Druïde Bruin

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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(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. 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