’t Hofbrouwerijke Hofblues

Brewed by ’t Hofbrouwerijke
Style: Sweet Stout
Beerzel, Belgium

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle. Clear medium to dark brown / black color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, rye, light to moderate yeasty, dust. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration and a dry dry dusty finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (250208)

Bottled at GBBF 2007. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of chocolate and roasted malt, and so is the flavor, while the mouthfeel is very smooth.

ZBF2008: From bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a lacing tan head. Hard roasted malt and coffee aroma. Distinct coffee flavour, dry roasted malt base. Finish is lingering roasted coffee, dry to bitter.

(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of Grovlam. Hazy, reddish brown with a dense, beige head. Tart, lightly burned aroma. Medium body with very hard roasted malt accents - actually quite burned - with some malt astringency. A Belgian stout that ain’t stickingly sweet - wauw! 310807

Bottled. Black (very dark brown/amber) colour with some slight head. Aroma is fruits, yeast, leather and some slight roast. Flavour is very sroasted malts with some fruity hints. Aftetrtaste goes more towards caramellishness.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Black, fairly rich beige head. Sweaty black currant aroma. Dryish and soft, salty and somewhat ashy. Packed with flavours, yet mild and gentle. Long salty tobacco finish.

Bottle at ZBF 2008. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits and liquorice. Roasted flavour of dried fruits and liquorice. Roasted finish.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a roasted malty malty sweetish chocolate aroma with some hoppy hints. Roasted malty sweetish chocolate flavor with some bitter hoppy hints. Has a roasted malty chocoalte finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

33cl bottle at Delirium Cafe. BB 08/08. Pours dark brown with a creamy white head on top. Nose is sweet and nutty. Caramel, yeast and vague roasted notes. Smooth and sweet taste with hints of chocolate. Very simple, yet elegant and tasty.

Black color. Strange aroma, light,milky, with delicate roasted malt and nuts. Medium body strength, milky roasted malt flavor, but something is wrong here. The roasted malt gives a light sourness at the end. Chaotic.