Great Reserva
Brouwerij Smisje in Mater, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
19th January 2013
Bottle opened with an air gun crack but no gushing! Opaque dark brown beer with a medium size pale tan head. Palate is slightly soft but with decent carbonation. Airy creamy malt. A little wood. Mellow semi sweet cognac with well integrated generic fruits. Mild minerals and a touch of lactose. Bittersweet cognac to finish.
bb (18428) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Brown beer with a low cream head. Chocolate and cognac aroma. Cognac and light fruity flavor with light chocolate and light caramel. Medium bodied. Low carbonation. Cognac and light red fruit linger with light chocolate.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Triple Rock Sour Sunday, Triple Rock, Berkeley, CA. Pours a hazy dark amber brown orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy dark fruit woody aroma. Fruity malty spicy woody dark fruit and caramel flavor with hints of cognac. Has a fruity malty spicy woody dark fruit finish.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as t Smisje Great Reserva (by Brouwerij Smisje):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/XII/12 - 33cl bottle @ 1st Official Ledebronckx Barrel Aged Academie Grand Elite Tasting (OLBAAGET) - BB: n/a (2012-1394) Thanks to Johan for the bottle!!
Little cloudy rusty red brown beer, small off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: raisins, orange peel, caramel, sugary, dried fruits, port, red wine. MF: lots of carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bitter start, oranges marmalade, raisins, chocolate, sour touch, alcohol. Aftertaste: bitter, orange peel, alcohol, spicy, bit peppery, raisins, some tannins, dry bitter ending.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy darkish brown with a few bubbles. Aromas of darkish fruit and brandy. Near full bodied. Flavor is dark fruit, chocolate and brandy with lightly astringent wood. Mouth smacking. Excellent. A very good sipper.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
bottle - Pours dark brown with a small, long lasting tan head. It has an aroma of dark fruit, chocolate, and alcohol. The fruit is clearly more pronounced than it is in the regular Catherine the Great. The flavor is of sweet chocolate with dark fruit. The barrel was good for this beer and I liked it noticeably more than the regular Catherine brew.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Pours black with an off white head. Nose is must, fungi, rotten vegetables, booze and wet wood. Taste is sour raisin, yeast, diced tomatoes, baker’s chocolate, figs and booze.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 15 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Magnum’s Cigar, Wine and Liquor, Phoenix, AZ
Brown color; extreme carbonation, and consequent huge head, solid. Mild aroma, caramel, with some alcohol, an impression of French cheese rind (Brillat-Savarin), and possibly a fruity trace from the Cognac. The body is strong and, after the carbonation left the glass, also round; strong caramel and malt flavor, quite sweet, with rhubarb candies, nuts; correct bitterness; there is a fruity vein from the Cognac, subtle and adding some complexity; the alcohol can be perceived in the final, but it’s a pleasant feeling. Balanced, moderately complex, very good.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Max’s. Brown, beige head. Aroma of toffee and licorice. Flavor has lots of malt, butterscotch, dark fruit, and good malt character. Interesting. Not a stout.
Drake (22934) reviewed Great Reserva from Brouwerij Smisje 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
11.2 ounce bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a medium tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of brown sugar, oak, roasted malts, tobacco, varnish, whisky. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, oak, vanilla, whisky, leather, berries, leafy notes. Smooth, medium bodied. Tasty.