Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Very dark amber brown color with a minimal beige head. Aroma of dark carmel plus something that seems spicy. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is brown. What can I say. There’s malt, hop, dark fruit. But it tastes brown. It’ like Westy 12, but down several levels. Still, there is a confluence of flavor between the two. This is very good stuff, but not the greatest stuff.

Pours deep amber into a lager glass. White micro head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sour pit fruit aromas. Smooth sweet and sour malt with a lasting chalk finish.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 04 2009, purchased at the la LCBO, savoured on August 7 2008; eye: golden with a orange hue, hazy, light effervescence, voluminous white head that falls and turns into a blanket to protect the beer, a bit of lacing; nose: refreshing hops, grapefruit, resinous hops, light grainy malt, pine; mouth: assaulting, resinous hops, pine, grainy malt, lots of carbonation, yeast, fizzy, clove, banana, dry hops, alcohol, finale in hops with a lightly sweet malt and a bit of clove and banana, rather bitter, quite carbonated, medium-full body, slightly grainy texture; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 04 2009, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 7 août 2008; œil : dorée avec une teinte orangée, voilée, légère effervescence, mousse blanche abondante qui tombe et devient une petite couverture pour protéger la bière, un peu de dentelle; nez : houblon rafraîchissant, pamplemousse, houblon résineux, léger malt granuleux, pin; bouche : agressante, houblon résineux, pin, malt granuleux, beaucoup de carbonatation, levure, pétillante, clou de girofle, léger banane, houblon sec, alcool, finale en houblon avec malt légèrement sucrée et une touche de clou de girofle et de banane, plutôt amère, pas mal carbonatée, corps moyen-corsé, texture légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Appearance: Brown red, ruby. Little head initially. Loads of head when warmer. Aroma: Malt, some fruit. Hops. Taste: Fruit and malt. Nice aftertaste, balanced. Info: 330ml bottle, 26/9-2006, 99/500

Appearance: Light brown, cloudy. Little bit of head. Aroma: Fruity. Not much else. Taste: Hopsy, fruity, then bitter. Info: 330ml bottle, 20/11-2005, 56/300, 36/500

Unclear yellow-orange colour, medium white head. Aroma is hoppy and fruity. Very much carbonated. Taste is malty with some dry, grassy hops.

Tap at ‘t Arendsnest. Hazy dark amber color with a creamy tan head. Dark fruit aroma with a hint of something more. Fruity, slightly sour beer. Finishes a bit roasted caramel. Medium body with medium carbonation. Preferred the blonde.

(3/13/08) Bottle at Gollem in Amsterdam. Hazy golden with a medium white head. Floral aroma of hops. Great flavor which starts malty sweet and continues with bitter fresh hops flavor and some fruits. Medium-bodied. Good stuff.