Ciney Speciale

Brewed by Alken-Maes (Heineken)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Jumet, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Burgundy coloured with a rich head. Aroma of dried fruits and brown sugar. Full bodied, fruity flavour. Way too sweet, though.

25 cl Bottle. Deep dark brown colour with a nice huge head. Nice complex aroma with hints of choclate and tobacco. Good taste of notes of bitterness and some sour aftertaste. Good balance between hops and malt.

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2006 (Bottle 25 cl) Dark amber with quite a huge head. Malty but the bitter hops seems to dominate in a harsh not so pleasant way. 110893

Bottle. Dark red brown colour with a big baige head. Sweet malty fruity caramel aroma and taste. Medium to full body and a sweet finish.

(Bottled) Deep, dark red color with a large, tight and lacy head. Nutty, sweetish-malty, syrupy rye-pudding aroma with old strawberry jam and vanilla. Quite hoppy, winous and slightly alcoholic, sweetish-malty flavor. Fruity and slightly sugary. Medium to full-bodied, quite carbonated palate. Hides the ABV well. An enjoyable dessert brew with some scotch ale character. Nice!

Light brown head on a deep dark amber-ruby body. Very full taste, fruity aroma and taste, very nice indeed. Berries, citrus, caramel and roasted malts combine to give an exceptional experience. First-class beer, it reminded me of Duchesse de Bourgogne. A masterpiece of a beer. Too bad the bottle was a measly 25 cl !

Spicy balanced and malty. Plums liqourice and mangoes. Nice roasted caramel malts and toasted bread with good biterness and a bit of acidity.

Dark amber with a medium light brown creamy head. Fruity aroma and taste. Very light sour taste. The finish is bitter.