Val-Dieu Brune Beer

Product of: Belgium

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The recipe used to make this beer is said to be inspired by one dating back to the establishment of abbey Notre-Dame de Val-Dieu in 1216. This monastic beer is lightly filtered but undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 20/02/2013

Appearance:

(best before 12-Dec-13) Clear, (when poured to leaf yeasty sediment in bottle), very dark amber-brown with medium beige head which fades to lasting layer of foam leaving heavy lacing.

Aroma:

Caramel, white baguette crust and burnt coffee with a noticeable of drunk's breath alcohol, sticky prunes and faint clove spice.

Taste:

Almost a liquid meal, this heavy ale is slightly sweet with heavily roasted barley flavours, dark fruit, slightly burnt raisins and mocha coffee.

Aftertaste:

There's the slightest touch of peat smoke to fruity, charred malt finish.