6.1

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

Pours black, small, dark head. Smell is very weak' notes of... Cardemom ? Taste is sharp, very spiced indeed. Overly spicy, in my opinion. Médium thin bodied, médium to medium high Carbo. Bit of roasted grains on the very background. Very spiced, dried herbs, tad sweet. Not sure if very phenolic in the back, or spices just give that idea.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at Uiltje Bar, 2016 version. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of massive spices, mainly cinnamon and ginger, soapy, caramel, some roast. Flavour is sweet, very spicy, again cinnamon and ginger, some chocolate, spicy bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Too much.

7.8

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

Fles 33cl thuis. Speculaas, roasted malts, rood fruit, koffie, chocola, cinnamon, licht romig, licht kleffig. (5-2017).

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at BBB cons 2017-05-09 Göteborg AR: cinnamon, dark rich chocolate AP: black, wee stouty dark sand brown lid F: cinnamon, dark chocolate, wee warming feeling

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

keg at the 9a... Dark black.. soft chocolate roast .. ligth spice nose... chocolate... big clove.. dark roast

7.8

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

Bottle shared. Black with a beige head. Aroma of cinnamon, light roast, chocolate and toffee. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

33cl bottle shared. Thin creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Lots of herbs in the aftertaste

6.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Thick, dense and fine beige-tan head over deep brown beer. Cinnamon a mile out; speculaas spices, very sweet nose, black candi sugar, even cola. Cinnamon so concentrated it helps to the bitterness. Still, enough dark malts, chocolate malts and probably even hops to counterweigh it. Sweetness, cola-like, is there, but a bit more held in check. Feels pretty carbonated, creamy feel from the head, medium bodied; Better than the white, but still overspiced. I want beer, not alcoholized cola.

7.6

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

Bottle, courtesy of the bro. Dark brown body with a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of raisins, brown bread and warming spices. Flavour of fruit cake and toffee. Medium body with a powdery texture. Soft fizz. The spice is subtle and definitely Christmassy. Very nice.

8

Keg at the Holyrood 9a. Pours black, nose is liquorice, burnt toffee, chocolate, clove, taste is sweet, spiced, cloying, light roasted malts