t Smisje BBBourgondier

Brewed by Brouwerij Smisje
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mater, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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7/14/10. On tap, very last draw from the keg. Yeasty aroma with plenty of Belgian fruitiness. The flavor is crazy Belgian with huge bitterness and plenty of fruitiness, even a touch of alcohol.

bottle, ruddy brown color with no foam, spicy cola sugar aroma, flavors of malty brown sugar, spiced rum, murky hot finish

330ml Bottle: Aroma of Belgian yeast, malt, slight caramel, and slight dark ripe fruit. Poured a muddy brown color with a small, off-white/tan, fizzy, head that disappeared except for around the edges. Cloudy. Sparkling. Opaque. Full of small, medium, and large-sized particles throughout. Flavor is medium sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of malt, Belgian yeast, slight hops, slight raisin, light caramel, slight fig, and a hint of toffee. Medium to full body. Smooth, slick, then slightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, malt, Belgian yeast, light caramel, and slight dark ripe fruit finish is lightly dry. 12%ABV is amazingly hidden throughout. Almost too drinkable for one’s own good.

Pours a hazy medium orangish amber color. Aroma is lightly malty, hoppy, yeasty, with a touch of fruit. Flavor is a nice mixture of malts and fruits.

Bottle. Poured a clear ruby brown color with orange highlights. The head was off white and reduced to a lasting film relatively quickly. Distinct raisin and molasses aromas. There was also a faint whiff of milk chocolate and some alcohol. A bit rum-like. Medium bodied and sweet with moderate to high carbonation. Caramel dominated the flavor, but didn’t mask the molasses, milk chocolate, or raisin. There was also some clove. A cornucopia of dark fruit flavors accompanied the sugary sweetness at the end. There was a warming alcohol effect, particularly in the stomach. Very nice beer.

Bottle. Pours with a hazy amber-orange body with a large, off-white head. Aroma of belgian yeast, caramel, raisins, grass and hay. Taste is alcohol, wheat, grass, candi sugar, light spice and a bit bitter. Creamy carbonation with an odd lingering aftertaste.

Pours deep hazy amber into a trappist glass. White head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Orange and yeasty caramel aromas. Strong alcohol and full sweet orange marmalade and nutmeg spiced lasting hot burn

Pours a murky,cloudy, caramel colour with a hugeoff white head that fades to leave a nice creamy covering. Aroma is sweet and caramely with a faint woody finish, taste is sweet-ish and full of ripe fruits and a deffinate smoked finish.

Beautiful amber beer with a deep golden-orange hue. Thick, creamy beige foam topping this strong belgian. Nose of sweet caramel and something grassy, like mint and lemon mixed together. Full bodied, lots of sweetness from the candi sugar, yet well balanced, with a good herbal, slightly bitter, mid-palate, just enough to balanced the huge malty presence and alcohol. This is a big beer, that you should consider for dessert only. With the valeriane in it, it will surely put you to bed early...

2nd April 2008 Chocolate brown ale. A semi complex mix of slightly spicy zingy fruiy and malty creamyness. Dry very slight smoky finsh.