19/VII/25 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared with Thomas A. @ home, BB: 30/VII/26, LB63007248 11:51 (2025-687)

Clear orange blond beer, creamy irregular off-white head, unstable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, fruity, some tropical fruits, oranges, orange peel, nice. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, fruity, metallic touch, malty, wort, some citrus. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, grains, hay, meh. Not very good. More like "Flauwen Duiker" (Dutch play on words)

In Ghent fest. Served a bit sloppily in a plastic cup. Balanced. It is a bit hard to evaluate beer in a festival. Only numerical rating

Big thank yout to Sabine & Frank for this 0,33 l bottle. BB 24.04.2026. Black with reddish edges in the glass and a more than one finger pale beige head. Looks good. Choco aroma with berryfruity elements in the second row. Taste is not as intensive as expected. More on the coffee side, some bitterhop, some ashes. Less fruity elements. Not as complex as ist should be. Above average carbonated for a Stout.

Lekker!

Honey beer from this brewery in Brakel (about twenty miles south of Ghent), apparently in existence for about a year but unknown to me till I stumbled upon it a few weeks ago in Akker & Ambacht, an organic shop in the Brugse Poort quarter of Ghent (where Hedonis is traditionally well represented, not the least because the current head brewer of Ghent's Dok Brewing Company started his career there). Thanks Priscilla! Medium thick, pale yellowish beige, dense, tiny-bubbled, membrane-lacing, even head slowly breaking over an initially clear, chestnut-bronze robe with copper glow, turning hazy with sediment. Aroma of yellow raisins, ripe pear, candied dates, caramel, dark honey, dried crandberries, fried apple sprinkled with blonde sugar, Brazil nuts, dried thyme, vague coffee grounds faraway in the background, touch brandy, whiff of wood bluegrass. Sweet onset, smooth fruitiness reminiscent of dried fig, ripe pear, blue plum and red apple, perhaps a vague touch of banana, with a slight sourish undertone; softish, fine-bubbled carb adding more sourishness through a smooth, slick, supple mouthfeel. Caramelly maltiness with a brown-bready edge, ever so slightly toasty in the end, where this toasty bitter aspect meets a more outspoken, herbal hop bitterishness - though the sweet side remains stronger. Nevertheless nicely drying in the end, albeit more from brandy-like alcohol than from hops or toasted malts; the honey brings a pleasant retronasal floweriness and dark-sugariness which in this case really adds to the experience, even with a certain ripe red berry-ish juicy touch to it. Fruity, warming, sweet in a noble kind of way: this is an enjoyable winter warmer for sure, though perhaps the alcohol could have been better hidden. Typical La Trappe style quadrupel with a slight twist to it, just perfect for a freezing February night.

[33cl can from Beer52’s 2024 Belgian box, matching this description, photo and ABV.] A cola brown coloured pour with a ring of tan head; a touch of cinnamon on the nose; thin and watery in the mouth with an oily texture, some charcoal and a hint of coconut; then some warmth in the belly and a little cinnamon to finish.