Lozen Boer

Brewed by De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Lochristi - Hijfte, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

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Bottle purchased in 2007 from Coaltrain in CO Springs, CO and forgotten in a basement for several years. A wonderful creamy brown head a good in thick in my scalds glass. There’s a dominant yeast aroma with hints of dust and spices it warms, a honey sweetness emerges. The body is very sweet with a spice mead flavor. I’ve never had a beer quite like this. I’ll have to try and find a young bottle, but age treats this beer well.

Flaske: Måske fra 2004, eller også er opskriften fra 2004. Mudret brun øl uden skumhoved. Duften er meget typisk belgisk, hvinende sød og en god del gær, primært som æble. Smagen er igen meget sød men er skæmmet af den manglende karbonering så der ikke er et modspil til sødmen.

Slightly elder version (+1y) Darker brown coloured, large brown head and medium carbonation. Madeira malty balanced aroma. Full creamy palate. Finish is light malty sweet bitter touched with some clear alcoholic hints. Nice brew.

Murky brown color/ tan head. Toffee, caramel, molasses, sweet spicy aromas. Medium bodied. Sweet candi sugar, brown sugar flavors with belgian spicy yeast, molasses--ok.

750 ml bottle. Boozy! Slightly hazy medium amber, short-lived golden head, no lace. Boozy aroma, sweet like rye or dark rum, lightly spicy. Flavor is very boozy as well, with sweet rummy toffee, cooked peaches, and a subtle licorice not in the finish. Lots of alcohol heat in the swallow. Too boozy and sweet for me.

From notes: Pours a very dark brown color with slight plum hues when held to a light source and a thick two finger frothy yellowish tan head. Decent retention, only slowly fading into a lasting cap that leaves sporadic spots of lacing behind. Chocolate malty aroma with hints of peppery spice, candy sugar and dark fruit. Hints of plum, raisin, fig and dark cherry. Soft carbonation up front with lots of roasty chocolate maltiness, sweet cany sugar, plum, raisin, date, fig, cherry and grape. Well balanced with rostiness from the malt, sweetness from the fruit, spice and alcohol warmth in the finish. Slightly sour aftertaste.

Bottle: pours a dirty, blackish brown. dense and opaque. thin tan persistent ring. Nose- brown sugar, cereal, bread, barnyard funk, molasses, dark fermented fruits/prunes Taste- subtle sweetness, then earthy. some spiciness on the finish, really complex and nuanced Palate- silky smooth and rich Finish- smooth and then a bit of kick Opens up as it warms. Another masterpiece from the Professor

Appearance: deep burnt amber and polished mahogany. Pours thick and substantial in girth. Small khaki head gives way to a bubbly collar and thin film. Swirls with lace.
Nose: sweet. Brown sugars melted and caramelized. Prunes, dates, dark chocolate and heavy cakes. Essence of liquid bread. Black root. Black strap molasses. Melted milk chocolates weave their way in and out.
Palate: wow. Bready, chewy, and supremely substantial in girth as promised. Dark breads laden with black strap molasses, black cherries, prunes, and dates. Meaty. Slowly coats the mouth. Apples comingle with the black cherries while their skins are bright atop my tongue. Teeth tingle just a tad under the richness inherent in dark cakey breads. Brown sugar is more subtle, lurking underneath and in the breath along with nutmeg. Melted chocolates minus the sugar ooze as her temperature rises for some chocolate brownies and chocolate cake. Quaff and remix, each sup discovers a different menagerie of flavors, all different and yet all the same.
Final Thoughts: a brew to ponder if I ever did come across one. Chew, rich, meaty, bready, and resplendent in dark fruits with a dash of spice, liquid bread if I ever did taste some. It’s easy to imagine monks and such living off beers like this during lent, their very real liquid bread.

Slightly hazy readish brown beer, with a thin beige head. Sweet aroma, with notes of malt, hops, fruits and a hint of caramel in the end. The taste follows the aroma well, with notes of malt, apricots, raisins and yeast. Really good and well balanced.

Bottle. Pours a hazy brown color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit aroma with some hints of caramel. Has a sweetish malty spicy dark fruit flavor with some caramel hints. Has a warming malty dark fruit finish.