can, 8.4%. Clear chestnut colour, stable light brown head. The aromais perfumy and has estery yeast notes and pepper. Flavour is spicy, perfumy, sweet and peppery, strangely sugary. The mouthfeel is a bit thin for its ABV.
Earlier Rating: 11/4/2005 Total Score: 2.6
Bottle. Fresh, malty aroma. Like a breath of fresh air. Dark copper colour. No head. Slightly thin mouthfeel. OK maltiness. Tanninlike, roasted aftertaste.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 20/09/07, purchased on January 20 2007; eye: copper, good white head that falls rapidly but leaves a tiny cover of foam on the beer as well as a ring around the glass, lacing; nose: lightly caramelized malt, grapefruit, lime; mouth: in that order, fizzy, hops (grain), malt, a small presence of alcohol, a bit of pepper, all underlied by a tiny layer of caramel, finale in malt with a good presence of grapefruit (hops), lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy and somewhat grainy texture, good carbonation, light astringence; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 20/09/07, acheté le 20 janvier 2007; oeil : cuivrée, bonne mousse blanche qui disparaît assez rapidement mais laisse une mince couverture sur la bière ainsi qu’un anneau autour du verre, dentelle; nez : malt légèrement caramélisé, pamplemousse, lime; bouche : pétillante, houblon (grain), malt, petite présence d’alcool, un peu de poivre, le tout soutenu par une petite couche de caramel, finale en malt avec une bonne présence de pamplemousse (houblon), légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse et légèrement granuleuse, bonne carbonatation, légère astringence; en résumé : bonne

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 19/09/07, purchased on January 20 2007; eye: brown with ruby reflections, nice moka head made up of relatively large bubbles, opque, slight effervescence, some lacing; nose: hops (grain), caramelized malt, toffee, spices, alcohol, woody; mouth: in that order, hops (grain), caramelized malt, toffee, spices, woody, toffee again, light presence of alcohol, finale in malt with a surprising bitter and acrid hops, quite sweet, mildly bitter on that layer of caramel, medium body, creamy but also slightly grainy texture, average carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, meilleure avant le 19/09/07, acheté le 20 janvier 2007; oeil : brune avec des reflets rubis, belle mousse moka, formée de bulles relativement grosses, opaque, très légère effervescence; nez : malt caramélisé, épices, alcool, houblon (grain), boisé; bouche : houblon, malt caramélisé, toffee, épices, boisé, toffee de nouveau, légère présence d’alcool, finale en malt avec une surprenante pointe de houblon amère et âcre, assez sucré, moyennement amère sous cette épaisse couche de caramel, corps moyen, texture crémeuse mais aussi légèrement granuleuse, moyennement carbonatée; en résumé : correct

Bottle. Pale yellow beer with a white head. Low wheat, citrus, spice aroma. Orange citrus flavor with wheat, spice, and yeast. LIngering citrus. Wheat a bit much (but I don’t like a big wheat bite - then again, it IS a wheat beer...).

Bottle. (Alc. 8.8%) Cloudy light brown (copper) color with a large good lacing ligth brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, mild coffe, milk chocolate, ( a bit like a very sweet irishcoofe with almost no whisky). Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light alcoholic. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy.

Bottle. Pours a clear dark reddish/brown colour with a longlasting off-white head. Vinous aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty caramel, toffee/chocolate flavor. Sweet warming finish with some spicy bitter aftertaste.

Bottled. Hazy dark brown colour with small beige head. Aroma is leather, caramel and malts. Flacour is alcohol, dry dark fruit, malts and some caramel. Quite pleasant brew.

33 cL bottle. Pours almost black with white short lasting head. Smell of dark roasted notes. Taste is dominated by roasted malts, elements of chocolate/coffee and liquorice. Has sweet notes and bitterness beneath the roasted taste. Very nice beer.