3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Suiker, cacao en chocolade in de neus. Vol van smaak, heel Gebalanceerd ondanks klein beetje co2, verder chocolade, licht zoetig. Aangename uitgestrekte nasmaak..
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Poured a brown with red hint, the head was thin and tan. Aroma is sweet and sticky fruit, caramel malts with some wine like hints of alcohol. Bold sweet malts, dark fruits, toffee, leafy, and soft alcohol burn.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown, black, minimal head. Complex and well balanced beer. Notes of candy sugar, dark fruit, chocolate and coffee. Sweet and bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl Bottle from ABS Drinks Winksele. Deep dark reddish brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of plenty of star anise, Dutch liquorice, dark fruits, quite sweet syrupy and malty. Flavour is quite sweet, star anise, alcohol, sweet malts, molasses, light spicy bitter finish with some alcohol heat. Medium-bodied. Too sweet imho.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle from Beer Planet, Brussels. Pours a near-black deep brown body, small off-white head. Aroma is faint coffee and chocolate and hints of herbs, grains and...well, not much else. Loads of estery phenolic tones with some dark chocolate, anisseed and coffee in the back. Medium body, high carbonation. Not very successfull IMO.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a murky brownish with loads of floaties and a creamy beige head. Aroma of dark, dried fruit, somewhat earthy and oxidized - very Belgian! Rich, sweet body, again figs and dates and mold - quite rustic. Some late roast and hops. Quite messy but still strangely enjoyable. 040413
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle at the Doerak.
Thick creamy tan head. Clear deep burgundy pour. A lovely barley wine.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ home ... It pours very dark brown almost black with a large forming beige head.... The aroma is caramel, light roasted malt, some floral notes....the flavor is licorice, roasted malt, some yeast and dark fruits.....
thin body.... alcohol well hidden...
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a light tan head and tons of lacing. Interesting flavors, slightly sweet with alot of dark fruits though the anise is not much of a factor.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
4oz pour at Max’s Belgian Fest. Pours a clear, dark amber with some thin, off white head. Nose of prune, raisin, nuts, malt, a little booze. Flavor is sweet, nutty, a little coffee, prune, raisin, coconut. Full, sweet finish.
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