Édition 2005
I bought a dusty bottle of this beer because I wanted to see how it's held up over the years. It poured relatively flat with no head at all, only a 3mm appearance of head that disappeared to nothing. Immediately, it looked thick and syrupy. The alcohol is coming off on the nose, but on the plus side- there are figs and currants/ dried fruits in the nose. Mouthfeel is almost completely flat. I think this bottle just didn't retain it's CO2. There wasn't much of a pop when I released the cork. Taste is butterscotch (diacetyl) and caramel/ raisins. Finish is dry and slightly bitter. It might have been better to drink the beer my glass was made for- Gulden Draak. However, I'd wager to say this was just a bad bottle. I can imagine it in a better state. Either that, or it didn't get better with age, as some reviewers expected.