Brouwerij Kees Barrel Project - Saison 2025

Barrel Project - Saison 2025

 

Brouwerij Kees in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  Farmhouse - Black Saison Series Out of Production
Score
7.50
ABV: 11.4% IBU: 20 Ticks: 16
Barrel Project Saison 2025 is een krachtige saison van 11,4%, gerijpt op brandyvaten voor een volle, kruidige smaak. Verwacht tonen van eikenhout, gedroogd fruit en een verfijnde balans tussen vatrijping en saisonkarakter.

Barrel Project Saison 2025 is een krachtige saison van 11,4%, die maar liefst 20 maanden heeft gerijpt in Brandy vaten. De lange houtrijping geeft dit complexe bier warme tonen van eikenhout, gedroogd fruit en kruidigheid. Verwacht een verfijnde balans tussen kruidigheid van de saison en intense smaken van de brandyvaten. Een uniek vatgerijpt bier voor de avontuurlijke liefhebber.
 

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7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
20th December 2025
Can. Hazy deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a tangy caramel and unsweet toffee. Herby mid. Plenty of brandy on the back end, nicely tempered by some oak induced vanilla. Ripe fruity esters on the back end. Interesting brew, could pass for a barrel aged dubbel or quad. Just that herby mid is the give away. Pretty drinkable.
Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 23:03

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Weicher, dunkel kräutriger Beginn, hohe Süffigkeit, der Alkohol ist nie erkennbar. Spritzig, harmonisch, gleichzeitig vollmundig, leichte Süße, intensiv. Cremig, würzig, gut. 10/11/11/11/8/11
Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 16:03

7.5/10
Can purchased from Café de Oude Sluis, Rotterdam. A black saison, not very typical even as a black version of a sasion, still nice. Strong on dark malt and toffee, mild roast, some dark fruit, slightly boozy. Wood and even more caramel in aftertaste.
Tried from Can at Café De Oude Sluis on 27 Oct 2025 at 18:56

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can. Color: Dark murky brown, thin light brown head. Aroma: Brandy, herbal, dark malt. Taste: Dark malt, herbal, overwhelming Brandy, boozy mouthfeel, some liquorice. Bittery dry-ish finish. Over medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate sweet and bitter.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2025 at 19:29

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
can at nicks ... deep copper brown . thin tan lacing . soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts ..buggy earthy toffee malts nose ..big sweet dark sweet caramel ..loads caramel
Tried on 27 Sep 2025 at 19:35

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
0.33 l can from the brewery's web shop, best before December 2030. Very dark ruby with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, vinous-fruity and quite boozy aroma of molasses, brandy, raisins, prunes, caramel, some lovage and light green apple. Rather sweet, malty, gently bitter, quite vinous-fruity, slightly spicy and rather boozy taste of molasses, lovage, green apple, prunes, raisins, brandy and some coconut, followed by a long, gently bitter, quite boozy finish. Medium to full body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Rather intense and demanding beer, quite complex, unfortunately also rather boozy.
Tried from Can at Brouwerij Kees on 07 Sep 2025 at 16:59