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Hof Ten Dormaal Barrel-aged Project: No. 7 Ardbeg Whisky

Score
6641
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Tildonk, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 31   MEAN: 3.28/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19   EST. CALORIES: 360   ABV: 12%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Subtlety is not exactly a feature that can be attributed to this beer, it immediately grabs you by the throat and shows that it was matured Ardbeg-barrels, a whiskey known and renowned for its stunning and intense peated aroma. This fragrance fills then your nose and leads you to a well-stocked cigar box from the finest cedar wood, with a mixture of allspice, nutmeg and ignited matches. The mouth feel is rich and syrupy reminiscent of molasses, with the warm benevolence of generous alcohol contained. After the oil and leathery base of the peat, combines the superb taste the sweet, fresh notes of dried fruit and apricot with the roundness of honey in the background complemented with impressions of malt vinegar and smoked salmon. The aftertaste is long and compelling, robust and overwhelming like the beer itself, definitely not for wimps!


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
gunnfryd (8554) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 14, 2013
Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is peat, caramel, spices, malt, alcohol. Flavour is sweet, whiskey, spices, malt, alcohol, wood. Full body. Nice beer.

3.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
gEUS (577) - Linden, BELGIUM - APR 7, 2013
Taken from notes - 750 ml bottle - thanks to Jeffo & Erik. The Ardbeg peated smell and taste make something wrong right. It’s the peat that holds it together, base beer is kinda bleak and overly sweet.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (29292) - VestJylland, DENMARK - APR 7, 2013

Bottle 750ml. corked.

Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, tart notes, moderate to heavy smoke - peat, light alcohol - whisky. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit - dried fruit, peat - whisky. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130215]

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
PriorL (259) - BELGIUM - MAR 17, 2013
Appearance: no foam. Nose: erdberg peated whiskey. Very smoked, some clove. Taste: very smoked, it’s the only thing i get in this beer...

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Geokkjer (4260) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle. Pours deep golden with a small off-white head. Aroma of wood, charcoal, burnt peat and malt. Flavor is sweet and burnt with some fruitiness,wood, coal and tar. Full body, average carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Meilby (4467) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle 750ml @ fonefan
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes malt, dried fruits, peat smoke and wood. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long wood and smoke finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
yngwie (10760) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle. An unclear, orange-golden beer with a rim of off-white bubbles around the rim. The aroma is too peated for my likings, with a pleasant boozyness and fruityness. The flavor too is too peated. But I like the alcohol, sweetness and fruityness. It’s full-bodied and warming, and almost sticky on the palate. Fruity, peated and boozy finish. Although I find this one too peated, it’s a quite pleasant beer. 130215

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chrisv10 (7838) - DENMARK - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle. Clear amber with medium white head. Aroma is malt, whiskey and peat. Flavour is malt, whiskey, peat, ash, caramel, medium sweet with notes of alcohol.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rasmus40 (6982) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is malty and heavy peat. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. Very one-dimensional.150213

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
saxo (11236) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - FEB 15, 2013
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are peat, ashes, wood, malt and caramel. Quite dominated by peat and whisky and a bit one-dimensional.


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