Bottle @ home. Hazy orange color, average sized off-white to beige head that diminishes quite quickly. Aroma is quite faint even though I took it out of the fridge some time ago. Don’t get anything other than some malts and a light hint of some fruityness. The flavor isn’t really outspoken either, but it’s ok. Malts, light hint of red fruit, the slightest touch of hops, a decent bitterness that doesn’t dominate. In fact, none of the flavors dominate which makes the beer quite nicely balanced. So, all things considered, it might not be very outspoken, but it’s a nicely balanced and very decent beer.

Thank you for sharing people! Sampled bottled @ “Gouda Winterbier Festival 2016”. Deep red amber, solid tanned head. Nose is weird plants, vegetables & spoiled malts. Taste is spoiled moldy red fruits, herbs, sugar, old malts & plants. Weird messy & milky body. I quite liked the Grand Cru version but this one is an odd mess at best for me. I have no idea what happened here. Maybe a bad bottle?

New rating: Sampled from tap at the brewpub. Clear, dark amber with a white to tan head. Sweetish-malty, slightly spicy aroma of caramel, nuts, brown sugar, licorice root and clove. Sweetish-malty, slightly spicy taste of caramel, nuts, honey, licorice root and clove, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, yeasty-spicy finish. Medium to full body, creamy and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Nice! (7/4/6/4/13/3.4)Old rating: From bottle at Winterbierfestival Gouda 2016. Slightly hazy, golden amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, brown sugar and nuts. Sweetish-malty taste of caramel, brown sugar, honey and nuts, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, slightly boozy finish. Medium to full body, creamy to oily mouthfeel, flat. Very nice! (6/3/8/4/14/3.5)

On tap at Winterbierfestival Gouda 2016. Clear, golden amber. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, cinnamon, honey and some straw. Sweetish-malty, spicy taste of ginger, cinnamon, caramel and honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter, spicy finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, flat. Okay.

Newest rating: 0.33 l bottle from 'Slijterij 't Fust', 2012 vintage, cellared for about four years. Slightly hazy, ruby with a thin, beige layer. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity and just a little oxidized aroma of molasses, caramel, raisins, figs and a touch of tea. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently fruity and a little oxidized taste of molasses, raisins, vanilla, caramel and dates, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, slightly boozy and a little spicy finish. Medium to full body, oily mouthfeel, almost flat. Held up nicely, not too deep but very pleasant. Newer rating: Sampled from tap at the brewpub. Clear, dark brownish amber with a white to tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, honey, nuts and brown sugar. Sweetish-malty taste of caramel, brown sugar, nuts and some hiney, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, a little spicy finish. Medium to full body, creamy and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Nice, a bit rounder than the standard version. (7/4/7/4/14/3.6) Old rating: From bottle at Winterbierfestival Gouda 2016. Clear, golden amber. Sweetish-malty, slightly sourish aroma of caramel, brown sugar, honey, vanilla and some oak. Sweet-sourish taste of caramel, brown sugar, honey, vanilla and some oak, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter finish. Medium body, slightly creamy and minimally astringent mouthfeel, flat. Very nice! (7/3/7/4/14/3.5)

Bottle sampled at PINT Winterbier festival Gouda 2016. Dark amber with creme head. Smooth caramels, toffee, biscuits. Medium sweet, light bitter. Mineral texture, medium body and light carbonation.