One from a triangle of more or less Belgian inspired brews (the others ones, unsurprisingly, being a blonde and an amber) made by one of these numerous new French microbreweries, this one located in the Corrèze department in the southern central part of France. Thanks Craftmember for sharing. Very thick and foamy, egg-white, slowly dissipating, mousy head on a hazy, very dark chocolate brown beer with caramelly-blonde edges. Aroma - after the initial dominance of carbon dioxide has faded - of ground old hazelnuts, nutmeg, fried apple, baked banana, minerals, touch cinnamon, dried old orange peel, walnut, medlar, nectarine, whiff of moist coffee grounds. Sweetish onset with slight sourish edge, dried banana, dried fig and cooked pear, medium carbonated, yet with quite some minerally effects at the sides; smooth, quite full body. Caramelly and brown-bready malt core with a strong hazelnutty edge; a sourish undertone, a bit blueberry-ish, 'zings' along towards a malty and spicy finish, where a bitterish toasty touch is showcased along with a lingering hazelnut effect and a herbal hop bitterish accent. Some 'powdery' yeastiness as well. A generic dark ale born well outside of traditional beer territory, this Limouss'in has traits of both a Belgian dubbel and an old school English brown ale - in that sense a bit distinct, and in spite of being a tad rough, much better than I was expecting. I think France in general is well on its way to becoming an interesting and relevant craft beer country - if that is not already the case, ignoring the fact that a majority of the new French generation of microbrewers is hardly known outside of their own village at this point in time.