5th Feb 2016: De Bierboom, Brugge. Shared from a bottle at the 4th International Beer Swap. Thanks whoever brought it. Strange shaped bottle, there was two of them, so we all got a good sized sample. Dark amber pour with a thin beige head. Malty nose with caramel notes intertwined with Sherry and Port traces, some herbal and spice traces also in the complex aroma. The taste followed along the same lines, semi-sweet from the caramel like molasses, yet with a mild tartness from the aging and Wine traces, spices flavours added to the interestingly flavoured beer. Hid the alcohol very well. One of the many highlights of the evening.

Small beige head. Hazy dark reddish brown body. Caramelly butterscotch and linoleum aroma with sherry and spice notes. Dryish, and faintly acidic, earthy caramelly linoleum taste with spicy notes. Mid-to-full body. Mild, somewhat hot, slightly flat mouthfeel. Dryish, slightly acidic, earthy spicy caramelly aftertaste with, again, linoleum and cardamom notes. Background of sherry and chocolate. Very complex, harmonic, and balanced. A masterpiece. (0.75l bottle, shared with us by the kind barman at Homo Sibaris, Barcelona. Thank you so much.)