Den Tseut's first attempt at a non-Belgian beer style, tasted at Maldegems Bierfestival in spring; unfortunately I seem to have lost my notes, so this one is from sheer memory. Mousy, medium thick, regular, lacing, pale beige head on a black beer with thin mahogany edges. Aroma of roasted walnuts, coffee grounds, bitter chocolate, dried figs, tea, toasted brown bread, nutmeg, cloves, light bubblegum. Clean onset, fruity hints of fig and fried banana, medium fizz, slick and oily mouthfeel, tad bubblegummy, toasted-nutty, somewhat caramelly and bitter-chocolatey malt profile with a coffeeish roasted bitter finish, under which a sourish undertone runs; herbal and spicy hop bitterish notes in the end along with mild phenolic effects and lingering dark, bitter maltiness. This creation has apparently only been sold at a handful of beer festivals so far, but the brewery told me that they have intentions to further finetune this beer and eventually release it under another name - at which point this entry will become an alias. Frankly, I was not expecting Den Tseut to come up with a stout as clean and to the point as this one; a basic dry stout it is, opening possibilities for further elaborations. Well done and unexpected, I was pleasantly surprised by this un-Tseut-like beer and I hope to encounter it again in its final form; I would even recommend the brewer to further elaborate on it and create a bunch of different stouts based on this progenitor, that would certainly draw more attention to them from the beer geek community (if that is indeed what they are after by creating this beer).

Bottle. Amber color. Yeasty aroma with a hint of red berries. Alcoholic flavor with some citrus notes. Hint of toffee. Not outstanding in any way.

Bottle. Amber color, cloudy. Pear and pineapple in the aroma. Tropical fruit, pear and yeast in the flavor. Sticky mouthfeel, tart notes. Mint in the aftertaste. Fairly pleasant brew.

Bottle. Pale golden color, hazy. Pineapple aroma. Pineapple, citrus and earthy hops and melon in the flavor. Alcoholic. Some oily hops coming up in the finish, next to the fruit. Thinnish.

Bottle. Orange golden color, hazy. White pepper in the aroma. White pepper, toffee and a hint of tangerine in the flavor. Notes of yeast. Thinnish. OK, nothing more.

Bottle. Orange blonde color. Cloudy. Hint of orange in the aroma. Soft fruity flavor. Citrus and mango. Fairly dry. Hints of alcohol. Pleasant fruity blonde ale.

Bottle. Blonde. Soft floral citric aroma. Floral citris, slightly alcoholic flavor. Somewhat perfumed. Sweet with some tropical fruit. Not unpleasant

One of Tseut’s tripels, apparently one I have missed so far, now sampled at Maldegems Bierfestival. Snow white, moussy, foamy, bit irregular and quickly opening, but edge-retaining head, misty apricot blonde robe with golden hue. Aroma of peach, banana, strong DMS (overcooked broccoli), cooked potato, raw turnip, dough, camomile, rainwater, minerals. Sweetish onset, light banana ester, notes of unripe pear and peach, quite harshly stinging carbonation; fluffy bready maltiness, bit cereally, with floral hoppiness in the finish adding light bitterness, but the DMS returns as well, much to my annoyance. Not Tseut’s best effort, neither technically nor conceptually – and completely redundant even within their own range. Why create yet another cliché blonde like this?

22/11/2018 - 33cl bottle from a trade with jerre. Clear amber colour, nice off-white head. Nose is chocolate and caramel malts, banana. Taste starts sugary, caramel, hint of chocolate, ripe fruits, bit oily, Nicely drinking. Nothing special but easy drinking and enjoyable. You could say easy going with some special features just like the man it should honour.

33cl bottle from a trade with Jefverstraete, thanks! A clear dark golden beer with a huge good lasting off-white head. Aroma of dry spicy and grassy hops, strong pale malt. Taste of strong sweet pale mat, sugar, grains, cereals, no tripel hops..