Beautiful amber color; fine perlage; creamy head. Very nice aroma, of old cellar and hops, so peculiar, very close to an Orval, but sweeter. Medium body structure, some malt, some tart, much simpler than the aroma lets hope.

Bottle. Red/copper colour with sparse white head. Bit of spiced/herby red fruit. Yeast and red fruit in mouth. Distinctive and I rather like it. Spritzy hoppy tingly finish. I wish that I could do justice to this, but my ability to identify flavours doesn’t cover this. Slight wood/dusty flavour. Some candy sugar. Slightly tart finish but residual sweetness is there too. Such an interesting beer.

Corked bottle, 4 years old
Golden to amber color. Some malty aroma and flavor, with a corky impression, anyway a good Strong Belgian Ale, and it aged quite well.

[Sampled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2005 - old bottle] A hazy orange beer with a huge light brown head. The aroma is very yeasty and slightly acidic - it bears notes of being old. The flavor is malty with notes of roasted malt, and lots of yeast, combined with a dusty straw note, and again signs of being over the top. I believe this has been a great beer.

Bottled, alc. 6.8%
"Oud Hergist Zottegems"
Hazy orangy, small firm off-white creamy head. Nose has hops, leather, yeast and is a bit earthy. Carbonated, medium-bodied. Malty with citric acidity with softening yeast and grassy hops. Dry, sweetish aftertaste.

(Botle 33 cl) Beautifully amber coloured beer with a pretty, tall and very dense head which unfortunately does collaps. Very full-bodied and malty - almost reminiscent of an abbey dubbel. Refined hoppy finish. Comes rather close to the same brewery’s "Oud Zottegems". 110798

(Bottle 75 cl) Amber coloured with a huge, frothy head. Appears clear in the beginning but contains a huge sediment that eventually hazes the beer. Very grainy and a bit fusty. A slightly sour edge that feels a bit unpleasant to start with, but eventually turns rather quenching. Pronounced hoppiness in the finish. 270398

(Bottle 75 cl) Hazy, orangey golden with a nice, fluffy head. Sweetish with some odd smoked notes. Smme bitter hops in the finish. 150298