Gribousine Brune de Malonne

Brewed by Brasserie La Binchoise
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Binche, Belgium

Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Murky brown with a small off white head. Aroma: Smells like a Belgian beer! caramel, bread, a little nutty and a good lot of yeast, some vanilla too. Flavour: Toasty as hell, quite sweet with a tiny amount of cooking chocolate and malt. The alcohol is well hidden.

Mahogany brown with stable tan head. Aroma has cherries and smells rich. The palate is super soft and easy. Very fruity and interesting flavors, again with cherry and sweet grape impacted as Smucker’s. Josh said it, it’s a jammy beer.

Cloudy dark brown. Thin head. Grapey, jammy aroma - weird, maybe kriekish. Again, this tastes like grape jelly. Maybe some raspberry jam. Not bad, but strange to see such an accent on the fruit to the detriment of balance.

Dark red brown beer with a small beige head. Aroma: dark fruits, burned malts, dark fruits and alcohol. Flavor: fruity, notes of burned malts, caramel. Notes of bitterness in the end. Medium bodied.

Bottle. Poured dark amber with a temporary white head. Light fruity, near cola, aroma. Medium body with firm carbonation. Flavor is spicey, but a touch medicinal. Caramel with fresh fruit, but also cooked fruit. There’s a lot going on in this. Finishes balanced, not too sweet, not too bitter. Interesting beer.

33cl, from De Bierloods Adegem, complex brew, not balanced, hazy, small head, nice brew

Red coloration and a beige head, aroma is too sweet, like some tutti-fruit, like bus station in Brazil, Believe it!!!! Flavor too sweet as well, alcohol present, Mouthfeel is spicy and alcohol notes.

In short: A problematic sweet aggressive Belgian dark ale.
How: Bottle 330ml, probably 1+ year old
The look: A short lived beige head over cloudy redish-brown body with a lot a medium size particles
In long: Aggressive fruitiness and some alcohol on the nose, like a bakery alcoholised dessert. Grainy malts, crusty bread, fruits concentrate, ripe fruits. Carbonation is way too aggressive. The beer is very sweet but without only a little caramel flavour. The strong sweetness was like what you get from a baked fruit dessert. Tasty but more annoying than anything. Dry toasted bread and dry tree leaves in the finish with a lot of cardboard. Many many problems. Thankfully it’s not brewed in California cause it’s very rare and I’d hate to see it rated over 4.