Kasteelbier Brune

A dark mahogany-brown beer, clear (on the yeast) and lightly carbonated, beneath a creamy, lively beige head. The nose is powerful, with licorice and liqueur-like notes, and slightly spicy. On the palate, the flavor is very sweet and bitter, dense, expansive, and liqueur-like, and the alcohol makes itself felt. Strong and heady, but too sweet: it lacks balance and real definition.