This black ale poured with a rich beige head and a spicy aroma. There is a slightly sour, but mellow, roasted malt flavor with a raisin and plum finish. Very tasty.

Bottle courtesy Durhambeer. Pours a deep reddish brown with a thin white head. Aroma is orange peel, coriander and some other spices. Smooth malty taste with lots of orange and spices as well as sweet malt. Tasty, but a little too sweet.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 11.2oz bottle into a snifter. Appearance: It pours a very dark brown color that has coppery highlights. The body is nearly opaque and it forms a big tan foamy head that has very good retention. It also makes nice lacing on the glass. Smell: The aroma has sweet, fruity and spicy character with just a hint of hops. Taste/Mouth feel: The flavor has a wonderful natural sweetness from the honey and malted barley. Dark sweet fruit notes of raisins, figs and plums mix with coriander, bitter orange peel and a touch of earthy yeast. Hop flavor is very mild and adds just a hint of bitterness. The alcohol adds a nice warming quality and it finishes slightly dry. Its palate is medium to full bodied with a smooth creamy texture that is tempered by its lively carbonation. Notes: This is another great Belgian treat.

beautiful dark with lasting head... smells of spices, sugar, and yeast... taste is a little watery and disappointing... fancy spices... still a very good beer

Pours a dark brown with some ruby in the light. The head as about two fingers thick creamy and tan. The nose was very spicy, sweet, but not cloyingly so, orange peel, coriander, nice sweet spice profile. The flavor is warming, sweet, oranges, sipces, crisp hops, coriander. The palate was crisp and lively.