De Molen Tsarina Esra Reserva

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
This to celebrate my rating #4900 on ratebeer. Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly dimimshing, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, cream chocolate, licorice, vanilla, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration. Body is full, texture is oily - creamy - syrupy and so smooth, carbonation is flat. This is a beer that Mrs. fonefan loves and me also. It is so powerfull and complex - balanced - impressive.. Very very nice .. It is not for lager boys.... ;o)) It was my first and last beer the first 2 days on GBBF, Mrs fonefan did not drink much else the second day ... ;o)) Lovely work Menno, you are one of the best ! (050808)

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin dark brown head. The aroma has notes of soy sauce, roasted malt, fruits, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of vanilla, roasted malt, alcohol, soy sauce, and caramel, leading to a dry, roasted, and alcoholic finish.

UPDATED: APR 8, 2010 Bottle 18 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Bottle # 733. Pours pitch black with a smallish beige head. Aroma of hard roasted malts and a discreet woody touch - very subtle. Solid body with a surprising carbonation - is this force carbonated? ("NO", the brewer beermailed me!). Hard roasted malts and vanilla - again with subtle wooden touches. Perfectly balanced. Quite some alcohol in the finish. 070410

LCRBM08: 75 cL bottle, courtesy of Menno. Pours pitch black and with a dense chocolate brown head. Aroma is smooth and roasted, chocolate, wineous and spiced, very inviting aroma. Smooth and wineous flavoured to a dense roasted malt base with notes of chocolate on the back of the tongue. Nicely decending into the finish with a mild warmth and smoothness. btw: makes a fantastic blend with 3 Fonteinen Hommage :)

Cask@GBBF2008. Black colour, fluffy beige head. Aroma is wood, quite vinous, raisins and alcohol. Flavour ia sweet dark fruits, a bit vinous, raisins and alcoholic. Yet quite well balanced due to the oak barrel aging.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Very black with small head. Rich roma of licorice, pear, butter and chocolate with honey and whisky coming through. Full bodied. Vinous and vastly complex with peatr-like calvados, butter and licorice. Salty finish with good bitterness. I may not be the greatest fan of this type of beers, but this is an awesome flavour bomb!

Bottle at 1st Borefts Beer Festival at De Molen. Black coloured with a small beige head. Roasted aroma of dark chocolate with notes of port wine and whisky. Roasted flavour of dark chocolate and port wine with notes of dried fruits. Dry roasted and warming alcoholic finish.

UPDATED: SEP 8, 2008 Cask, 11% at GBBF08. Good creamy vanilla aroma. Black colour, very small light brown head. The flavour is very powerful, roasted, vinous, liquorice, and a good amount of alcohol and vanilla. Citric hoppiness. Citric finish with burning and rough alcohol.

Date: March 12, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark brown, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and winey chocolate aroma, touch of caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of roasted, touch of winey fruityness, light earthyness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

Black with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, coffee, bourbon and woody notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, wood, vanilla, bourbon, coffee and liquerice notes. Warming alcohol towards the end.