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Belgian beers from Bon Secours Buy the case, print-off this page, and compare your notes with Tom's! Caulier, Bon Secours Blonde (Belgium) This beer from Caulier is a strong ale that pours a hazy yellow with a hint of orange, with a high-rise white head. It has quite an attractive nose, with a big hit of toasty, sweet malt and barley sugar, before a herbal character really pushes through, with notes of aniseed, and eucalyptus. On the palate this beer is thick-textured, sweet and unctuous, with a chewy, dry malty character. A core of lemony, tangy fruit tugs away, giving this a sensation of brightness through the mid-palate, and adding a welcome acidity to to the rich, sweetish finish. 8.0% ABV, 33cl. Caulier, Bon Secours Brune (Belgium) This beer pours a very dark, opaque, chocolaty colour with a thick, cappuccino-coloured head. The nose is immediately spicy and fruit-cakey, with a 'Victory V' menthol note, and herbal qualities over sweet, dark malt that almost suggests some floral character. There is lots of complexity here. On the palate there's a real burnt, toasty, chocolate malt character: the burnt toast dryness of a good Stout comes to mind immediately. A juicy, citrussy lift perks it up, and a background sweetness emerges too. This thickly-textured, rich and powerful beer has a long finish, and is unusual, intriguing and enjoyable stuff. 8.0% ABV, 33cl. Caulier, Bon Secours Ambrée (Belgium) The amber version of Bon Secours 'Beer Vivant!' beer pours a glowing amber gold with a thick, just off-white head. The nose has distinct herbal qualities, with lots of fruity and floral aromas and an underlying suggestion of caramel and Cognac. On the palate it is spicy and rich, with a big, thick texture and some good, punchy fruit and grassy, herbal hop notes. It is thirst-quenching and quite tangy into a nicely balanced finish. 8.0% ABV, 33cl. Caulier, Bon Secours Framboise (Belgium) Not a typical sweet and light fruit beer, but a heady 7% ABV brew on a base of brown ale. It pours a hazy dark tan colour with a creamy, persistent off-white head. On the nose there's a big hit of rasberry jam and confectionery, with some sweet malt and a sharp, wheaty clove and spice note. On the palate this is really quite dry and lemony, with much more of a tangy, citrussy character and only a lingering suggestion of the raspberry fruit. Long and spicy, this is certainly unusual, but is a good beer. 7.0% ABV, 33cl. Caulier, Bon Secours Myrtilles (Belgium) Whilst raspberries and cherries are the two most 'classic' fruits used in Belgian beers, this beer brewed from myrtilles (blueberries) is a first for me. It pours with a vivid pink/purple colour, and a massive, bright pink head. Again, wheat beer aromas are quite prominent in this brew, with a rich, sweet berry character powering through and a background sweetness of malt. On the palate it is perhaps slightly sweeter in style than the Framboise, but again the weight and power of the 7.0% ABV keeps this dry and coats the palate with dry hop and malt flavours that contrast with the bright berry fruit, and leaves the finish quite savoury and grown up 7.0% ABV, 33cl.  12 X bottles for �32.95   Price includes delivery to UK mainland postcodes

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