Black Orchard

Pours a dark, black body with a pretty substantial tan head. Aroma is dark malts, spices, wheat, dried fruits and spices. Flavor is that dried fruits flavor, spices, notes of spices, wheat. Lacing is pretty nice along the sides of the beer.

Draught. Poured black with thin head. Aroma of chamomile and citrus, like a cup of herb tea. Medium body and flavour, wheatiness, citrus and that Belgian yeastiness. Unpleasant tealike finish.

Bottle: Poured a deep hazy brown color ale with a quite large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of funky yeast with some fruity ester and some great Belgian malt also noticeable. Taste is a very well balanced mix between some floral malt with notes of funky yeast ester and a great malt backbone. The spices are well integrated in the mix and don’t play such a prominent role. Body is quite full with great carbonation. Very well done and definitely underrated from this fine brewer.

Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Dark brown color; medium head. Aroma of cabbage, vegetables, spice. Dry mouthfeel, quite thin; light vegetables flavor, light liquorice. Not very good.

750 mL bottle from Whole Foods Market, Bowery NYC. Brought back by a friend. Thanks! Shared at Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. Pours a dark brown color with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is bread, dark chocolate, caramel and coffee. Taste is dark chocolate, bread, spice, coffee and nutty notes. Full bodied.

Brown bottle, 75 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on July 19 2009; eye: black with burgundy reflections, opaque, beige head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: yeast, bread, light spices, light floral, roasted malt; mouth: wheat, yeast, bread, spices, roasted malt, finale in roasted malt with presence of wheat, medium body, refreshing, slick, fizzy; overall: bizarre FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 75 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée à ma fête 2009; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche crémeuse, pas de dentelle; nez : levure, pain, léger coriandre, léger floral; bouche : levure, pain, coriandre, léger floral, finale en coriandre avec légère présence florale, corps moyen, rafraîchissante, coulante, pétillante; en résumé : bizarre

Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #2. ]Unclear hazy medium to dark brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, spicy, light to moderate hoppy, moderate yeasty, dark berry, raisin, prune, coriander notes, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft, finish is light alcoholic or phenol. [20090612] 6-3-5-3-11 Bottle 75cl. @ DØE Tasting, Fox & Hounds, Holstebro.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light caramel, wheat, citrus, spicy - wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090929] 7-3-6-3-13

Courtesy of Tampabrew. Pours dark dark brown with deep purple hues and full, nearly frothy, mocha head. The aroma is sweet with dark grape jam, fruity granola bars, pancakes and vague spiciness. Interesting aroma that seems to do its best to avoid description. The taste is both dry and sweet at the same time with grapes, apples and muted roasted and slightly dusty grains. The flavor then begins to take on a white wine quality. This is pretty nice to drink but also a bit odd.

Bottled. An unclear brown beer with yeast sediment floating around under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with ntoes of malt, wheat, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of wheat and medium notes of malt and caramel as well as a touch of spices, leading to a dry wheaty finish. The body is a bit thin.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr/Ungstrup. Pours a hazy and opaque dark brown with a lively beige head. Aroma of yest, overripe and dried fruits. Medium body with a heavy carbonation, yeast, brown sugar, spices and again accents of overripe and dried fruits. The finish is dry and yeasty with some phenols present. 120609