Black Damnation X - Double Wood
(has 2 batches)
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.93
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A Belgian Royal Stout from Flanders aged for 2yrs in Balvenie whisky barrels
1892 - William Grant bouwt de Balvenie distilleerderij in het verlaten Balvenie New House. Anno 2018 vergisten we Black Albert tot 15% en voegen die toe aan een stel fantastische whisky & sherry barrels van deze distilleerderij. Om The Balvenie DoubleWood te maken, neemt David Stewart MBE whisky die minstens 12 jaar in traditionele whiskyvaten, Amerikaans eiken ex-bourbonvaten en hogsheads heeft gelegen, en verplaatst deze naar Spaanse eiken ex-Oloroso sherryvaten voor nog eens negen maanden. De Balvenie DoubleWood single malt whisky dankt zijn karakter aan de rijping in twee verschillende houtsoorten. Elke fase verleent verschillende kwaliteiten aan de resulterende single malt whisky. De traditionele vaten verzachten en geven een delicaat karakter, het sherryhout geeft diepte en een volle smaak en de laatste paar maanden in onze vaten zorgen ervoor dat de whisky's harmonieus met elkaar kunnen versmelten.
1892 - William Grant bouwt de Balvenie distilleerderij in het verlaten Balvenie New House. Anno 2018 vergisten we Black Albert tot 15% en voegen die toe aan een stel fantastische whisky & sherry barrels van deze distilleerderij. Om The Balvenie DoubleWood te maken, neemt David Stewart MBE whisky die minstens 12 jaar in traditionele whiskyvaten, Amerikaans eiken ex-bourbonvaten en hogsheads heeft gelegen, en verplaatst deze naar Spaanse eiken ex-Oloroso sherryvaten voor nog eens negen maanden. De Balvenie DoubleWood single malt whisky dankt zijn karakter aan de rijping in twee verschillende houtsoorten. Elke fase verleent verschillende kwaliteiten aan de resulterende single malt whisky. De traditionele vaten verzachten en geven een delicaat karakter, het sherryhout geeft diepte en een volle smaak en de laatste paar maanden in onze vaten zorgen ervoor dat de whisky's harmonieus met elkaar kunnen versmelten.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle.Pitch black colour with small head.Aroma of licorice and soya feel boozy and strong with oily finish not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2024
at 08:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
330mL bottle, pours black with almost no head. Nose is quite woody, with gentle sherry-like oxidation, gentle whiskey, and a touch of roast. Flavour is very barrel-forward, with lots of generic woodiness, lightly smoked whiskey, some sherry, and a light roasted base. Finishes dry, woody, with both the whiskey and sherry showcasing. Carbonation is basically flat, which isn't ideal but the complexity is there to be appreciated. For a 15%er, this doesn't drink that massively. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2024
at 02:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle @ Pirkkala. Batch #20210018: bottled 14.04.2021, BBE 14.04.2026 Aroma has fruity hops, some licorice. Flavour has salty licorice, ash and tobacco. No signs of barrels here. Too salty for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2023
at 19:07
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
5 October 2023. Bottle from Stacks. Vintage 2018. Bottled: 14/4/2021.
Cloudy black, small, foamy, beige head. Strong aroma of black olive, soy sauce, ketjap manis, prune, sweet whisky, espresso, cocoa nib, charred wood, fig, pecan, vanilla bean. Taste has sweet prune & fig and a hint of sourish brambleberry wrapped in a dark-chocolatey, pecan-nutty, slightly toasty malt body; surrounded by umami notes of black olive & ketjap. Earthy hoppy finish, some spiciness added to the ongoing roasted chocolate & ash; vanilla-scented wood appears along with the warming whisky alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. A very satisfying and rounded experience; doesn't feel like 15%, the Balvenie treatment definitely makes it more mellow.
Cloudy black, small, foamy, beige head. Strong aroma of black olive, soy sauce, ketjap manis, prune, sweet whisky, espresso, cocoa nib, charred wood, fig, pecan, vanilla bean. Taste has sweet prune & fig and a hint of sourish brambleberry wrapped in a dark-chocolatey, pecan-nutty, slightly toasty malt body; surrounded by umami notes of black olive & ketjap. Earthy hoppy finish, some spiciness added to the ongoing roasted chocolate & ash; vanilla-scented wood appears along with the warming whisky alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. A very satisfying and rounded experience; doesn't feel like 15%, the Balvenie treatment definitely makes it more mellow.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2023
at 15:32
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2023
at 11:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours black-brown with a frothy, beige topping. Medium to big sweet flavour, rich and punchy dark malts, light metal note, raisins, dried and chocolate-covered berries, ashy roast, booze, charred barrel. Full bodied with massaging carbonation and velvety texture. Finishes with more layered bittersweet chocolate, more ashy roast, warming booze, some lightly smoky whisky, earth, more raisins. A fun and full-on BA stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2023
at 21:36
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
dark brown colour, minimal beige-ish lacing; aroma of dark chocolate, orange peel, soy sauce, some licorice and coffee notes; taste has the same notes with definite alcoholic spiciness; great one, as expected from a Struise beer
Tried
on 08 Jul 2023
at 16:37
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
0.33l bottle thanks to Lore. Black body with no head. Aroma and taste of chocolate, nutmeg, cocoa, orange zest, prunes and bourbon. Well rounded and complex beer. Pretty similar to the base beer, but with more warming alcohol and a bit of twist from the barrels. Great one
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2023
at 16:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, Sunday 30th April 2023. Pours a black beer, thinnish for the abv. Aroma is booze, liquorice and coffee. Taste is boozy, a little thin, coffee, wood and barrel. Not sure the 15% adds much to this one
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2023
at 05:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep brown, close to black, colour with a mediumsized brown head. Aroma is alcohol, some toasted tones with mild wood too. Flavour is figs, raisins, mild alcohol with some raisins, cherries and some spiciness too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2023
at 16:10