Very cloudy. A more muted gold or oranges color. Smells really fantastic. Strawberry orange and grapefruit juice. Crisp filling mouthfeel. Dry finish. Well balanced with a lot of juicy fruit elements. This is fantastic.

On draught at BA Belgian Fest, 9/17/16.
Dark mahogany with a slight burgundy tint and lighter tan edges. Light tan head shows moderate to low retention. High clarity to the body.
Pretty straightforward Abt here, with raisin, prune and light hints of chocolate. It’s not one of the caramel-toffee heavy versions, thank God. Rather, there’s a strong vinous acidity that is highly enjoyable, though manifests more in the flavor, of course. The nose has dry toffee, soft Belgian esters (plum, cherry, apple) and very light phenol-alcohol warmth, which is actually quite enjoyable and really balances the malts, keeping it quite "dry" feeling in the nose. No flaw.
The flavor finds more of the acidity and it’s lovely, easily balancing the malt character (toffee, raisin, prune, light chocolate, vanilla) but not going too far as to make the beer tart, or anything like that. Snappy phenols and a light bready-graininess from the malt further produce the image of a very dry rendition, though it never feels astringent. And in fact, the malt texture is comforting and soft with enough sweetness leftover. Quite an elegant and simple, but very, very nicely done version that probably wouldn’t rate highly with the "Big Beer, Big Flavors" Crowd (ie. the beer geek community). My only real complaint is that the carbonation was rather loose. Tightening that up would really make this feel polished and exquisite (though getting a really tight, spritzy carbonation on high abv Belgian beers on draught is extremely difficult, so it’s a minor complaint).

Draught at the brewery, 8/11/16.
Moderately hazy, light, flaxen-blonde body is well-carbonated and topped by a good-sized white head showing strong retention.
Spicy phenols in the nose promise white pepper and very light clove, as the dry, rustic, grainy wheat/cereal character alongside a strong minerality provides incredible clarity and brightness. Not heavy on the banana or bubble gum, though the esters are certainly present to some degree. They further add softness to the beer and no alcohol or flaw is present.
Wasn’t expecting much out of this light rendition, but wow is this stuff flavorful...moderate acidity balances light malt sweetness and soft, lightly juicy esters as a crisp, snappy grain and phenol combination clears the palate on the finish, leaving a trail of minerality. A very gentle bitterness helps accomplish this as well, from the grassy, herbal hops, while white bread and light honey linger on. Awesome stuff and I love the assertiveness of flavor and yet crisp, drinkability.