De Molen Mooi & Machtig (Cognac Barrel)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Barley Wine
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Draught @ Borefts Bier Festival 2010, Brouwerij de Molen, Overtocht 43, Bodegraven, Netherlands.

Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, raisin, licorice - lakrids konfekt, moderate hoppy, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is soft. Well hidden alcohol. [20100924]

Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, malt, cognac, caramel, and a bit of wood, leading to a dry alcoholic finish. Thanks pinball for sharing.

Bottle 18 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Pours a hazy amber with no head. Very sweet nose, caramel and overripe fruit - not so much Cognac in the nose. Very solid body, completely flat though. Sweet caramel and honey, vanilla and an oxidized touch. The barrel comes through a little here. Very warming alcohol in the finish. Delicious indeed but perhaps also a little sticky. 230311

From tap. Pours clear and golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is slight cheesy and dark malty and overripe fruity. Smooth caramelish, fruity and thick syrupy sweet yet smooth dry wooden too. Mild vanilla and lingering fruity into a mellow finish. Scary wellhidden 17% ABV

Draught at Monk’s Porterhouse, Stockholm. Clear reddish brown, miniscule head. Aroma of cognac and wild strawberries. Sweet and soft with deep, vast malt character. Fruity and intensely malty, warming and potent, yet balanced and elegant. Soem figs and port, fairly low bitterness. Fantastic stuff, like a cloud of flavour that surrounds all your senses!

Draught at Borefts Bier Festival 2010. Clear orange brown coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits and marzipan with notes of rye bread. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and cognac with notes of marzipan, alcohol and hops. Sweet and warming alcoholic finish. Well hidden alcohol.

UPDATED: MAR 12, 2012 At Borefts BF 2010. Very deep red colour thick beige head. Wow, that is quite magical. Sweet. Yes, some biterness. Full and fruity. Fruits are jammy and strawberry. Hops on aroma. Beautiful beer. No alcohol burn. Just rich warmness. Hell of a beer. Superb, rich and glorious. A sipper of a beer. Just the right side of sweet 849417 4.3/5.0 Re-rate At ACBF 2012. Even better. Love the fruit, cognac is just at right level. No woody flavours. Wonderful. No heat.

Draught at Borefts Bier Festival 2010. Clear amber - white head. Sweetness, honey, vineous, cognac, flowery notes, light alcoholic, sharpness, nice malty, ryebread. 17% - I don’t think so !!!

Bottle, #545/624 18cl, at Patricks. A flat one, hazy and copper colored. No head or bubbles or anything such. The aroma has a solid dose of cognac and wood, rather sweetish, with lots of dried fruits, a good caramel hint, and some hoppy notes. Too sweet on the palate, not as intensely alcoholic as expected judging from the aroma. Oily and full-bodied, a decent bitterness does its best to balance the sweetness. There’s also caramel and dried fruits. The finish is lasting, the alcohol and sweetness sort of coats the mouth, but fur on the teeth is avoided. Wonderful, a bit on the sweet side, but wonderful. Some nuts, dried fruits and a bottle of this on a late Christmas eve would be lovely. 101110

UPDATED: FEB 11, 2011 De Molen Festival 2010 ... and one of the starts of the show ... deep red brown ... nice light bubbly off white head ... sweet rich creamy toffee ... loads fo rich fruits nose ... juicy plums ... light green raisins ... big toffee ... juicy and sweet and sticky .... tk2 deep copper ... thin lacing ... sweet malts ... juicy toffee nose... very sweet juicy malts ... light oxidation ... little vanilla .... ligh berry... 4.2 ... bottle at home ... sweet roast vanilla toffee malt nose ... sweet juicy oily ... plums ... raisins ... 4.0