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The Bruery

Brown color. Medium-sized, off-white head. Caramel malt, spices, dark fruits, brown sugar, and yeasts in the aroma. Rich, malty taste with spices and figs. Good.

750 mL bottle into a tulip

Sudsy, cola brown brew, toffee-like nose with cherry esters, along with oak and pit fruit. The pit fruit aspect hits the front of the palate, along with notes of sugar cookies and holiday spice.

Nice take on the style - ramps up the holiday nostalgia while staying true to a dark Belgian ale.

750mL bottle (2024 edition) into a chalice. Pours a clear mahogany with a 1-finger light khaki head that settles to a thin film.

Aroma is fruity, bready, malty and sweet—plums, dates, figs, spice. Spot-on for the style.

Taste follows nose: sweet caramel malt, candi and brown sugars, toffee/molasses, Belgian yeast, clean water.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a satisfying finish. Moderate carbonation keeps this higher-ABV beer relatively light on the palate.

Overall this is a solid, straightforward, very traditional Belgian strong dark ale. I doubt I could tell it apart from some of the best versions from across the pond.

From a bottle into a tulip glass. Pours a rich clear garnet with several fingers of off-white foam. Smells of dark fruits and molasses. Belgiany undertones. The flavor follows the smell. Medium bodied and slightly boozy.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours reddish brown- good head - but it does not stay long , sweetish and spicy. I have had a lot better beers from this brewery

 

 

 

32oz crowler into a tulip.

Look: Pours a dark brown/amber, clear and looks almost ruby when held up to the light. Head dissipates immediately.
Smell: Sweet dark fruits like date, raisin, fig. Brown sugar and molasses.
Taste: Follows the nose exactly, with a slight boozy note at the end.
Feel: Medium body with very low carbonation.
Overall: Rich and sweet, the fruit and molasses flavors really shine here. Nothing earth shattering, but very drinkable.

Bottle shared @ KJUBZT tasting June 2019. 9.5% ABV. Clear deep amber colour. Big dense off white head with good retention. Aroma's of sourish fruit and tea. Retronasal it's sweetish, sourish, fruit and tea. Flavour is moderate sweet and fruity sourish. Medium bodied. A bit strange, but not bad.

 

 

 

 

Opaque dark brown with violet hues. Healthy head that dissipates. Smell is milder than the taste, but plenty of Belgian Strong Dark characteristics-malty, spicy, dark fruit flavors, slight caramel presence. Alcohol is there but not as strong as expected. Good.