Bottle, Ale Cellar, Darlington. Poured a reddy brown with a lively foaming head. Aroma was roasted malt and some dark fruit. Taste wise, this had similar elements, but was somewhat lacking in real body and the yeasty edge to this loses it marks. Pleasant enough boozy hit, but falls short of anything special.

Bottle (in NZ), pours a hazy brown with a think off-white foam head. Woody on the nose, with a pleasant fruitiness along with biscuity malt. A smooth mouthfeel at first, then quickly becomes spicy and tangy. Some woody notes and toffee malt. Finishes with a peppery dryness. Very nice.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark brown colour with ruby hints. Frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of red berries, dried fruit, caramel and hints of chocolate. Fruity, malty, spicy taste with dark fruit, nuts, prunes, raisins and generous amounts of spicy hops in the finish. Medium to full body, fairly bitter and rather sweet. Brewed in Burton, Staffordshire? Seriously, you mean Belgium? No? Oh dear, I’m impressed, this is actually a little masterpiece in the abbey dubbel style. Excellent beer!

500 ml bottle, bougth in Wales by neighbour Kjetil - tanks! Brown color, moderate off-white head. Aroma is sweet. Flavor is sweet, with caramel malt, some hops, fruit and alcohol. A strange sweetness in this...

Bottle Conditioned, 500ml, aged 6yrs. Chestnut colour with white head. This has aged well, smooth, portish, winey with a heavy malted body with a rich fruitiness and a background alcohol but without the burn. Good sweet wine finish, rosey and full. Very good beer, enjoyable.