Druïde Bruin

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle at Cambrinus in Bruges. BB 10/10/09. A brilliant ruby pour with a foamy beige head. Aromas of roasted caramel and yeast/spice. Medium body with foamy/frothy carbonation . Flavor is coarse roast malt with moderate hop bitter and some spice notes. It has wood notes - but no claim to barrel aging. Finiishes pleasant, dry, near astringent. A beer that drinks quite well. Somewhere in the finish I thought "quad" - wrong but suggestive.

Bottle at De Bierloods, Adegem. Dark brown with a decent tan head. Very nice roasted caramel and yeasty aroma. Spicy ginger bread flavours. Has got class.

Bottled (from belgianshop.be). Dark murky rubyish brown colour with mediumsized foamy/bubbly beigeish head. Aroma is caramel malts along with some mild roasted notes and herbs. Also some mild nuttyness as well as yeast. Actually mild alcoholic sweetness as well. Flavour is caramel malts, some herbal notes as well as alcohol. Mild grassy, yeasty and nutty notes as well. Quite nicel balanced thing.

(Bottled) Hazy, dark ruby brown with a medium, frothy and tanned head. Strongly caramely aroma with some roasty sourness, and a Dutch bok / Scotch Ale -feel. Roasted-malty, sweet flavor with nutty hops and some licorice. Brings certain Czech dunkels into mind, but there is the additional Belgian dark-fruitiness present. Medium body, slightly thin, soft and foamy carbonation. It’s not every day you see a roasty Belgian Ale - but whether you like it or not, is up to you. This one has the potential, but maybe can’t quite deliver as much as you expected.
Earlier Rating: 7/21/2007 Total Score: 3.5
(Bottled) Clear (hazy with yeast), dark ruby brown with a medium, tanned and creamy-lacy head. Aroma of brown sugar and sweet malts, some ashiness. Some more complexity and even light port-winousness when warmer. Lightly ashy and sweet, roasted-malty flavor with tiny licorice hints and some dry bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied, perhaps a bit thin palate (for the style) with foamy carbonation. A reasonably pleasant dubbel, but lacks the final push towards being a classic.

Bottle 33cl.
Clear medium amber brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sugar, coffee light light notes, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081128]

Bottle, 33 cl. (more times, bought Vanden Bussche) Re-tasted at Johans home, last sunday. Dark brown with a tan creamy beige head. Aroma light roasted malt, caramel touch. Medium body. Taste caramel and roasted malts, little hopsbitter finish. Not bad, a regular brown ale.
Earlier Rating: 8/12/2007 Total Score: 3.6
Bottle, 33 cl. Clear ruby brown with large creamy beige head. Aroma malts, caramel. Medium body. Taste = sweet, roasted-malts, bitterness, dry at the end. Not bad, but not the top.

33 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours hazy and deep brown with an orange glare. Mild breadish and roasted malty with a vague acidic note. Mild breadish and spiced flavoured. Reveals a distinct bitterness to the roasted malt flavours. Bitter and roasted malt finish with a light fruity accent.

Bottle, 6.5%. This is the VOF version. Quite yeasty aroma, baking yeast. Cloudy brown colour. The flavour is malty and slightly yeasty. Some spices, a little clove. Roasted finish, hint of caramel and liquorice.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy orangey brown with small floating impurities and an off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and overripe fruit. Medium body, a little yeast and fruit. Lightly bitter finish. 281108

Bottled. An unclear brown beer with thick brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and a bit of spices. The flavor is sweet malty with some notes of caramel and roasted malt. The finish is dry.