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Dégustée à l'été 2015 (De mes notes). .

Bottle: Poured a dark burgundy color ale with large light brown foamy head with OK retention and some light lacing. Aroma of residual brown sugar notes with light dry fruits ester is OK but you don’t get the rich ester notes that I usually associated with the style. Taste is somewhat an off balanced mix of caramelized malt with brown sugar notes and some dry fruits notes. Light grainy notes can also be detected. Body is bit light for style with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad but well below the style staples.

Belle robe et bonne texture en bouche. Alcool trop présent et arrière-goût un peu métallique.