3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20Tap at the t’Arends Nest, Amsterdam. Creamy and tasty extra stout, with hints of dark berries, chocolate and coffee. Very Good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at another random NS tasting. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate. roasted malt, coffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Noord Holland Bierfest 2008. Poured black with a large tan head. Aroma of dark fruit and softly sweet malt. Medium to full body, flavour of dark fruit, mildly roasted chocolate malt and coffee hints. Dry, slightly bitter aftertaste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Easy going but really great stout. Just wat a stout should be. Lots of chocolate, coffee, liquorice, resins. Roasty, malty, deep. I don’t know wether this is a good tribute to the original Van Vollenhoven Stout, but it certainly is a tribute to the style.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pitch black body, tan head. Creamy aroma, butterscotch, macaroons, light coffee. Medium full body, pretty smooth and with a mild carbonation. Good, even fierce amount of hop bitterness over the inherit roasted malt aroma. Sticky ending. Classic feel to this beer. Good amount of flavour for the ABV. Really nice actually. (33cl bottle, cheap)
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
33 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666! Sampled on March 8, 2012
Clear and black with a thin tan head. Sweet molasses, chocolate, coffee in the aroma. Taste of big roasty malts, smoke, and more molasses. Big mouthfeel with a roasty finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thx BOTGL cons 2012-03-08 Göteborg
Ar: smokey chocolate, grape fruit
Ap: hazy light brown body, wee hesd
F: heavy bitternes, thin body, heavy smokiness, chocolate, coffey, saltylicorice, grainy feeling, loaded with the salt licorice in the finish
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666! Sampled on March 8, 2012
BB 01-11-2012, marked 6.8% ABV
Clear very dark brown to black color, medium sized brown head. Grainy, malty, sweet scent. Sweet, grainy, malty taste. Medium a bit moussy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle courtesy of Joes. Note: old bottle, best before 01-11-2008. Pitch black color, small brown head. Smell malts, a hint of coffee, a little musty and hay. Smells like cow-food. Taste malts, musty, hint of coffee. Clearly a bottle that’s been left in the cellar for too long. Low to medium carbo and body.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
33 cl bottle from De Bierkoning. 2011 vintage (6.8%). Black color. Mocha colored head, some retention. Aroma’s: strong roasted malts, ground coffee. Flavor is roasted and medium bitter. Medium bodied. Finishes with lots of roast and bitter coffee. Could have used a little sweetness for balance.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle traded by Borresteijn. Thanks my friend! It pours jet black with a big creamy tan head. The aroma is heavy roasted with notes of coffee and liquorice. The flavour is very roasted with lots of liquorice notes. Coffee and bitter chocolate as well. Very good! Long bitter malty finish.
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