3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22nd September 2011
On tap at Arends Nest, Amsterdam. ABV was stated as 6.5%. Well you don’t find a 12 year old beer on tap every day! Clear red amber in colour. Big pale cream - tan head. Creamy malt nose with a trace of oxidisation. Smooth palate, a creamy feel with fine carbonation. Sweet lacto malt dominates. Some nuts and a trace of coca cola. Finishes with a crabonated bite and some sweet red candy. Bloody good for it’s age and quite drinkable!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From tap at Arendsnest. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malty. Rather hoppy, bitter and dry roasted malty flavoured. Bitter, dark roasted and dry malty flavoured. Dry and bitter finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Bottle 30 cl) 6,5% ABV in my version. Very dark amber, clear and filtered without much head. weak, malty nose. Quite full-bodied from the dark malts with a distinct, bitter finish. But a bit low in both aromas and flavours - I miss the fruity esters, if this is indeed an ale. 220699
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
And again a little bit better then their earlier edit’s.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
I thought it was quite the same as the 98 version.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
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