Slightly aged sample Thick, off-white dense head over clear copper beer. Slightly sourish nose, touch of wine, partly acetic, partly lactic. Vinous flavour, again acetic and lactic, nowhere exaggerated, some dark-red fruit. Very light MF, for such a beer; if quite slick, film-like, there’s more to this than acidthinning. MF is cruelly missing; if not, the beer might be called pretty succesfull in a Belgian way, IMO.

Olive bottle, 75 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on February 26 2011; eye: dirty brown with burgundy reflections, turbid, nice effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, fruity, light medicinal; mouth: malt, sourness, fruity, light medicinal, finale in light medicinal with presence of sourness, medium body, good carbonation, slight texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille olive, 75 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 26 février 2011; œil : brune sale avec des reflets bourgogne, trouble, bonne effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, fruitée, léger médicinal; bouche : malt, aigreur, fruitée, léger médicinale, finale en léger médicinale avec présence d’aigreur, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

Bottled (thanks MM!). Slightly hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma is honey, fruits and some yeast. Flavour is quite much the same along with some sweet malts as well.

bottle at home ... from RBESG10 Rome ... amber ... light rising bubbles ... bubbly white head ... light yeast ... light fruit ... hint of vegetable .... nose ... light fizz ... again vegetable ... light hop ... light dry linger ... not great but not undrinable

Hazy muddy with a medium beige head. Hoppy aroma with yeasty and roasted malt. Hoppy flavour with toasted malt, caramel and yeasty notes.

Brown with a lasting off-white head. Complex aroma, fruity, vineous, cherry, wood caramel and spice. Sweet chocolate and fruit flavour with yeast and a little tartness. The beer has potential, but should have been less sweet to suit my taste.

Bottle 750ml.Light unclear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sour, tart, red wine, wood. Flavor is light heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dry, sharp finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100604]

Bottle 75 cl. RBESG Rome 2010. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a cloudy and somewhat muddy brown with a tall, dense and stable off-white head leaving laces. Lightly tart aroma, a little wood also. Quite full-bodied, roasted malt, nuts and dried fruit. Rather alcoholic finish. 040610

Bottled. An unclear red beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of brettanomyces, fruit leaning on being over ripe, and stables. The flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of malt, caramel, and brettanomyces, as well as lighter notes of stables, leading to a tart brett’y finish. The alcohol burns lightly on the tongue.

4th June 2010. Bottle. Unusual colour - dark orange but with a purplish tone! Good off white head. Very light frothy palate. Sourish fruity malt, creamy as well. Some pepper and alcoholic heat in the finish. A little dry.