Adriaen Brouwer Finest Dark

Brewed by Brouwerij Roman
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Oudenaarde, Belgium

Bottled. A brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma is very sweet with strong notes of Belgian yeast as well as lighter notes of brown sugar, slightly rotten fruit, and prunes. The flavor is sweet with sweet with strong notes of metal, Belgian yeast, prunes, over ripe fruits, and brown sugar. The alcohol is evident on the tongue.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a slowly diminishing off-white head. Roasted malt and somewhat phenolic aroma. Sweet, fruity, slight metallic and roasted malty. Lsting sweet and malty impression. Nice and easy Belgian brew. Crisp carbonation mouthfeel. Lasting sweet flavour and reappearing fruity and phenolic from the back of the nose.

<b>Bottle 33cl.</b>
Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruits notes, roasted notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081011]

Bottled (from thebelgianbeershop.com). Murky ambery brown colour with mediumsized beige head. Some lace. Aroma is caramel malts, some alcohol, mild herbal notes as well as some yeast. Flavour is caramel malts, some yeast, fudge, mild herbal notes as well as some slight alcoholic burning notes. As it warms up it gets some rubbery/metalliclike notes. I prefered this one a bit colder.

Bottle at Den Tatoverede Enke. Cloudy orange red coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits and cookies. Fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits, metal and yeast. Yeasty finish.

Bottle at Den Tatoverede Enke, Copenhagen
Dark brown color; big head. Big aroma, caramel, more fruity than most Belgian beers, candi sugar, a touch of honey, very good. It has a sweetish caramel flavor, some honey is the only degree of complexity; light fruitness. Unfortunately the mouthfeel becomes drier at the end, even a bit metallic. Quite good.

Bottle, De Gouden Leeuw, St Lievens Esse. Somewhat yeasty flavor with chocolate, caramel and a hint of tartness. Fairly alcoholic. Served very cold, so the aroma was not very pronounced. Powerful dark ale.

A Mes rate. Draught at Brugge fest. Mid brown with a good white head. A bit on the bland side all round really. Faint spice, some soy and dried fruit. Very slight roasted malt in the finish. Dull.