Illegal Elixer
Brouwerij De Smokkelaar in Overdinkel, Overijssel, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Winter|
Score
6.72
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From a cauldron filled with forbidden fumes, something escaped that, according to the rules, should never have existed. Illegal Elixer from De Smokkelaar is a dark Winter Ale with the soul of a quadrupel; rich with caramel notes, dried fruit, and a hint of herbal warmth. Every ingredient seems secretly smuggled in, combined into a brew both comforting and dangerously seductive. The experiment that was never approved, but turned out brilliantly.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Day 9 of my Mr Hop advent calendar, picked up from the webshop, Vernray, Netherlands. Had this Wednesday 10th December 2025 listening to Huw Stephens on 6Music and about to cook Gorgonzola and Walnuts with Penne Pasta. Pours dark brown with a busy but rapidly subsiding light cappuccino coloured head. Nice mouthfeel, lots of dark fruits, caramel and with a spicy edge. Good winter ale and would be nice to sip near a roaring fire when it's very cold outside, which is exactly what I'm doing today, sadly the snow has mostly disappeared. Score 6.8
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from Can
from Mr. Hop (webshop)
on 10 Dec 2025
at 18:18