UPDATED: FEB 1, 2023 Bottled (BBE 05/1991, thanks for sharing Vilho!). Deep reddish amber colour with a huge foamy off-white head, that leaves good lace. Aroma is sweet malts, some nutty notes, mild burnt sugar as well as some slight alcohol sweetness and plum. Flavour is dried fruits, sweet malts, nutty notes, some rye as well as burnt sugar and some mild alcohol tones. Quite nicely aged, although quite much on the sweet side of things.

UPDATED: AUG 30, 2018 Une bière originale. Très longue et ronde en bouche avec des saveurs de réglisse, de biscuit et de sage grâce à une torréfaction très fine, une robe rousse sombre avec une belle tenue. Quelques notes épicées mais qui se vient noyées par les saveurs sucrées et caramélisées. Le sucré est trop présent, il masque les saveurs, il enrobe tout.

Converting ticks to ratings. Had this back in early 2000's or so, at Café Gollem. 25cl Bottle. Dark brown beer, beige head. Sweet, malty, dark fruits, some chocolate, forest fruits. Medium bodied. I really enjoyed the Ciney beers back then, this was imho their finest, but wasn't widely available.

10/IX/16 - 25cl bottle @ De Heeren van Liedekercke - BB: 24/II/03 (2016-1007)

Clear dark brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: pretty sweet, caramel, pretty oxidized (obviously), some hint of chocolate, orange peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, very oxidized, spicy touch, some orange peel. Aftertaste: sweet, oxidized, caramel, some cardboard, chocolate notes. Has aged very well. Still very decent after +15 years!

Bottle. Dark brown pour with a medium frothy tan head. Aroma of bread, caramel, raisins, dark fruit and Belgian yeast. Medium body with a sticky sweet finish.

Old rating (and I won’t get a chance to re-rate as apparently it has been discontinued now). Heaviest and ’rarest’ of the three Ciney beers, with a deep burgundy colour and thick pale beige head; biscuit, caramelly malts, sweet with spices (liquorice), bit metallic, alcohol warmth in the finish. Not horrible, but not good either. I for one will not miss this.

Bottle at kulminator . Pours dark brown , good white head . Smell is dusty , sweet . Taste is sweet , gentle port , with a fleshy aspect . Very balanced and bettervthan the scent would make you think . Quite good

Bottle@tasting (2001), 25cl. Head:beige colored foam. Color: brown. Aroma: hops, malt. Taste: bitter. Palate: dry, medium body, lively CO2, bitter finish. Overall: ok.

Standard Belgian except for that distinct caramel taste. Original while not a vast diversion.

Riecht alkoholisch und leicht nach Himbeeren. Süffiges Zeug, den Alkohol schmeckt man so gut wie gar nicht. Fruchtig und erfrischend, zum Ende her herb werdend. Feines Zeug zum öfteren trinken. Test vom 17.3.2005, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,11,11,8,9,9 - 9,55