A hazed amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a light fruity malt with faint floral hops. In mouth, a smooth biscuit malt with nice herbal British hops, and smooth toffee. Bottle at Mondiale 2012 , June 9 2012.

A turbid ale with a thin creamy off white head. In aroma, a sweet fruity malt with grassy notes, lightly off. In mouth, a sweet candy sugar with herbal notes, curacao, very Belgian. Bottle at Mondiale 2012 , June 9 2012.

A hazed amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a nice biscuit malt with smooth floral hops, nice toffee and butterscotch. In mouth, a smooth biscuit malt with toffee notes, floral hops, menthol notes, very pleasant. Bottle at Mondiale 2012 , June 9 2012.

A hazed dark amber ale with a thin dissipating off white head. In aroma, a nice peaty and grassy malt, black forest ham, light fruity notes. In mouth, a smooth peaty malt with sweet caramel, treacles, smooth hops, very nice. Bottle at Mondiale 2012 , June 9 2012.

Sample, from a bottle, Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 7 2012; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head; nose: roasted barley, light chocolate, slight coffee, light molasses, slight anise; mouth: roasted barley, light chocolate, light burnt barley, dark coffee, light molasses, light anise, finale in roasted barley with light presence of anise, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, oily texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, d’une bouteille, Mondial de la Bière, savourée le 7 juin 2012; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : orge torréfiée, léger chocolat, très léger café, léger mélasse, très léger anis; bouche : orge torréfiée, léger chocolat, léger orge brûlée, café noir, léger mélasse, léger anis, finale en orge torréfiée avec légère présence d’anis, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture huileuse; en résumé : bien

Dark brown. Sweet and syrupy aroma with lots of dark sugars. Sweet, sugary, almost like soy sauce. Complex and tasty. I like it.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a murky brown hued body with a small tan head. Aromas are of brown sugar, molasses, prunes, dark fruit esters, cola, malty, light roast. Flavors are nutty, tobacco, ashy, earthy, damp leaves. Mild smoke, lightly chlorophenolic. A touch warming. Fuller bodied, lots of alcohol with medium carbonation.

golden frothy head good persistence floral herbs light bitter light sour medium sweet thin short finish,

ambrata media schiuma non molto persistente leggero maltato poco torbato poco luppolata poco corpo

30th October 2011
Bottle in Rome, purchased from Domus Birrae. Very hazy amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Light dry palate. The malt has some body and is slightly sour. A little hop bitterness brings up the rear. Dry finish. Pretty malty and somewhat clunky!