Huge, dense and very white head, leaving real Flemish lace; orangey tinted golden beer, the end full of floating UFO’s. Creamy nose, but at the same time some adstringency into the mucosae: whiff of ammonia/nitrites? The Western-Flemish water? Changing into very dry-hopped notes, as well as candi sugar aroma. Very roasted/toasted initial taste. Hop impression (bitter, but even more aromatic) as seldom found in a B. Beer; As a Californian I²PA, but with European hops, stead of USA. Fully attenuated, the candi sugar has left an aromatic impression, but no sweetness. Ends as if bitter chocolate was added; yet there remains a fruity (grapey) flavour. "Dry" doesn’t even come close. Well-bodied. Superb balance, with just the one emphasis on hop flavour. Wow. This is Kris’ "Hopdink", with the beer to back it. Must try. Much better than remembered.

9% ABV
Beautiful golden color, giant head. Nice woody aroma; old hops. Good body, malty, immediately overwhelmed by a very strong bitterness; the old hops add some astringency. Softer, sweeter and spicier when warmer. Very long final. Really good!

Bottle: Poured a dark color ale with a huge bubbly dark head with average retention. Aroma is quite complex and includes some smoky notes with some alcohol (scotch?). From what I could gather from the taste there is quite a mix in there: I can only describe this as a mix between a scotch ale (Mchouffe) with some smoke malt thrown in there. Alcohol is not easily detectable but can be felt on the tongue. Very different from what I’ve tasted before, I’m curious to try the other bottle in my cellar. 2004 vintage bottle drank in 2008: Somewhat oxidized (though I am not the type to be bothered by oxidation) with loads of dry fruits notes with some candy sugar (almost overly sweet). While this is an interesting experiment it is probably best to drink this when fresh.

2002 tasted 2004: Rich malty aroma in an almost overwhelming sweet beer. Pleasant drinking but not more than one. 2003 tasted 2006: Orange with a lasting off-white head. Caramel and some butterscotch, dried fruits, wood and walnuts in the aroma. Sweet and full flavour with nearly no alcohol presence. 2006 tasted 2006: More citrus in the aroma. More alcohol presence.

Bottle. Sherry/mead aroma. Dark brown colour, no head. Slighty sour, sherry-like flavour. Semi-sweet. Sour/acidic aftertaste. 9 3 7 3 15

Bottle at EsBF09. Good sour aroma, citric and slightly lactic. Cloudy red brown colour. Very small head. Good citric flavour, lactic but nicely sweet. Good barrel vanilla note, quite subtle. Sour raisin. 9 4 9 4 20