Hazy brown color, short off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, cane sugar. Very sweet taste, malty, caramel.

(Bottle 25 cl) Clear dark brown beer - perhaps a slight tint of red. Decent tan head. A bit sweet and caramel-like with some light smoked notes. Lightbodied with a wee, acidic edge to it. But fine indeed and very quenching and easy to drink. 040299

(250 ml bottle, bought at Borough Market, London). Dark but clear red-brown colour, large fluffy head. Aroma of heather honey, caramel and plums. Flavour is malty sweet, some caramel, very little hops, watery-dusty (does that make sense?) finish. OKish, but not remarkable.

Bottled. Mahogany colour. Medium sweet with plums and coffee. Velvetty soft mouthfeel, with some spun sugar. Salty finish. Well balanced.

Red-brown ale, clear; foxy-brown, fluffy head, not very stable. Chocolate fudge, dark malts, going into fully malt nose, sweet. Fresher, woodier and much more bitter taste than the nose impression. It’s an ale, but the Flemish brown character from the brewery is stamped all over it. Bit inky flavour, harsh, but not sourish until the finish with a slight woody-lactic acid. Thin, metallic mouthfeel, light bodied, slightly slick feel. Aftertaste is still harsh-bitterish with the flavour of bitter chocolate. The Roman yeast will always convey this harsh-metallic flavours. Best is still the Cnudde-variant. Not uninteresting, however.