Livinus Brune

Formerly brewed at Van Eecke
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Poperinge-Watou, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottled at Akkurat. Vintage bottle around 10 yrs. Brown, cloudy with no head. Stony aroma with notes of blue cheese, chocolate fudge, vanilla and dried fruits. Syrupy flavor with notes of alcohol, spices, fruit, wet stone, sugar and mouldy cellar. Somewhat dry.

Rated @ Stockholm beer festival. Aged >15 years. Hazy brown with light brown head. Sweet aroma with caramel and raisins. Very malty almost vineous flavour with toffee and hazelnut. Worth waiting for...!

Bottled, best before 1992. Cloudy mid brown with creamy head. Concetrated aroma of chestnut and caramel. Richly malty with pleasant character of almonds and butter. Soft, soothing mouthfeel, plenty of toffee and notes of madeira. Has aged with grace, and is now an excellent and complex top class beer.

Vintage Unknown, Best Before 1992. Wonderful aromawith nuts, caramel and friut. Nice madeira touch in taste, with nuts and malty tastes as well. Round finish.

(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark amber with a huge, frothy and creamy head. Nuts in both nose and flavour, slightly burned malt. Comes close to good quality abbey ales. 221199

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2005 Bottle @ Akkurat, StockholmBacklog 10 Aug 2004
Vintage ca 1994.Reddish brown, no head, probably owing to the old age (10 years). Toffee and dark fruits in aroma. Candi sugar & figs in taste. Dry aftertaste with alcohol apparent.