Brigand Belgian Ale

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ingelmunster, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Fruity, a bit spiced (vanilla) and woody nose. Golden amber, creamy head. Wooden taste, some fruits, grass when exhaling. Body a bit too light. Alcoholic sharp aftertaste an the start later a bit more mellow.

Clear, sparkling and golden with a good two fingers of head on top. There’s an immediate aroma of astringency, but upon sticking the nose into the glass it becomes a little funky along with stale cheese. I write that but it isn’t nearly as pejorative as it sounds. The cheese has been left out for a little too long and has started to sweat and go hard. There’s also some citrus peel aroma. I’m undecided whether I like that aroma or not. In the mouth there is prickly mouthfeel and then sour juiciness. The sourness is the lengthy dominant flavour here. Again, undecided whether I like this or not.

Golden color with good head. The scent is a little sharp. A little too strong and something spicy triple.

33cl shared bottle at BREW - Beers & Ciders, Bangkok. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of alcohol and sweet fruits with some malt. Sweet and malty with a distinct taste of alcohol. Finishes slightly bitter. Ok strong ale, but the alcohol was to dominating. (2012-05-17)

Brown 33cl dumpy bottle, best before Oct 2009, drank in March 2007. Poured into a Straffe Hendrik bowl glass. Slightly hazy orange, tangarine colour, the white head stayed for a short while, carbonation continueing throughout trying to replenish the ever shrinking head and failing. Yeast and more yeast, overpowers all other aroma’s. Heavy alcohol taste, a type of good quality Dortmunder with attitude and more. Mixed cereals (wheat, rye, barley, etc) appear within the alcoholic haze of this strong beer. A slightly fizzy, carbonated feel to it, alcohol stays in the back of your mouth also. I was going to give more scores of 4, but there is something wrong/false about this beer I can’t put my tongue too. The alcohol is hiding the true flavours. I had a Brigand Christmas on tap in the Kulminator (Antwerp) last Friday, it was wonderful, this normal Brigand doesn’t quiet pull the same way.

Bottle. Golden, average and mostly lasting head. Moderate, malty sweetish and fruity citrus aroma, light caramel and light spiciness (coriander, cinnamon, pepper), light hoppyness. Body is average, malty sweetish, some caramel and fruitiness, light spiciness. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish with some caramel and light fruitiness, light spiciness and light hoppyness, some alcohol. Fruity Belgian strong ale – could be drier, too much caramel.

the bottle i found is 4 1/2 years old.pours cloudy amber with a thin white head that is retaining.aroma is heavy malt and yeast.flavor is mainly yeast and malt with banana and some clove.heavily carbonated with a creamy mouthfeel.sweet finish.best thing about this beer is the palate.everything else is average

Twee jaar oud, van de tap in café De Mug. Koperkleurig, donkerder dan jonge Brigand. Medium schuimkop, minder dan de jonge soortgenoot. Zacht houterige geur, wat caramel, laurier(drop?). Smaak begint goed en sluit aan bij de geur. Redelijk wat ijzer. Beetje bloesemig. Natuurlijk een port-achtig en verder mooi ronde, zachte, lichtdroge afdronk. Mooi bier, maar niet spectaculair.

Picked up a bottle at Marty’s Big Buys, which is the only place I’ve seen any in many months. This beer is about four years old, but ages well. Aroma of fruity esters, black licorice, alcohol and champagne yeast. Signature deep orange of the style, very effervescent and good head retention. Flavor of rock candy and white zin with boozy background. Feels light yet substantial, like a triple saison maybe. Honsebrouck’s importer is pushing the Kasteel label around here pretty heavily. Bring this one back without the Robin Hood graphic.

330 ml bottle via Beer Planet. Pours a yellow amber. Huge head with high carbonation. Smells of cloves and apricot. Tastes of cloves, bananas ,and a bit of spice. Nice.

Draft. Beernutz. Smaller head. Very cloudy poor. Aroma and sugar cane, belgium candy. Medium light sweetness. Licorice and some raisin taste. Not that great.