Blonde, foamy head. Light hops and citrus aroma. Sweetish, citric and malty. Mango. Hint of anis. Not very hoppy, but a very pleasant beer.

Bottle. Dark brown color. Caramelaroma with mango. Very sweet, sugary, buttery flavor with caramel and pineapple. Hint of diacetyl? Too sweet for me.

6 May 2018. At De Heeren van Liedekercke. Cheers to Anke's birthday!
Pours clear amber/orange with a lasting, frothy, off-white head, some lacing, but cloudy with all the sediment poured in - lots of floaties - and thus not very inviting. The aroma contains caramel, almond, red apple, light smoked malt, bread & dough, herbs. It tastes medium herbal bittery, bit yeasty, and light caramelly sweet, a bit (red) fruity. Dry, herbal finish, slightly metallic. Medium body, slick/creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Drinkable but needs some polishing.

Wallonian stout, bottle at Heeren Van Liedekercke. Thick, moussy, pale greyish beige head lacing in 'streaks' over a black beer with burgundy edges, only visible for a few mm off the edge. Aroma of a lot of fondant chocolate, sourish old coffee grounds, burnt toast, hazelnuts, butterscotch, liquorice candy, cloves, dried plums, raisins, fried banana, nutmeg, coriander seed, gravy. Fruity onset but in a restrained and tasteful way, some dried banana, old raisins and dates with a sourish plum-like hint, sweetish in its core with a dark candi sugary quality to it but nothing cloying; spritzy, minerally carbonation but still very full, smooth, bit viscous mouthfeel. Caramelly and chocolatey malt body with toasty bitterness at the edges, reinforced by a mild dosis of herbal hop bitterness as well as roasted coffee bitter aspects in the end, a tad 'powdery' even and very pleasant, with lingering caramelly sweetishness and a dash of warming, rum-like alcohol. Obviously 'Belgian' in its make-up, but in a clever, tasteful, restrained kind of way, not overly teeming with earthy, phenolic or estery yeast effects as is so often the case in Belgian attempts at a heavy stout; seems inspired by Ellezelloise's Hercule, with which it bears a lot of similarity. Style-wish a Belgian-inspired export stout I'd say, and a damn good one at that, or in any case much better than I had expected seen the average level of quality this brewery tends to offer.

Bottle shared at De Heeren van Liedekercke. Pours cloudy black with a big, frothy, beige head that lasts. The aroma contains roasted malt, coffee, sugar, bread, yeast and ripe fruits. It tastes medium bitter and very light sweet. Thin texture, fizzy carbonation (too much for this style), hides its ABV well, short finish. Tasty dessert beer but falling short for its style.

Best by date between 2012 and 2014 , so I’m rating this one, rather than the pre 2009 version. Pours rather unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is very dusty, madeira. Taste is sweet, oxidation, madeira. Mild bitterness, some malts left. OK

Bottle @ home. Lightly hazy dark orange to reddish color, medium sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, some dried and overripe fruits, quite sweet, lightly alcohol. Decent body and carbonation. Hmm ok beer.

33cl bottle shared with Kermis. Slight gusher. Thin tan head. Clear almost black pour. A decent stout