Brasseurs Biere De Garde
Brouwerij Huyghe

There's a lot to be said about such a rare and mysterious beer. It pours deep amber/copper, very clear at first, but just as muddy once the large amount of yeast is poured, Impressive carbonation for a beer that is almost as old as me makes up for a initially white foam that quickly dissipates. Aroma is complex, vinous, hay-ish with hints of scotch or cognac, appealing old cereals past their prime complements sweet caramelic malt. Hints of butter, diacetyl. It smells old malt basically. Taste is on the sweet side, lots of toffee/maple flavours with honest hints at wood and resin. Very vinous, but certainly less intense than the beautiful aroma. Once the yeast comes into play, it becomes drier, earthy with a dirty waters feel. Body is light-medium and creamier with the yeast poured. The bottom line is that this beer is a truly interesting experience that I'm grateful to have had thanks to Muzzlehatch.

I have or had to try this beer several times before I could really give it its due, a strange beer and sub-style these saisons/biere de Garde’s, but, I think I’ve finally seen the light, or is that tasted the good life?, oh well on to the review.
The color as it sets in my snifter a deep somewhat nebulous amber with a generous head, that is frothy and an off white color, the residual lace a satiny curtain upon the glass. The nose has a big malt aroma upfront backed by undertones of over ripe fruit like pears; also a bit of tartness in the nose, start is malt laden and semi-sweet with the top middling in feel. The finish is vinous, acidic and quite dry with the hops delicate in their spiciness, a good beer, but one I find hard to get a true feel for.