Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

5th January 2023 Almost opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Palate is unbelievably light for its heavyweight 18% abv. A good fine carbonation too boot Creamy dark malts, a nice dark chocolate vibe, touch of milk chocolate. Rich coffee eventually makes a brief appearance. The Aardberg whiskey provides a rich but crisp and bright ripe fruity richness, especially plummy ripe fruits, finishes light with a mild spiciness. Leaves a caramelly dark malt aftertaste with a light pleasant spice giving the tongue a mild tickle. Wow, total nostalgia trip for me. Back to those heady days of 12 to 15 years agot when Struise were right up there with the best around. Then came bloated overpriced 750s and a disappearance from the fest circuit. Glad to see these 330s making their beers more accessible and reminding old cynics like me just how good Struise can be. This is a layered and tasty ba Impy that drinks stupid easy. Colour me impressed. Once again.

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

Whisky barrel aged version of Black Albert and actually one of the ‘first generation’ Black Damnation variations (number 9), now reprised in 33 cl bottles, like some of the other first Black Damnations. Sample at Dijleschuimers’ Winters Bierfestival. Waferthin, pale greyish beige, open ‘ring’ of mousse on a black beer with hazy mahogany edges. Aroma of black chocolate, toffee, whisky (though not so much recognizable as Ardbeg), walnut ‘pralines’, cappuccino, hazelnut oil, bayleaf, black cherries, wet leather, hints of wood, sweat and blood. Dense onset, sweet with an umami edge, candied dates, some porcini, raisins; soft carb, very full, oily mouthfeel. Cashew-nutty, toffeeish, bitter black-chocolatey and eventually mildly coffeeish dark maltiness fills the mouth, adorned with hints of dried prune, pipe tobacco and leather but little of the peat associated with Ardbeg, strangely; boozy ending, long and bittersweet, very whisky-forward but still – in spite of its formidable ABV – rather drinkable and not overly harsh. Not the best Black Damnation number I have had, but certainly tasty, powerful and intense; I do wonder, however, what happened to the peatiness of the Ardbeg – perhaps another whisky was used in this new, small-bottle version?

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out moderate peated whiskey barrels, some roast, and a touch of Belgian yeast. Flavour is surprisingly subdued, with some oxidation, medium roast, and a touch of peated whiskey. It's surprisingly -- disappointingly -- subdued for such a high gravity beer. Good, but a bit underwhelming.

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

Dark brown, thin head. On the nose, light alcohol, definitely a touch of ardbeg. On the palate, more ardbeg, light chocolate notes. Feels light, not getting the alcohol here. Decent beer, but not what I was expecting.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Almost black beer, a head is medium and beige. Aroma has liquorice, vanilla, dried fruits, caramel, hint of coffee. Taste has liquorice, full maltyness, some barrel, caramel. Full bodied, not sticyness. Intensive beer. The barreling is succesfully and not too dominating.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Le plus gros défaut de cette Black Damnation est très certainement le temps de vieillissement de 2 années qui donne des arômes de whisky bien trop présents. Les amateurs d'Ardbeg apprécieront et ce d'autant plus que les 18,1% ne sont absolument pas agressifs. Les amateurs de bières seront quelque peu déçus par une base faire-valoir. L'ensemble n'en reste pas moins très bon sur des arômes de whisky et de tourbe agrémentés de café, chocolat et caramel. Le visuel est sur un brun foncé sans mousse ni effervescence. Au nez, cela sent fort le whisky tourbé avec du café, chocolat, un léger charbon et une pointe réglisse. En bouche, la texture est de façon surprenant très fine ce qui n'est pas des plus usuels pour la brasserie. L'ensemble n'en reste pas moins vif avec une bonne présence en bouche et un alcool chaleureux sans être agressif. De légères épices viennent également bien agrémenter les arômes pour une bière ou plutôt devrais-je donc dire un whisky plaisant. Les Geeks seront peut-être fans, les amateurs de bières restent un peu sur leur soif.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle picked up from Etre Gourmet, Beauvechain, Belgium and consumed at home Saturday 20th August watching The Hustle on Netflix. It pours black with a light beige head, picking up some roasty bitterness, dry with some dark fruits and a little toffee, not getting as much peat as expected. Ok but not really doing it for me.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 330ml @ gunnfryd
Pours dark reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma has notes of malt, roasted, chocolate, peat, smoke and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long roasted, chocolate, warm, boozy, smoke and peat finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Aroma: Dark dried fruits and notes of whisky and oak. Flavour: Roasted malt with fresh berries and oak with alcohol. Aftertaste is fruity sweet with malt. Colour: Teddosh Dark brown with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ BestOfBeers Webshop.

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

Bottle from Best of Beers. Black with a small light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and light whisky. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 260322