(Draught at L'Ermitage Taproom, Brussels, 18 Oct 2024) Dark brown colour with no head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of oak wood, cherries, coffee and vinegar. Malty, fruity, tart taste with coffee, sour cherries, chocolate, wood, vinegar and funky yeast. Mild roasty bitterness. Almost full body, quite dry. Complex, interesting and quite tasty. Very nice.

(Draught at L'Ermitage Taproom, Brussels, 18 Oct 2024) Golden colour, slightly hazy, with foamy white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with grapefruit, peaches and pineapple. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, peaches, white bread and a balanced citric/tropical bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Rich and hoppy DIPA, with a good malt profile to back up the hops. Very nice.

(Draught at L'Ermitage Taproom, Brussels, 18 Oct 2024) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with grapefruit, pine needles, resin, white bread and a balanced citric/piney bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Fresh and clean IPA. Nice one.

3/I/25 - 33cl can from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home with Bouvier, BB: 30/V/25 (2025-10)

Cloudy yellow beer, small creamy white head, a little stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: nice, juicy, lots of tropical fruits, mango, a little grassy, juicy, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice bitterness up front, a bit fruity, grassy, some citrus a little dank, more bitterness, nice! Aftertaste: hoppy, a bit grassy, a little metallic, fruity notes, nice stuff!

Can from LCB, 1 month past BBE, this one at 8%. Semi hazed orange-gold with nice consistent white foam. It's quite citric and tropical with orange, mango, passionfruit coming through with some light dank notes. Taste has those fruity notes, some funk, pine, something in-between mint and aniseed. Fairly sweet but has a nice bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied, smooth with a light chewy edge.

Can from LCB, consumed 1 month past BBE. Pours a reasonable hazy yellow-gold with nice fluffy white top. Aroma has some grains, melon, underripe mango, hint of hop spice. Taste has the same notes with some added resinous quality. Mid bodied, fine spikey carbonation.

Bottle from LCB, mine at 5.7%. Light misted gold with big soft white head. Fragrant aroma of jasmin, flora, straw and a light spice. Taste has a jasmin tea but there are good beer elements behind it unlike most modern flavoured pale ales. Sweet cracker malt and cereal with a slight yeasty tang and stone fruits come through. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, quarter-drying. Well made.

Tap at source for Rich's 50th. A translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is floral, hay, fuzzy peach, waxy citrus. Flavour is composed of fuzzy peach, nectarine, straw, grass, hay, mellow sour.. Palate is super crisp and tangy, airy carbonation.

Tap at source for Rich's 50th. A light hazed bright orange gold coloured pour with a lasting white froth. Aroma is pils grains, straw, opal fruits, floral citrus. Flavour is composed of flaked wheat. Pils earthy, grassy hop, opal fruits.