The oatcakes were hot and tasty; we washed them down with rich brown ale.

"Oh, I know where the richest ale is - would you care for some?"

It is a full, rich flavoured ale, with strong chocolate and liquorice notes (ABV 5.8%).

Among the most popular labels are Chimay, famous for its rich and creamy Trappist ales (Chimay bleu and rouge are distinguished by their blue and red bottle caps; the former is darker and slightly stronger), as well as Duvel, a delicate golden-hued beer with a meringue-like head.

Dark Island a rich, fruity, vinous dark ale, is the biggest seller.

Milk frothed foamy white and mead glowed golden in the bowl; rich brown ale filled the cups, and good dark bread filled the ovens; meat of all kinds-pork, venison, beef, fish, poultry-heaped the platters.

I had lost some sweat despite the cold and my thirst welcomed the flow of rich nutty ale.

Tourists and locals rub shoulders at Monaco's only microbrewery, which crafts rich organic ales and lager, and serves tasty (if pricy) antipasti plates.

I swallowed my food, took a sip of the rich ale, and picked up the paper again.

I can taste it like rich, nutty ale on the back of my tongue," Colin said.