Butcher’s Tears Ex Voto

Butcher’s Tears
Brewed at Gulden Spoor
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bit of a gusher. Hazy brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, anis seeds, yeast, candy sugar, spicy (the grains of paradise?), bubblegum and banana. Bitter flavour, quite sweet, roasted malts. Finish caramel, roasted malts, bubblegum, somewhat lingering bitter.
(From 33cL bottle shared @ post-Rammstein tasting, Nijmegen. Thanks for getting me the bottle, Rene)

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2013 1/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ post-FortaRock tasting - BB: n/a - bottled: 20/II/13 (2013-522) Thanks to Tinus for sharing the bottle!
Little cloudy dark amber beer, lots of very small sediment floating around under an off-white to beige creamy head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very soapy, shower gel, sweet, laundry. That’s weird. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter and hoppy (and this is after having drunk some Alesmith IPA, just sayin’), citrus, soapy, caramel, sugary, bit of raisins. Aftertaste: bitter hops, raisins, sugar, caramel, banana, bitter hops.

Bottle @ OK5 from Berts Bierhuis. Clear light brown colour, tan head. Nose is caramel malts, bit spicy, and yeast. Flavour is caramel malts, yeasty, spicy, bit of toffee. Fairly sweet.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy brownish beer with a small, off white head that settles into a small ring very quickly. Aroma is o caramel, malts and yeast. Flavour is very sweet with almost some artificial sweetners and fruity essences going on. Overly sweet and unbalanced. Alcoholic and overly sweet, not my cup of tea.

Bottle. Dark amber color. Roast and a hint of coffee in the aroma. Malty roasty flavor with some floral notes. Alcoholic. Soft spicy finish with orange peels.

(Draught at In de Wildeman, Amsterdam, 20 Feb 2013) Reddish amber colour with dense, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, marmalade candy and black-currant. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, red berries and a vinous finish with hints of cherries in brandy. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. A bit boozy, but quite nice.

Bottle sample at NHBF’13. Hazy dark brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, dark malts, light chocolate, liqourice. Flavour is similar, light yeasty, plums, bittersweet finish. Medium-bodied. Decent.

33 cl bottle from De Bierkoning. Dark red-brown color, slightly hazy. Off white to beige head. Aroma’s of sweet malts, dark brown sugar (basterdsuiker), a bit red fruits, a hint of roast. Flavor is medium sweet, with a hint of licorice/drop. Medium bodied. Short roasted bitterness as finish. Decent

Sampled @ PINT Winterbierfestival Gouda 2013. Hazy orange color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly sweet, slightly bitter, overripe fruits. Nice balance.

Bottle @ home. Aroma is caramel, molasses, caramel, candy sugar. Flavour is basicly the same with some caramel and hop bitterness. Okay.