3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 sic1314 (959) - Leiden, NETHERLANDS - APR 7, 2013
Poured a deep brown with a frothy, lasting tan head. Aroma of roast malt, coffee grinds and dark chocolate. Thin body, flavour as the aroma with a dry, bitter lingering aftertaste.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 bierkoning (8960) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - APR 5, 2013
Cask, half pint. Almost black with a short living head. Coffee, almost fresh grinded in the aroma. No carbon. Malty with coffee flavors. Thin, luckily not too sweet. Laurel in the aftertaste.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 10/20 worldbeertaste (1126) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - APR 3, 2013
Solid black with no head whatsoever. Smells of coffee, dark malt and soft roast. Thin light body. Too thin. Tastes of watery roast with a bitter coffee and a burnt finish. Overcooked and watery but drinkable and inoffensive.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Svesse (5202) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - MAR 3, 2013
(Cask at The Fiddler, Den Haag, 21 Feb 2013) Black colour with creamy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and black rye bread. Roasted, malty taste with coffee, dark chocolate, cacao and a dry finish with a generous roasty bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Well balanced and tasty stout. Very nice.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Benzai (4368) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - DEC 5, 2012
Cask at the brewpub shared with dEnk. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized creamy tan head. Smell and taste roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, long lasting bitterness. Quite pleasant.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 dEnk (2639) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - DEC 5, 2012
Cask @ the fiddler. Aroma is roasty malt, chocolate and more. Flavour is smooth chocolate with a subtle roasty edge. Nice.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Borresteijn (3653) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - DEC 2, 2012
Tap sampler at the Fiddler brewpub. Almost black colour, no head. Aroma of hard roasted malts, bitter chocolate, tar, vodka. Flavour is hard roasted malts, veggies, vodka, light chocolate, bitter fruity finish. Light-bodied. Decent stout.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 MrHangover (1102) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - OCT 30, 2012
Draft @ The Fiddlers. Pours a black colored beer with a small, creamy beige head. Aroma has sine licorice and kandi sugar. Watery palate, not very interesting flavors. This is just above average.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 erickok (2296) - Tours, FRANCE - OCT 12, 2012
On tap at Fiddler. Black bodied and light tan creamy head. Mild roasted, bready, double cream and white chocolate. Quite moderate. Taste is nice with roasted malts, appropriately soft carbonation, sweet cacao and a minimal yet okay hop backup. Decent brew.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 altonbrownd (4210) - Brussels, BELGIUM - SEP 13, 2012
On tap at brewpub. Dark brown body with thin tan head. Nose of malts. Taste is chocolate, malts. Pretty subtle and subdued though. Smooth texture.
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