Strong fruit stout flavoured with cocoa nibs, thanks Pieter for sharing the can. Thick and mousy, frothy, mocha-beige head over a jet black beer. Aroma of indeed (lots of) actual ripe red raspberries, raspberry jam even but not in an industrial way, Ersatz chocolate, toffee, cappuccino, the raspberry filling in a chocolate bar (a Belgian invention, by the way), hazelnut. Sweet onset with sourish edge, very raspberry jam-like, even hinting at ripe black cherries and brambleberries, softishly carbonated, smooth oily body; toffeeish, caramelly and eventually very chocolatey middle with this 'raspberry filling' continuing, developing bitter coffeeish roastiness in the end - so evolving from raspberry flavours to bitter black chocolate and coffee flavours. In that sense, a layered, very well-balanced fruit stout of the sweeter kind, a liquid 'praline' delivering what it promises. Mission accomplished, if somewhat of a one-trick pony for me - lacking a bit of complexity, but as a postmodern 'designer' beer focusing on its own goal, there is no denying that this is very well done. If you like desserty, sweet fruit stouts, that is.

Not my cup of tea, but it has it's qualities

Brown bottle, 750 ml, lot 19, 14/06/10, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), brunch at my place, savoured on 15 June 2019; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, roasted, light fruity; mouth: malt, roasted, light fruity, raspberry, light acridness from small berries, raspberry jam, finale in raspberry, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture, a bit thin; overall: fine

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Bouteille brune, 750 ml, lot 19, 14/06/19, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), brunch chez nous, savourée le 15 juin 2019; œil : noire, opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, torréfaction, léger fruité; bouche : malt, torréfaction, léger fruité, framboise, légère âcreté de petits fruits, confiture de framboise, finale en framboise, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante, un peu mince; en résumé : bien

330ml can - Pours a deep dark brown colour with an average sized frothy beige head that settled. Aroma is malty, dark chocolate and rich ripe fruit. A moderately sweet to sweet taste, plenty of chocolate and roasted flavours with a tart raspberry finish. Nice.

Rocky tan head stayed on a rich dark mahogany coloured still body. Raspberry & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, creamy on the palate thinning out to leave a dry back. Dark chocolate, overpowering raspberry, & malt tastes. Alcohol is very well hidden.

Bottle. Dark amber body, close to black, practically without any head. Aroma has fark malt and chocolate. Taste is quite sweet, dark malt, chocolate, raspberries and hint of toast. Medium body and average aftertaste. Drinkable but far from the best beer from this fine brewery.

KØLF 060320. Black color with a tan head. Aroma is sourness, roasted malt, coffee, cocoa. Flavor is sourness, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, raspberries, cocoa, berries. Nice beer.

330ml can. Pours dark reddy brown with a small head. Aroma is liquorice and a little raspberry. Taste has tart raspberry, liquorice and raspberry.

Bottle. Black pour. Aroma of cheap chocolate, raspberry, malt and fruit syrup. Flavor has sweet raspberry, milk chocolate, malt, fruit syrup and some cherry. Body is thin. The chocolate and raspberry feel a bit artificial, as a simple additive. Not their best.