6 Geese-A-Laying
The Bruery

Drank 4/23/26. 2025 bottle
Pour is a deep ruby, clear with a nice beige cap of lasting foam. Good retention and lacing.
Nose is esters, toffee, dark fruits, cherries
Taste is dark fruits, cherries, plum, toasted malt, prune

Overall quite tasty. To me, what must be the gooseberries, really amplify a lot of the traditional Quad fruit flavors. They don't overpower in the beer, and it's still a nice balance with what you'd expect from a quad. well done.

Copenhagen 15/1 2026. 37,5 cl heavy glass bottle from DrikBeer web-shop. Label in The Bruery's usual design in red and green.

Pours opaque murky dark amber with a mid-sized off-white head. Settles as a thin patch of foam floating in the middle of the glass. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is intense with dark sweet fruit and alcohol mingling with tart and sour notes. Plums and prunes. Raisins. Sweet liqueur. Tart gooseberries and citrus. Whiff of moldy cellar.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, almost flat texture.

Flavor is intense with a rather strong a bit sugary sweetness followed by a more moderate tart sourness. Lingers for a while. Finish is sweet and sugary with a touch of alcohol.

Potent dark and sweet with only a light touch of tart berries.

 

 

 

Looks: Clear mahogany color with a big, creamy off-white head that sticks around nicely.
Smells: Sweet and rich — caramel, dried fruits, a touch of candy-like sugar, and a hint of berries.
Tastes: Smooth and malty with a medium sweetness. Caramel and dark fruit up front, followed by that classic Belgian yeast spice. Finishes with a gentle warmth from the alcohol.

 

6 Geese-A-Laying pours a darker amber color, with a small, long-lasting head. The aroma is filled with plum and spice. Sweet flavor, but not too sweet, with notes of plums, spice, and cherries, finishing dry. Good feel. Overall, a fantastic, light yet flavorful, sweet Belgian beer.

 

From a bottle into a tulip glass. Pours a hazy rust brown with a finger of tan foam. Smells fruity and sweet candy sugar. Tastes of tart berries, raisins, belgian candy sugar, and belgian funky. Medium bodied with some lingering fruit flavor.

750 ml bottle from Jeremy. Mahogany pour with a small bubbly head. Aroma is fruity, cherries, yeast. Taste adds some roast malts and caramel. mildly sweet with lots of Belgian notes.

Rating for the re-brewed version. Pours an opaque dark cherry red, little head formation and minimal lacing. Nose is dark fruit, candi sugar roasted barley, preserved lemon, lemon peel, vanilla. There's something savory about the aroma - preserved lemon, animal fat, smoke - which isn't a bad thing. Taste leads with dark fruit (figs, dates) but is balanced by a fruitier berry "red" berry note that must be these cape gooseberries. Alcohol is extremely well hidden. Mouthfeel has a weight but isn't too heavy, while the carbonation remains soft. Of the first 6 days, I think this one is most the most impressive in highlighting its additions without swarming the beer with too many extras.

Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Cloudy dark burgundy pour. A 1/2 finger of white head leaves decent lacing.

S: Malts and candy sugars mixed with dark fruit.

T.F: Semi-sweet... boozy. Loads of caramel and malts. Belgian candy sugar, fig, cherry, and plum. Dark fruits and spice. Some yeast... more booze and raisin. Medium bodied. Sticky and smooth. A little heat. Lingering dark fruit at the finish.

O: A well done Belgian Strong Dark. Lots of fruit character and candy malts. Very enjoyable brew that held up super in the cellar.

750ml Bottle dated 10/15/2013, drank 12/30/2021, the Sixth Day of Christmas
Into Brasserie D’Achouffe tulip after 2 hours in the fridge from cellar temp

A - Deep, rich amber. Thin head dissipates quickly
S - Dark malt, Belgian candi sugar, fruit striped gum
T - Slightly tart hard Christmas candy, dark chocolate covered black cherries
M - Fairly light with a touch of oiliness and a slight alcohol burn on the finish
O - I really enjoyed it. Much better than I expected after resting for 8 years, and great for a cold winter night.

 

 

750mL (vintage 2013) into a chalice. Pours a clear mahogany with a minimal loose head, narrow ring of foam around the edge of the glass.

Aroma is rich with dark sweet stone fruits, caramel, vanilla. Bready malt blends with dates and figs.

Taste is likewise sweet and clean. Brown sugar, vanilla, dark stone fruit, and a subtle hint of red wine. Complex but straightforward.

Mouthfeel is about right for a big Belgian style beer. Coats the palate but finishes clean and semi-dry.

Overall a solid if unspectacular Belgian strong ale. Quite enjoyable.

The beer pours a foamy and eggshell white that dissipates somewhat quickly but enough is still left on the surface. The beer itself is a clear amber with a slight brown hue to it. It looks pretty nice.

The smell is good. It has a dark malt note that resembles a decent plum note towards the end. The smell has a brighter and more citrus note upfront that mixes well with the plum note.

The taste is pretty good. It has a dark fruit note mixed with brighter and sweeter berry notes like a dark cherry and ripte plum notes.

The feel is decent. It has a medium body but very little carbonation to it that is slightly tingling but phases out. It has a slightly syrupy note to it.

Overall, a fruity beer and delicious. The bright berry notes are a nice touch to a Belgian style beer.