330 ml bottle into signature chalice, best before 6/23/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy reddish orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apple, pepper, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light roast, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apple, pepper, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light roast, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, cherry, fig, date, apple, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, biscuit, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly silky/sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Alcohol is a very well hidden with only a mild warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an incredible Belgian strong dark ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, spices, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A really amazing offering.

hazy dark amber to brown colour, medium sized beige creamy head, aroma of burnt sugar, anise, dried figs, herbal and yeasty notes; taste is the same with slight cheesy notes; good one

0.75l bottle thanks to Lore. Dark orange body, beige head. Aroma and taste of cocoa, orange zest, caramel, anis and floral hops. Very nice beer.

75cl bottle from Chez Sophie, shared @ MTG II tasting, at Rich’s Welfare Pad. Pours a deep, hazed reddish mahogany with good tan head. Aroma is Christmas spice. Taste is full-bodied malts with a high carbonation and well-integrated Christmas spices and a nice moreish sweet character. Didn’t expect to like this but like it I did.