Brouwerij Kees Barrel Project - Bock 2025

Barrel Project - Bock 2025

 

Brouwerij Kees in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  Bock - Dunkler Bock Special
Score
6.79
ABV: 9.0% IBU: 21 Ticks: 2
Indian Summer Bock Aged in Cognac Barrels for 24 Months.
 

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

0.75 l bottle from 'SpeciaalBierPakket.nl', best before December 2028, slow gusher. Hazy, dark reddish brown with a medium large, slightly fluffy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity, moderately roasty and a little funky aroma of caramel, cognac, raisins, some chocolate and light brett. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently vinous-fruity, slightly resiny and a little funky taste of caramel, chocolate, cognac, raisins, some red berries, light oak and traces of brett, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, a little boozy finish. Medium body, minimally astringent and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Maybe a bit infected, has a touch of brett and feels a little fizzy. Bummer.

Tried from Bottle from SpeciaalBierPakket.nl on 22 Dec 2025 at 18:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle from AH Jan Linders. Color: Murky dark brown, light brown head. Aroma: Dark malt combined with fruity Cognac notes. Taste: Dark malt, caramel, caramel fudge, combined with fruity Cognac notes. Tasting a bit artificial and, in my opinion, more like it's aged on wood chips soaked in Cognac than Cognac barrel aged. Although I don't want to doubt Kees' barrel age claim. Light boozy hints. Over medium to full body, below average carbonation. Over moderate to medium sweet, moderate bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2025 at 20:17