75 cl bottle - bbd = 07/1997 (20 years of age) A bit too thin. Sourish flavour, not too pleasant. Would love to have had this bottle ten years ago, did nog age very well .

Vintage - ~15 years old. 330mL bottle, pours a dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is fairly oxidized, with sour dark fruits and Belgian yeast. Flavour is quite sour now, with tart dark fruits, some vinegar, oxidation, and syrupy notes. Pretty viscous palate. The tartness actually lends some decent character to this. Not a total disaster at this point, but not something you’d want to drink much of. Cool to try at this age.

Vintage bottle, best before 2003 :) Copper coloured with a small white head. Some alcohol notes along with figs and some spice. Smooth finish with a pleasant vintage aftertaste. A good beer, I wish there where more around.

Bottled (1999 vintage). Deep rubyish amber colour, mediumsized beige creamy head. Aroma is cork, oxidation, slightly madeiraish and some mild notes of wood. Flavour is madeira, fruits, wood and some mild spicing. Quite redwineish notes. Has aged well.

UPDATED: APR 25, 2008 Bottled (1999 vintage) at Man in the Moon, Stockholm Dark ruby, fne creamy head. Vinous caramelly nose where oxidation and cork also plays a part. Sweet with dense slick nd somewhat oily mouthfeel. There’s overripe cherries, mustard and port. Gently warming alcohol comes through in a finish with esters and paper. An elegant beer that has aged with grace.

UPDATED: JUL 17, 2005 (Bottle 33 cl) Years ago I had one of these explode in my beer closet while I was away on holiday. Gee, what a mess with the bottle shattered to smithereens. A sad waste... Dark brown and very hazy with a small, light brown head. Extremely full-bodied with loads of roasted malt. Fairly sweet but also with some sour notes - perhaps a bit unusual for it’s style. And extremely treacherous as the extreme alcohol is so well hidden. Almost closert to port wine... 220599

About 4 y.o. ?; thanks to fiulijn for this one - dark brown colour, the foam quickly disappears, aroma of cork and apple, notes of dust and cellar, touch of acidity, very sweet, medium to full-bodied, long aftertaste of cherry, apple and alcohol - marvelously complex

Black color. The alcohol nose is dominant. Sweetish, a bit sour, a bit cloying; malt; no hop.

Had this at Le Bier Circus on 5-13-03. Pours a dark brown with light tan head. Slight alcohol notes along with figs, chocolate, spice and fruits. The 12% is noticeable but not overwhelming. Finishes smoothly with a pleasant aftertaste. Good beer!

EXTREMELY sweet raspberry/cherry flavor. Dark body. 12% abv is covered marvelously but done so with a lingering sweet aftertaste that is not altogether tolerable. Malt is overall way to sweet for such a thick beer and the finish does not deliver in the flavor-department.