Ciney Speciale

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

A red-brown beer with a huge beige lazing head. The aroma is sweet caramel with notes of coriander. The flavor is of alcohol, caramel, and prunes with lemon-soda in the background and a dry finish. The mouthfeel is very soft.

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

25 cL bottle, 2001 vintage from DHVL, 9%. Pours dark brown with a small of-white head. Fruity and dark malty aroma. Sweet fruity, estery. Light chalky note to a dark chocolate and dry roasted malt flavour. Subdued bitterness. Light fruity and yeasty finish.

Bottled at Belgobaren, Stockholm. Mahogany colour, rich firm head. Caramelly aroma with lots of red wine. Sweet and caramellym, fruity with some cinnamon. Full bodied and very rich in flavour, also intensely sweet. I really like the flavour of full bodied red wine. Finishes with spun sugar sweetness. Really good to be a macro.

Bottled. Brown coloured with a huge lacing beige head. Aroma of spices and dried fruits. Spicy flavour with notes of dried fruits and alcohol. Alcoholic and spicy finish. I just love dark and strong belgian beers like this.

Pours brown with medium head. Aroma has toffee and malt. Flavor is sweet, malty has chokolate notes and a nice full body. Pleasant surprise.

Dark amber color; giant thick head. The malt aroma is lightly sour (and quite poor). Good body balance, dryer than the Brune and with an alcohol punch more; malt, a lot of caramel; the mouthfeel is more persistent, the final less strong. Pleasant, but the Brune is more interesting, this one is more ordinary.

(Bottle, 9%abv) Pours a burgundy body with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma of light sourness, dustiness, and dark fruit. Flavor of malt and dark fruit.