Vichtenaar - Brouwerij Verhaeghe

the42ndtourist

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From bottle, in matching glass, at 'T Bruges Beertje (...in Bruges, of course).

Pours dark, very dark and thick. Brown highlights, with a tad of red. Head is there to start, kind of a thick foam, but it does fade fairly quickly.

Where to start? everything about this beer is thick. The taste is oud bruin, with an extra bucket of thick and heavy malts added. Sour, cherries, blackberries. Drinkable? Yes, very much so, but just as you wouldn't spend a night drinking Rochefort 10, you won't spend a night drinking this. Fantastic, though. This is right up my alley, to coin a phrase.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2004 11:51:03 | More by the42ndtourist

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

3.48/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Balsamic, red meat. blood, butter menthol. Intersting, sour cherries, chocolate malt, vineagr. the only thing i don't like about it, is the unpleasant butter menthol undertones, which is found in their Noel, some minerally notes aswell. All round, a pretty nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2003 00:08:30 | More by rastaman

stcules

Italy

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

The smell is vinous, with cherry, and a sweet base; some notes of wood. Dark vinous colour, brown foam, persistent.
The taste is sour-vinous, with -berry fruits (raspberry, strawberry).
The body is medium-light, perfect for a very drinkable and refreshing beer like this. Aftertaste strong, fruity an wood.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2003 12:46:51 | More by stcules