De 3 Horne Bockaar Bourgondisch Brabant Ter Hunen

Brewed by De 3 Horne
Style: Belgian Ale
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 33cl.
Light unclear with many medium size body particles, medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty to heavy, caramel, spicy - fruity, ala pumpkin, palm tree leaves. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, and a good balance. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090626]

Bottle, 7%. Mildly citric fruit aroma. The appearance is not so appealing. Orange colour with lots of floating bits in it. The flavour also has a fruitiness, tastes OK, slightly spicy. There is some alcohol in the flavour, too, which balances the sweet fruit well.

Bottle: Poured a murky orange amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is rich with caramel and sugars. Taste is nice soft caramel, mixed with a nutty malt mix, the finish is dry with a slight sugar sticky presence on the tongue.

(This beer exists under at least two names -Bourgondisch Brabant and Ter Hunen. Probably others designate the same beer. Sample fairly aged) Amber with pale greenish shine; yellow-amber dense head, gone is secs. Nutty nose, as like fresh almonds; cookies, cake, alcoholic. Nutty taste, now more as hazelnuts, sweet, bit of alcoholic notes, as a cooking brandy or a Pineau des Charentes. Slight herbal finish. Rather light mouthfeel. Alcohol, but not burning. Aftertaste gets bready notes, and 'palm'tree (Buscus sempervirens) aroma. As usual with 3 Horne, this beer is better aged than young. Less positive is its strange straddling on two styles: on one hand an ordinary Belgian Speciale with a light mouthfeel, easily oxidated, and on the other hand strong ale/ abbey dubbel characteristics as alcohol, nutty and liqueurish flavours.