33cl bottle from Spar Oostende. F: medium, tanned, good retention. C: dark, opaque. A: dark chocolate, banana, bit vinous, caramel, molasses, dried fruits, herbal spicy touch, almost complex. T: rich malty base, bit chocolate, banana, herbal, dark caramel, dried fruits, liquorice, molasses, spicy, vinous, coriander, alcohol is not very well hidden yet beside this quite nice for the style, full body, medium carbonation, fully enjoyed.

2 February 2019. At Brugs Bierfestival. Cheers to tderoeck, 77ships, Jerre, Kevin & Anke! Clear golden with a lasting, small, foamy, white head; lots of lacing. Aroma of grass, jenever, young cheese, hay, white bread, white pepper, 'wet' grain. Taste is light fruity sweet, a bit banana estery, more prominent notes of apple peel, apricot & cheese, supported by a 'white' bready malty base; light to medium spicy bitter middle has white pepper, grass & yeasty touch, some sourish wheat too. Dry, grassy hoppy finish, lingering yeast, bread, faintest touch of grain jenever. Medium body, slick texture, lively carbonation. Bit messy overall, has slight potential though.

2 February 2019. At Brugs Bierfestival. Cheers to tderoeck, 77ships, Jerre, Kevin & Anke! Hazy red with a lasting, small, frothy, pink head; some lacing. Aroma of red candy, strawberry jam, red fruity yoghurt, bit industrial, cherries, 'Fristi'. Taste is medium fruity sweet, cherry & strawberry mixed into sweet yoghurt, candy-like too; only slightly sour thanks to a lactic & wheaty touch, note of sour cherry, very faint bitter accent of cherry pits. Dryish, tart, wheaty finish, rather short, some red fruit & sweet candy. Medium body, slick/watery texture, fizzy carbonation. This is even labeled 'Kriek Brut' so one would expect something a bit more refined... alas.

Bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck. Hazy blond colour, white foam. Rather bitter, dry, notes of citrus peel. Not really an IPA but a decent bitter blond beer.

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Meester Dark Master (by De Meester):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

2/II/19 - sample @ Brugs Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-183) Thanks to the Belgian ratebeer crew for sharing todays' beers!
Clear dark purple brown to black beer, small aery irregular beige head, pretty stable, little adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very roasted, caramel, alcohol, more roasted, peated. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soft roast, alcohol, bitter, very peated, more roasted, chocolate, smoky touch. Aftertaste: caramel, malty, sugary, more malts, bitter, little peated, more roast, hoppy finish.

Imported from my RateBeer account as De Meester Green Hopping 2018 (by De Meester):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5

2/II/19 - sample @ Brugs Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-179) Thanks to the Belgian ratebeer crew for sharing todays' beers!
Clear orange to amber beer, small creamy beige to off-white head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: malty start, sweet and sugary, where's them hops? MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: alcohol burn, bit sourish, sugary, more alcohol, caramel, sweet malts. Aftertaste: alcohol burn, fruity notes, bit sourish, soft bitterness. Earlier Rating: 5/15/2019 Total Score: 3.919/I/19 - 37.5cl bottle @ Nieuwjaarsreceptie Gentse Biervereniging, BB: n/a, bottled: 15/X/18 - (2019-106) Thanks to everyone for the huge bottle share!
Clear amber to red brown beer, creamy beige head, stable, little adhesive. Aroma: very malty, bit of caramel, sweetish, some ripe banana. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, malty, sweet, caramel, quite some banana, bit chemical. Aftertaste: bit sugary, hoppy, caramel, bitter, spicy finish. One of the best beers from De Meester so far!