Druïde Bruin

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Medium to good, light-beige head over deep red-brown, clear beer. Sweetish, near syrupy malt smell, bit of greenery/grass. Sweet, human sweat, liquorice, coloured malts, bit of bananaester and retronasal, fusels, making the finish a bit vinous. Medium bodied. Vinosity increases with temperature. Not bad at all. Pity it starts a bit bland, betters afterwards.
Earlier Rating: 7/2/2006 Total Score: 3.6
Collapsing, brownish, thick head, dense; chestnut to chocolate brown beer, opaque. Very fruity, estery and yeasty nose with rosewater, "amandine", almonds or franchipane, grape fruitdrops... Ends a bit chocolate-woody, but always very sweet. At least the taste is less sweet, but still very perfumed. Some dark malts, (sweet) chocolate, very distant almond hints. Very thick, creamy MF. As the beer is very young, I suspect this will diminish, as will the sweetness. But it is promising. I can see good future for this.
Made to the best of my knowledge at De Proef, not De Graal.

Bottle. Pours a huge head. Caramel and plums in the aroma. Full bodied. Malty sweet, somewhat roasty caramelly flavor, with hints of ash. Decent brew, sweet but not without complexity.

Red amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of candy sugar, chocolate, caramel, molasses and milk chocolate. Slight banana. Sweet malty flavour, light sour touch, light caramel and roasted malts bitterness. Malty, light bitter finish with a touch of coffee.
(From 33cL bottle while visiting tderoeck. Thanks for sharing my friend!)

UPDATED: MAR 11, 2012 4/III/2012 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: 7/XII/12 (2012-214)

Clear red brown to purple beer, big creamy yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: caramel, brown candi sugar, milk chocolate, vanilla sugar, some banana. MF: lots of carbon, medium body. Taste: dark chocolate, bitter cocoa powder, mocha, hint of vanilla, banana. Aftertaste: green banana, some citrus, slight hoppy, mocha.

Bottle sample @ Brugs Bierfestival ’12. Dark reddish colour, brownish head. Faint aroma of caramel and some hops. Flavour is faint too, watery and bitter. Nothing special here.

Tawny colored. Slim, off-white head. Little bit of lacing. Toffee and malt aroma. Sweet malt, carbonic. Slight vanilla flavor. Not too bad.

Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear dark copper / amber color, thick beige head that’s mostly lasting. Smell malts, some caramel, lightly sweet. taste malts, sweet, lightly some roastyness, caramel and some fruits. Medium carbo, medium body.

(33cl bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, and toasted marshmallow. Flavor of caramel, cocoa, roasted malt, and raisins.

Bottle from Beer Planet. Dark amber body with healthy head. Nose of malts and sweets. Taste is also malts, some coffee and chocolate notes. Nice bitter finish.

Bottle 33 cl from Willems in Grobbendonk (B). Dark coppery beer with off-white and firm foam, fizzing active. Malty nose rouns, fruity and sweet. The taste is soft, roasted malt, notes of chocolate, toffy. Roundness and slightly acid point which vanishes in malted flavors without the alcoholic power.

(bottle, 33cl) Slightly hazy, chestnut-brown colour with a big and slightly tanned foamy head. Sweet and slightly toasted malty aroma with caramel and mildly dried fruity touch. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly toasty caramelly malty taste with notes of dried fruits and a rising alcoholic touch towards the sweet and malt-accentd finish. Not very demanding. 04.XI.10