Bottle @ home. Brown with a medium sized beige head. Sweet, slightly pumpkin spices/ontbijtkoek, malty, dark malts. Slightly warming. Not the worst bok out there.

Kleiburg is the name of a microbrewery situated in the Kleiklooster, a modern monastery in Amsterdam’s well-known Bijlmer neighbourhood, and this is this brewery’s contribution to this year’s Dutch ‘bokbier’ season. Thanks to Craftmember for sharing the bottle. Very thick and frothy, papery lacing, pillowy, pale yellowish beige head, hazy bronze-brown robe with ruddy-coppery hue, the haze ‘disturbed’ by lively sparkling. Aroma of dried figs, caramel, wet hay, quite pronounced DMS (overcooked green kale), banana bread, raisin, bread pulp, orange peel and sourish moist nut shells. Estery onset, banana, plum, ripe pear, sweetish but marred by a kind of ‘dirty sourishness’ clearly hinting at infection; lively carbonation, bready and caramelly malt body, more bready in the end due to yeast residue, which accentuates an outspoken phenolic-spicy character as well. The DMS returns retronasally and the infected ‘dirtiness’ and sourishness lingers over the remains of the caramelly maltiness, with an earthy, herbal hop bitterish note to it as well as a dash of warming, rum-like alcohol. Typical top-fermented modern Dutch ‘herfstbok’ by general make-up, but technically flawed, alas.

Cloudy pale golden colour, tall frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma grain, lemon, yeast, grass. Thin taste, light sweet and bitter and some citric acidity, lemon, yeast, grassy. Light body, watery texture, lively carbonation, okay.

On tap at De Proefzaak. A clear deep amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of strong riped fruits, plums, raisins. Taste of strong riped fruits, moderate sweet strong caramelish malt, raisins, moderate bitternes.

On tap at De Proefzaak. A very dark brown beer with a small tan head. Aroma of liqourice, dark moderate roasted malt, some herbs. Taste of liqourice, dark moderate roasted malt, coffee.

On tap at De Proefzaak. A hazy orange brown beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of coffee, moderate roasted malt. Taste of moderate roasted malt, coffee, some yeasty fruits.

On tap at De Proefzaak. A hazy orange golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of moderate yeasty fruits, orange fruits. Taste of yeasty fruits, typical belgian yeast, orange fruits, wheat, watery body, medium to low carbonation.

On tap at De Proefzaak. A murky orange golden beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of orange fruits, moderate bitter hops, yeast. Taste of moderate bitter hops, orange fruits, zest, some yeast, easy to drink. Good!

4 3 5 3 9Bottle shared at The Hague Bottleshare, Murphy’s Law, Den Haag. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of veggies, rubber and malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.