SSS (1914 Recipe London-Style Stout)
Brouwerij De Molen in Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.44
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Found in a lost corner in his warehouse, I was allowed to take home a few corked bottles, unlabeled. Almost pitch black color, frothy head. Bottle opened with a bang. Licorice, cinnamon, dark chocolate and cream in the aroma. Warm alcoholic flavor with coffee, licorice and cinnamon. Somewhat thin, alcoholic and sharp on the tongue. Firm roasty aftertaste, with some earthy hops. Very tasty strong stout, but it could be a bit more balanced. Nevertheless a fine effort to revive a long lost brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle date is May 2013. Drank Feb 2017. Deep brown with nearly no head. Some sour notes, light roasted mat, chocolate, booze, cracker, sweet caramel. Medium slick body. Finish is slightly sour and sweet. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2017
at 20:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Pours black with a moderate foamy tan head. Aromas of milk chocolate, vanilla, Roasted malts and a little alcohol. Flavors of same with emphasis on dry roasted malts plus a little black coffee and a lot more alcohol. Except for the noticeable ABV a really nice stout - rich though not sweet with all the essentials.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2016
at 22:42
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Dark brown coloured body with a very thin, half centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, roasted malt, earth, toffee, nuts, light hops, and a bit of soy sauce at the end - not so great. Light-bodied; Very thin malt notes with a touch of grain, but mostly a toffee and light pit fruit sweetness coupled with some mellow earthy notes and a touch of smoked peat. Aftertaste is very mild with the sweetness coming out, but not much other complexities. Overall, a very substandard beer, for the style, overall and especially the brewery - I’m not sure what happened here, but I’m definitely not getting this one again. That said, i’m super happy that I bought this here stateside (still flew home with it), but that I didn’t buy this in Holland and carry it back across the Atlantic - definitely not worth it at all for this beer. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Leukin’s Liqour in Dunedin, Florida on 03-October-2015 for US$4,99 sampled at home in Washington on a chilly night of 06-January-2016, with a bottled on date of 24-May-2013. Bottled On: 24-May-2013 // Purchased: 03-October-2015 // Sampled: 06-January-2016
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2016
at 00:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Lots of dark cocoa notes and some nice chocolate sweetness. Much like a tootsie roll. Jet black with a rich and nice light brown head. Lots of bittersweet chocolate and coffee with some toasted notes. Finish is long but a bit thin. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2015
at 15:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Many thanks to Roman. Nice dry smoked roasted beginning. The beer starts fresh and mild, not too deep. Fresh and malty. Sweetish but not too deep. Round and smooth with caramel-sugar in the background. Smooth, fresh malty-smooth, not too deep. Fresh sugary malty, round but not too deep.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2015
at 16:13