Bottle shared thanks to Deanso, as Islay edition, aliased to this. Pours cloudy brown with a thick off white head. Aroma of massive peat, caramel, toffee, sweet malts, some light overripe dark fruit but mostly overwhelmed by the peat. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

37.5cl bottle from ABCbeers, shared with Kermis. Peaty aroma. Thin creamy off white head. Very hazy deep amber aroma. Peaty taste. Very good.

Vliegende Paard’s standard witbier, no idea why this brewery is aiming at the umpteenth Hoegaarden epigone... Pours an initially cristal clear but eventually cloudy, deep and sunny yellow golden colour, looking like a golden ale at first, under a medium thick, very stable, moussy, lightly yellowish white head. Aroma of lots of soapy wheat indeed, apart from cider, pear, sourdough, light cheese, unripe gooseberry, flour, white pepper, white grape peel, calvados, field flowers, artisanal limoncello, dried ginger, a ton of drying lemongrass, lots of dry, almost musty coriander seed and clear, in the end even overpowering curaçao (dried bitter orange peel) - in all, the classic witbier bouquet, but with a floral hoppiness piercing through it which is not at all custom for the style; it has more ’actual’ spiciness to it than usual as well. Restrainedly sweetish onset, bit peachy, bit applish, sour berries, soft carbo, lightly oily but slick mouthfeel, minerally accent, changing to a deep, ’dull’ and soapy wheat sourishness quickly, aided by a velvety oat graininess; curaçao is evident, with a resinous, bittering and very lightly souring effect. Coriander invades towards the finish in a less than courteous way, drying the palate with a wave of bittersweet resin; some malty juiciness creeps through, and fortunately there is a certain amount of unexpected hop bitterness coming to the rescue: this one exhibits a fair deal of deep, earthy, long but still relatively pleasant bitterness, lending the finish more body than usual for the style and indeed lasting longer than usual, albeit in a ’deaf’ kind of way. Still, I find the resiny, drying, spicy coriander seed way too overpowering in this one; the overuse of coriander is exactly the reason I’d prefer any Weissbier above most witbiers. This one seems a bit more daring than usual in the style, but it still falls into the coriander - curaçao trap - and even crudely so, the bouquet only releases a ton of mouldy coriander after a while, along with a dried lemon peel freshness, admittedly. Still, why did this otherwise interesting brewery think it needed a witbier in whichever form is completely beyond me. If it were toned down on the coriander, which basically ruined this beer for me, it might just be able to spark a return of an old school beer style nobody cares about anymore.

A very dark brown, a head is big, creamy and light beige. Aroma has dark and dried fruits, dates, some coffee. Taste is quite weird mix of dark fruits and bitter black coffee, some herbal bitterness. Medium bodied, refreshning and smooth carbonation. Unique and weird beer, still quite OK.

Bottle - Dark fruit and some cocoa notes. Cloudy maroon with a rich beige head. Dark malts, dark fruits and some roast with a bit of bitterness in the finish. Odd and the coffee blends a bit too well so that if I didn’t know it was there it wouldn’t stand out on it’s own. Definitely adds a nice touch to the original.

Bottle - Dark sugars, dates and light cocoa notes. Deep dark cloudy brown with a cascading beige head. Light cocoa, spice, dark fruit and some light spice notes with a bit of bitterness in the finish. A rich nice beer, but cocoa and spice overwhelm the dark fruit.

Bottle from De Hopduvel. Hazy very dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and heavy peat. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. The peat is too dominant for my liking. 280615

(Bottle, 0.33 l - BB 30/09/16, at Oljenkorsi, 20150627) The beer poured dark reddish brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had Belgian style yeast, coffee and malts. Palate was medium bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, sweetness, Belgian style yeast, coffee, grass and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, sweet and bitter. Booze pushed through too heavily and the finishing bitterness was unpleasant. Not an enjoyable brew.

33 cl bottle @ Cambrinus, Bruges. BBE 24.06.2016. Aroma has fresh soapy citrus and mild fruit candy. Flavour has gooseberry bush, grass, some minerals and some sticky malt. Foamy palate.

75cl Belgoklubben. Hazy mahogany nut brown, big beige head, slight lacings. Roasted malt, sweetness, woody earthiness, figs, alcohol. Taste is roasted malt, slight liquorice, going into mote caramelly and bitter finish. Medium to big body. Solid.