Fulsome winter warmer with Belgian strong ale roots plies sugary dried fruiting to chocolate-spiced whiskey malting. Coming on thick and heavy, its chewy raisin, fig and prune conflux picks up bruised orange and black cherry notions. Advertised cumin, coriander, lavender, red peppercorn and honey influence Belgian candi-sugared sweetness. ’13 version: brown-sugared cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger spicing upped alongside sharpened alcohol astringency for even bolder winter warmer.