@home poured into a tulip glass. Clear amber brown, huge off-white frothy head, good retention, some yeast circles, patchy lacing. Aroma sweet malts, yeast, caramel, coriander, citrus peel. Bit sharpish taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grain, caramel, some citrus, iron notes. Medium body, oily texture,soft carbonation, quite astringent bittersweet aftertaste, malty notes, cardboard, the aftertaste is really a bit of a turn off, nevertheless a nice brew.

Bottle. Pours clear, amber with a very mild red glow. Soapy , medium sized white head with a very poor stability. Smell is sweet, bit grains, mild sugary, bit toasty. medium intensity. Taste is sharp, toasty, tad sweet, metallic, medium-low bitterness, bit of funk due to the grains, not wild yeast or anything like that. medium low MF, medium high - high carbo. OK

F: big, light off-white, very good retention. C: amber to coppery, light hazy. A: malt, caramel, bread, hint of fruity, grassy, yeasty, nuts, spicy. T: malt, light citrus, hint of iron, grassy, caramel, spicy, quite high carbonation, medium body, nothing special with disturbing carbonation, typical a little more than average Belgian ale, 33cl bottle from Carrefour market - Saint-Michel @ Etterbeek, Brussels. .

Voici une bière qui nous ramène au temps des croisades ! Brassée en hommage à Godefroy de Bouillon, célèbre croisé du Xième siècle, la confrérie de la bière de Godefroy a pour vocation entre autre de promouvoir le folklore et les produits locaux, dont la Godefroy rousse fait partie. Celle-ci créée par la brasserie Moortgat en 1982, est désormais brassée par la brasserie du Bock. Sa robe est d’un bel ambré cuivré, parée d’un léger voile et surmontée d’une mousse crémeuse blanc cassée d’un cm d’épaisseur environ. Le nez est frais voire fleuri avec des notes de céréales, de citron, de caramel et une pointe de coriandre. A la dégustation, l’attaques est très décevante, plate et sans relief. On ressent quelque peu les céréales tout de même. L’amertume arrive donc à point. Sans grande intensité, elle en reste néanmoins fraîche et agréable. Il est surtout regrettable que ni l’arrière bouche, neutre et très douçâtre sur des arômes de caramel, ni le final qui replongera la Godefroy rousse dans la fadeur, ne viennent mettre en valeur cette amertume. En conclusion, Godefroy de Bouillon aurait mérité meilleur breuvage avec une bière relativement insipide.

330ml bottle from Racines, Cassel. Pours amber with bubbly white head. Light sweetcorn aroma. Fairly dry taste, moderate vegetal elements, high carbonation, some spice, metallic notes.. not amazing.

Amber-coloured nephew of the Godefroy Blonde, with cream white foam and deep, almost bronze-like amber colour. Sweet caramel malts in the nose, nutty, red berries, pear; taste fruity, nutty malts, medium sweet, simple with thin mouthfeel and insufficient hop bitterness. Boring but not as boring as its blonde counterpart.

Bottle @ home. Clear orange to lightly reddish color, full sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, some sharp fruityness, lightly yeast and a touch of bitter. Average body, medium carbonation.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Godefroy Rousse (by Brasserie Du Bocq):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

30/IV/13 - 33cl bottle from Van Uxeem (Ploegsteert) @ home - BB: 10/IV/14 (2013-440) Thanks to Erwin for fetching me the beer!

Clear orange beer, nice creamy off-white head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, lots of orange peel, sugary, some coriander, spices, bit dusty. MF: a bit too much carbon, medium body. Taste: citric start, maybe to carbon?, malts, bit sweet, curaçao, spices, bit peppery. Aftertaste: bitter and hoppy touch, spices, some orange beep, malts, grains, bit soapy. Correct beer, but nothing exciting about it.