Van Moll Benzai's 10K

Benzai's 10K

 

Van Moll in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.36
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 40
"As others have done before me I also thought that brewing my own beer would be a nice way to celebrate this milestone of beer rating. After rating 10000 beers I can say that, while it continues to change slightly, my favourite styles are (Imperial) IPA and Imperial Stout. In order to be able to enjoy this beer for a longer period of time I chose to brew an Imperial Stout rather than an (Imperial) IPA. The intention was to brew a full bodied, roasty imperial stout with hints of coffee and chocolate. All parties involved have agreed that if that’s not the case, I am the one to blame ;) Huge thanks to Colin (dEnk) / 8-Bit for creating a recipe with me and brew a testbatch. Thanks André (Dutchdrebus) for creating the label. And last but certainly not least: huge thanks to Erwin & Jaap from Van Moll for going out of their way for me to make this happen. Enjoy! ~ René / Benzai
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at Leighton’s place. 7/1/2015. Many thanks to Paul / Rene for this one. opaque black coloured pour with a lasting dark tan head. Aroma is smoky earthy roast, coffee bean, woody mineral. Flavour is sweet and sour, chocy, tart berry, black forest gateau, salty, umami, tangy bitter coffee. Palate is very frothy, highly carbonation, mineral, salty. I like it.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2016 at 15:36


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at LKS, thanks to Bropey and Rene, 07/01/16. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is treacle toffee, spice, chocolate, biscuit. Taste comprises peppery spice, liquorice, chocolate, treacle toffee. Medium + bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Ok impy, drinks below the ABV, shame about the over carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2016 at 12:56


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle big thanks to Rene. It pours jet black with a thick, foamy tan head. The nose is rich roast, bitter - sweet, dark chocolate, chocolate ice cream rocky road, dried cherry and toasted brown sugars. The taste is bitter, hard roast, a bit acidic upfront, coffee grounds, earth, cacao nibs, quite dry and some jammy dark fruits with a dry, roasted finish. Medium + body and high carbonation. Aroma is rather nice. Taste is a touch acidic and carbonation a bit too high. Good fun though. I will compare this to the test batch of this when I find my notes!

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2016 at 12:56


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared in London - congrats, Rene! Pours black with a dense, creamy mocha head. Strong ashy roast in the aroma, some old leather, dark fruits. Medium to heavy sweet flavor with sugary dark fruits, cocoa, char, scorched earth. Full bodied with average to lively carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly chalky, with baking cocoa, gooey dark fruits. Nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2016 at 12:54


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

@Bottleshare avond met @MaartenRF10 Had de fles al tijdens Camping Ratebeer gekregen met het verzoek even te wachten met openen, nou dat is gelukt... schenkt zwart met minimale kraag met goede lacing. aroma van koffie, chocolade, geroosterde en gebrande mouten. smaken van mocca, , koffie, donkere chocolade, matig zoet, zwak bitter, donker fruit, poederachtig, maar er zit ook iets in wat er niet in hoort en dat is de zuurgraad van dit bier, waarschijnlijk een geïnfecteerd fles, jammer... basisbier an sich is goed.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2015 at 12:35


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

33 cl bottle @home, from the man himself, thanks René! Pours pitch black, like motor oil. Big, rocky light brown head, with pretty good retention. Aroma’s of roasted malts, dark berries, ground coffee, dark chocolate. Retronasal more fruits, some sourness, roast, coffee. Flavor is moderate sour, roasted, light sweet, chocolate-y. Medium bodied. Good carbo. Finish is full of roast and chocolate. Not sure about the sour notes, reading from the other ratings, but it’s not really off-putting.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2015 at 09:53


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml, thanks rosenbergh, grats Benzai!

Pours pitch black with a thick brown head. Aroma of cocoa, roasty malts, hints of coffee, chocolate and mild hints of earthiness. Taste is smooth, roasty and heavy with loads of salty licorice, cocoa, dark chocolate, hints of espresso and syrup. Finish is roasty, heavy and earthy with loads of roastiness, hints of burnt rubber and licorice. Okay.

Tried on 12 Dec 2015 at 09:04


7.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. @ [ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2015 (TEODRBSG15) ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House, Denmark. [ As Van Moll / 8-Bit Benzai’s 10K ].Clear dark black brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolte, coffee, dark fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, coffee, roasted, cholate, dark malt, dark fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. SkÃ¥l og tillykke med din 10K Rene ;D [20150829]

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2015 at 15:27


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

[9/25/15] Bottle sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2015 in Bodegraven. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Dark brown to black. Aroma of roast, licorice, coffee, dark fruits. Bittersweet flavor with roast, coffee, some dark fruits. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2015 at 04:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, coffee, taste is sugary sweet, fruity, dry roasted.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2015 at 06:56