’t Hofbrouwerijke Hofblues

ZBF2008: From bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a lacing tan head. Hard roasted malt and coffee aroma. Distinct coffee flavour, dry roasted malt base. Finish is lingering roasted coffee, dry to bitter.

Draught. Low and shortlive light brown head. Very dark red brown body. Powerfull coffee flavor, pretty hoppy as well, yeat smooth and pleasant. Low carbonation and a long aftertaste.

Sampled at ZBF 2008. Almost black with a small, beige head. Licorice and cocoa, sweet, dried fruits and slightly vinous. Light milkiness.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a little head. Aroma of dark chocolate and little caramel. Flavour of malt, chocolate and little bitter-dry at the end.

Bottle at ZBF 2008. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits and liquorice. Roasted flavour of dried fruits and liquorice. Roasted finish.

From a 75 cl bottle at Zythos Beer Festival 2008. Black with medium beige head. Roasted malt aroma with notes of milk chocolate and coffee. Medium bodied and smooth. Good balance with a dry finish.

ZBF 2008: Black beer with very nice lacey light chocolate head. Aromas of roasted malts and candi sugar. Mixed roasted notes and a touch of toasted bread. In the back is a very faint bubblegum. Roast malt flavor with some simple sugars and a splash of apple juice. Mild yellow to green fruits covered by coffee. Nice coffee finish that develops just a hint of tea.

Bottle at ZBF, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium: Great stout example, roasted taste and with sweetness.