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Caulier, Bon Secours Blonde (Belgium) 
This blonde beer from Caulier is a bottle-conditioned, 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, �2.39, Beersofeurope, Onlyfinebeer, , Surf4beer.  |  |
Caulier, Bon Secours Brune (Belgium)
In a swing-top bottle like all of the Bon Secours beers, this brown 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, �2.39, Beersofeurope, Onlyfinebeer, , Surf4beer.  |  |
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, Saaz (Belgium)
Bottled in a swing-top bottle, this is a top-fermented live beer brewed with Saaz hops, that pours a cloudy pale yellow with plenty of swirling sediment, and a thinish white head. The immediate aroma is gently wheat-beer-like, with lemon and some floral aspects showing through, and just a hint of cloves. On the palate it has a chalky, dry quality, with more lemon and sour apple fruit, and plenty of acidity. There's a little biscuitty hint, but the floral, citrus and dry mineral qualities carry on into the finish. Quite an unusual style, and went well with some Chinese food. 5.5% ABV, 50cl, �2.65, Beersofeurope, Onlyfinebeer, , Surf4beer. |  |
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