The third installment in this series of (loosely) Flemish red style sours, this one with plums. Bottle at Arendsnest shared by Craftmember, cheers! Very loose, bubbly, coarse, off-white head, open and disappearing completely in a relatively short while; initially clear, later misty bronze-hued copper brown robe. Aroma of indeed 'real' but seemingly dried blue plums, raspberry vinegar, unsugared yoghurt, caramel, vanilla, sherry, gooseberries, leather, damp hay, wet oak wood, redcurrant. Very estery onset, lots of gooseberry tartness with a sweetness of plums built in, raspberry and vague redcurrant aspects, sour cherries even, soft carbo (near to flat) with a supple body, dried by the fruit acidity, the Brett effect and the tannic properties of the oak wood. Ends woody and juicy, with ongoing plum sweetishness mingled with sherry-ish tartness and a leathery Brett accent. Very nice flavour profile overall, not too harshly acidic like many modern 'oud bruin' beers often are, with the Brett adding elegance which might get even better with age; does lack a bit in body and depth to achieve true greatness, perhaps.

At Café De Zwaan, Maastricht. Shared with Anke.
Pours cloudy dark brown with a small, foamy, tan head. The aroma contains roasted malt, licorice, some caramel, toasted bread, raisin and candied fruit. It tastes light candy-like sweet and light fruity sour; turning light hoppy and bready bitter into the shortish finish. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Very subtle, well done.

Almost black with thin soapy head. Aroma has some sweet dark malts. Flavour is similar but with a syrupy liquorice background. Full flavoured and bittersweet.

zeer donker bruin/rood met fijne lichte kaki kraag. aroma van chocolade, caramel, toffee, zoet, vanille, brood, smaken zijn zacht/romig, matig tot redelijk zoet, noten, caramel, geroosterd en gebrand, cacao, zachte co2, deeg, mout, valt mij niets niet tegen van klein duimpje, matige body, wat gistige en iets droge afdronk. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dubbelbok on 15 May 2018 at 21:11 - Score: 7

(Draught at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam, 28 July 2017) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, dark bread, tobacco and chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark bread, coffee, roasted grain and a generous coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and well balanced porter. Nice one.

Almost black with thin creamy head. Aroma and flavour have an abundance of bay leaf. Too much in fact. Pleasant rich texture but flavour is out of balance.

Säuerlich kirschiger Geruch. Holziger Beginn, eher trocken, ohne die erwartete da gerochene Säure. Leicht fruchtige Noten von Kirschen, dumpf, leer wirkend. Wenig malzig, was meist im Hintergrund bleibt, erst spät voller, dennoch hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleibend. Eher langweilig. 9/8/8/7/8/8

Bottle. Aroma of soft chocolate, malt and dust. Taste of sweet chocolate, malt and licorice. Meh.

Draught @ Tilburg Bierfestival 2017. Clear orange golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, hop bitter malt bitter, iron, metallic. Meh.

Draught @ Tilburg Bierfestival 2017. Hazy pale golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste wheat, floral, blossomy, a bit yeasty, citrussy slightly. Hmm decent.