Super deep dark brown coloured body with an oily glow on top and a relatively fast-dying tan head that starts off at around two centimetres in height and leaves a thin layer after a few minutes. Aroma of big rich malt notes with a lot of roasted malts, oatmeal, vanilla, grain and a lot of creamy lactose notes noticeable, but the raspberries are seemingly pretty soft now, with some pitted fruits, raisins, figs and especially molasses scents coming from here with of course a lot of emphasis on the sweetness, but the alcohol is noticeable too, with the roasted malts the strongest. Medium to Full-bodied; Very nice balanced flavour of roasted malts, but the raspberry really shines through and even leaves a tart flavour at the beginning, with more of a vanilla, creamy and especially sweeter finish, but the immediate taste of raspberries and malt is very nice. Aftertaste shows some rich malty notes, but the sugars and especially the raspberry notes take over and leave a complex, robust finish that is balanced and flavourful without being overpowering, but that could be due to the age. Overall, a very nicely structured and especially well-balanced beer that is sweet, rich, roasty, tart and flavourful without being cloying, too strong or too deep - great throughout, and while I aged mine a good deal, this may be nice enough right away? I sampled this corked and caged, 75 cL bottle, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 28-February-2019 for US$10,99 sampled a bit more than three years later at my house here in Washington a few blocks away on 08-July-2022.

Tap at Hardywood. Pretty much spot on. Deep specialty malt depth. Perfect lightly dry balance. Refreshing, tasty, true to style Excellent.

Poured a hazy yellow-orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big Belgian notes, peachy, with cobbler notes and creamy vanilla. Flavor was similar, really dug this one at the time.