Almost no head; hazy orange-yellow beer. Citrus and a faint, surprising aroma as from olive oil; citrusleaves. Dried malts, the oats are very present - even in the flavour. Citruspeel, preserved orange, sucade - but not sweet, just malty. Faint dried herbs, almost pharmaceutical. Medium bodied at least, hopoilslick. Good carbonation. And bl**din' dangerous, as the alcohol is as good as hidden! Careful with this beverage, I'd never guessed 11%. Good balance, not really big bodied, and certainly not mind-blowing.

Bortimot svart med beige skum. Lukter røstet malt og kaffe. Malt, kaffe og noe krydder i avslutningen.

Canned, 330 ml, share with others. Hoppy, soapy, fruity, oranges, citrus. Sweetish with some bitterness in finish. Light bodied.

Oranges, citrus, fruity, juicy, caramel

Dry stout from this interesting French craft brewery which is receiving increasing attention from the European craft beer communities; can at Bar Beenhouwer. Moussy, pale greyish beige, tiny-bubbled, creamy, stable head, black robe with still some translucency and a warm copper red glow shining through. Aroma of old coffee grounds, dusty 'fondant' chocolate bars, blackened toast, charcoal even, burnt cookies, hints of cigar ashes, dried blackcurrants, cold kale soup and pan-fried green beans. Dry onset, some dried apple peel and again that odd green bean association, softish carb, full and rounded body; vague sourish edge round a bitter, toasty, walnutty and brown-bread-crusty core, eventually going into full, black coffee-like roasted bitterness, a bit ashy even, supported by leafy hops. Spicy, dry and notably roasty finish, in which this green bean effect lingers a bit; had this association with green vegetables, though in this case not an overly unpleasant one, not been there, I would have scored this one considerably higher - because it shows Piggy's determination to master classic beer styles which are anything but French, and their technical ability to approach them in a credible way. Not their best product so far, but far from a bad one.

Smell of pineapple, tropical fruit. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of citrus, hops, some pineapple and oat. Light body. Medium carbon. Medium sweet. Juicy.

Smoked, peat, sweet, alcohol, thick, prunes