De Molen Bloed, Zweet & Tranen (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Smoked
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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Bottle. Dark brown colour with a foamy tan head. Roasted and smoky aroma with peat and a hint of coffee. Flavour is smoke, malt, coffee hint of alcohol and some bitterness. Medium-bodied, slightly bitter aftertaste.

Massive, massive, gigantic, huge, big, humungous,cap floating on top, its big is what I’m trying to get across. The body is dark cola brown, lacing is ridiculous. HAHA Wife gave a great description...warm beer festering on a old wooden smokey bar floor. I agree completely but I’ll add a large blueberry sweetness and a after thought of black liquorish. Taste the same but less woody, a touch thinner. Coffee bitter after taste. Cola in the taste??? yes there is! I’m currently watching the very first episode of The Simpsons....Still holds up 23 years later. Light bacon what must be the peat, I dig the fact the peat or "bacon" is light and not a full on assault to the face like some others of the style turn out to be (cough, cough, Mikkeller, cough). Taste is fairly simple, light, high quality , highly drinkable and completely forgettable.

Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma is smoked ham and roasted malts. Flavor is roasted malts, smoke and some hops. Expectedly good.

Botella de 330ml. Vaso de ½ Pinta. Saboreada en abr´12. Bonito color carmesí oscuro. Espuma beige, tupida y densa que crea una copiosa y algodonada capa. Aromas de pino, trazos de madera de barril y leve fragancia de chocolate. Gentil ahumado al primer sorbo. Maltas dulces y tostadas con notas de frutos oscuros. Matices de chocolate fundido y quemado. Paladar amrgo y sedoso. La lupulización en el intermedio muestra un sabor oleico, no molesto, que permanece hasta el final. Cuerpo medio y carbonatación suave. Humo y barril en el retrogusto. Sabores increíblemente bien equilibrados y voluptuosos. El ABV se manifiesta en un gentil calidez enmascarada dentro de una sabrosa cerveza. Una vez más, De Molen es caballo ganador. 330ml bottle. ½ Pint glass. Enjoyed on apr´12. Nice deep crimson in color. Beige, close & dense froth. Copious, rocky head.Piney aromas, cask wood hues & slightly chocolate fragancy. Gentle smoky touch at first sip. Sweet toasted malts & dark fruit notes. Burnt fudge chocolate hints. Silky & bitter palate. Hoppiness in the middle shows a no bothering oily flavor while lingers into the finish. Medium body, soft carbonation. Smoke & cask wood on the aftertaste. Incredible well balanced & voluptuous flavors. ABV is just a gentle warming sensation masked inside a flavorful beer. Once again De Molen is a winning horse.

Mörk, nästan svart öl med ett beige skum.En rökighet i doften som inte är påträngande. Kaffe, kola m.m. Rökighet i starten sedan choklad, sötlakrits, aska. En mycket god öl.

Dark black, sweet and smoky aroma. Taste is meaty, sweet and smoky. A very good smoked beer.

pours black with a shade of brown, massive foamy head, very long retention with lots of active CO2 streams. Major peat on the nose. Tastes of peat up front, heavy malts, bitter chocolate, burnt coffee, and finishes with a long deep bitter finish. Medium-high complexity, medium-high depth, good transitions, great carry, great drinkability. Light viscosity compared to a lot of dark roasted beers, this one is closer to water.

Bottle at home, while playing Max Payne 3. Pours hazy cola black into my Minneapolis Town Hall glass; thick pale tan head, quite persistent, excellent lacing. Nose is roundly smoky, with the Bamburg malt more evident than the peat, some light toffee, coffee, and roast are evident here too. Spicy smoke, pungent without being particularly "bacony" which I’m guessing is the influence of the peated malt. Flavours run more towards the bacon end of the spectrum, along with salt, peat, light fruit, and a good deal of toffee. Round and tasty, no faults to be found here, just a very tasty brew.

Hazy brown colour. Aromas of malt, smoke and peat. Smokiness in taste as well, but not overwhelming

Bottle 0079, bottled in July, 2010. Must have messed up the storage somehow - heavy medicinal flavors throughout - I couldn’t even finish the bottle, and that rarely happens to me... I swear. Never happens...

(Bottle) Pours brown with deep orange edges. Large sand colored head. The aroma is medium to heavily malty with notes of smoke, dark bread, fudge/caramel, nutshells and chocolate. Undertones of grassy, light spicy and a whisper of dew. Touch of yeast and fruits. The flavour light sweet, light to medium bitter and tiny acidic with notes of smoke, dark bread, light caramel, light chocolate, nutshells, grass, light spices and earth. Touch of fruits. The mouthfeel soft, round and chewy with a light carbonation. Smokey, nutty and balanced hop bitter finish. Medium to full bodied.