Dark brown colour bordering on black. The aroma seems sweet and a bit tarry, with subtle fruitiness. Caution that description makes the beer seem more appetizing than it actually is. Sweet body, with the coriander blending with the liquorice, tar and subtle fruit.

Hazy straw-tan. The aroma is slightly spicy, and a little bit plasticy. The body is light for a 6% beer, it has a nice spiciness and the strength (unusual for the style) shows through in the finish.

EXPLODED BOTTLE, after ’aging’ for nine months, and travelling from South Africa to Washington, DC. Hazy golden coloured body with a nice sized off-white head. Aroma of yeast, coriander seed, curacao and a bit more yeast. Medium-bodied; Strong yeast flavour with coriander seed freshness, a bit of banana and some lighter curacao and citrus/lemon flavours. Aftertaste is quite refreshing with only the yeast and the coriander seed coming out to play, with a tiny bit of alcohol noticeable. Overall, a good beer that was nice to bring back from ZA, but sadly - this one exploded on me, so don’t plan on cellaring this at all! I sampled this 550 mL stubby/yet large South African-style bottle, purchased from Harley’s Liqour & Wine Specialist in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa for ZAR24,90 on 31-December-2011 sampled at home on the opposite end of the world, after it exploded, but luckily saved some of the unharmed beer (enough for me to sample), in Washington on 06-September-2012.

Crisp amber body with a nice, dense four centimetre tall tan head that fades down to two or so in a few seconds. Aroma of cherries, malt, toffee and a bit of earth - not much else though. Super Light-bodied; Very mild malt flavour with some yeast, a touch of lemons, some cardboard and a tiny bit of nuts at the tail end. Aftertaste is not much of anything, aside from yeast and water - no malt, no alcohol and definitely no hop flavour at all. Overall, sadly a pretty poor beer that wasn’t inspiring in the slightest, but I was happy to bring it back halfway around the world and have it NOT explode (unlike the Bone Crusher). I sampled this 550 mL seemingly South African-only bottle (i’ve only seen bottles like this down there, but EVERYWHERE) purchased from Simon’s Town Bottle Shop in Simon’s Town (South Cape Town), Western Cape, South Africa for ZAR21,90 on 31-December-2011 sampled back on the opposite side of the globe at home in Washington on 06-September-2012.

Bottled@omhper. Hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, citrus, wheat and some mild yeasty notes as well. Flavour is citrus, mild yeast, wood and some tartness along with some floral and herbal notes.

Bottled, thanks jolo! Cloudy yellow, mid sized head. Lots of coriander, some lemon peel. Dry, tart and citric. Refreshing and crisp. Easy going tart wit.

Bottled, thanks jolo! Pale yellow, minimal head. Dry and light bodied. Crisp and fresh with slight spicy hops and medium bitterness. Refreshing, but almost shy.

55 cl bottle at the sampling night at omhper on September 30, 2011Clear pale yellow color, big white head. Phenolic and estery scent. Moussy mouthfeel. Very low bitterness. Weak malty and estery taste. Sweet and estery finish.