De Horste Signature

1999 Vintage and a thanks to Dickonsonbeer (not his real name). Poured a light hazy deep amber color with a small off-white head. The aroma was sweet and fruity with oxidized notes of browned apple flesh. The flavor too had browned apple flesh. Sweet and sugary with a light-medium body.

[1999] Poured a murky brown color with a thin, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma was heavily oxidized, with some sherry, caramel malts, green apple, brown sugar, a bit of cocoa, and some alcohol as well. Taste of dried fruits, some chocolate, oxidized sherry, tobacco, with some earthy yeast, cardboard, sweet brown sugar, and alcohol in the finish. On the sweeter side.

1999. 750 ml bottle. Opens with a slight hiss. I was hoping this would hold up ok due to the high alcohol, but no- it has been oxidized to hell- not like it is the wost thing in the world- there was still some nice things about it, but whatever. Pours a deep ruby brownish with a thin diminishing head. Aroma is paper- wet cardboard, estery- but not fruity- more of a coconut acid ester- linoleic, and some sugary sweet molasses and plasticy phenols. Fruits in the flavors of old stale raisin and prunes, more wet paper and cardboard, plastic, earth, dirt, cobwebs, tons of sherry- but low on the soy oxidation. Finish is a bit astringent and has some residual sweetness but dries out with more char and papery oxidation. Cool find of a beer, but nothing great left here.

Similar to a Dubbel, but not quite as heavy, maybe a little drier, too. This was a 1999 bottling.

This brew pours with a deep amber body topped by a medium thick head with lots of lacing. The aroma is sweet and malty with caramel notes. The flavor is sweet and malty with a touch of caramel and candy notes. Medium to full bodied and smooth yet dry.