Viven Bruin

Brouwerij van Viven
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Sijsele, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Bottle 33cl.
Clear medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (300508)

Bottled. A brown beer with a tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as light notes of yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, and a light alcohol note playing on the tongue, leading to a dry woody finish.

33 cL bottle, thanks to fonefan/Brugmansia. Pours hazy brown with a lacing off-white head. Wineous and dense malty aroma with a solid spice note. Flavour is more mildly spiced and in addtion holds a dark roasted malt flavour. Reappearing spiced finish as the final and lasting impression.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of Grovlam. Pours a reddish brown with tiny impurities and a dense and lacing off-white head. Aroma has nuts and fruit. Medium body with flavours of yeast and nuts and lots of fruit. Lightly bitter finish. 290508

Bottled. Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel malts, some ripe fruits, mild toffee and slight wooden notes. Flavour is sweet malts, caramel, toffee and mild herbal and ripe fruity notes. Also some mild spicy notes as it warms up a bit. A bit watery as for the palate.

Bottled at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Aroma of hazelnut and marzipan. Mid sweet, medium-full bodied with toffee and hazelnuts. Some grassy hops grows in a fairly bitter finish. Mild and pleasant.

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a medium sized off white ehad. Fruity aroma of spices, dried fruits and caramel with notes of liquorice. Fruity flavour of spices and caramel with notes of liquorice and dried fruits.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with yeasty hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty caramel finish.

Bottle @ Bier Tempel, Brussels. Pours clear dark amber with a fluffy head and lacings. Nose is hops, grain and caramel. Quite fresh. Malty caramel, grass and bread. Very well brewed and balanced. Smooth and full bodied with a long finish. Nice.

(33cl bottle, BB 02/11/12) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium cream head. Aroma of raisins, chocolate, vanilla, cherry, and caramel. Flavor of yeast, earth, and caramel with a dry metallic finish.