This has an off-putting smell, like something turned in the fridge, but not in a sour way. Once you get past that the flavor is ok, with clear apple and dubbel spice notes and sweetness. That funky smell, though, which I assume is the Brett asserting itself, never quite recedes into the background.
Hollow-tasting, flattish beer with definite caramel flavor but also a kind of dank, tart rootiness. The character seems more like an American hefeweizen than an ESB - no hoppiness at all. It was easy to drink but just never rose up out of the weirdness.
Not what I'd call noticeably coffee-like in color or taste, this has a nice festive fragrance of cinnamon and molasses and drinks clean. Well-balanced.