Bottle from Hopduvel. Hazy dark brown, stable, foamy, tan head. Aroma of toasted brown bread, peanut, mocha, raisin, plum, vague blackberry. Taste has sweetish plum & pear, sourish berry, toasty & brown-bready malts with a nutty side. Herbal hoppy finish, more dried fruit and yeast. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Not bad, but generally unimpressive and not really true to style (almost a Belgian Dubbel rather than a modern Brown Ale). Very little is known about this brewery (where is it even located?); I wouldn't be surprised if it were a client brewer; hence I dub this kind of beer 'crypto craft'. I should ask around next time at Hopduvel.

Bottle. Dark brown. Up front a lot of grape skins, leathery, strong cola, dry veggie notes and off yeast. Medium sweet and bitter, light astringent. Medium bodied, weird dry astringent finish. This is weird, seems a little off. Not sure wher this brewery brews their beer, maybe they did it temselves even? Bit amateurish.