Lying beneath the somewhat dusty and subdued nose of this festive Belgian emigrant is a fairly conservative dark Belgian ale. Like many of its well produced ilk it belies its not insignificant alcohol content with a caressing, but not cloying sweetness. This beer hits all of its expected marks dead on, balancing its weighty fruit notes and bitterness carefully from sip through swallow. Pair this with almost any straightforward hearty meat and potato meal with ease. This is decent by all accounts, but for my adventurous palate it colors far too neatly within the thick black lines of its established style.