Santas Little Helper 2012 (Barrel Aged Cognac Edition)
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBelgian Style - Strong Ale Special
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Score
7.72
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep brown colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is alcohol, some dried fruits, sweet malt, mild caramel and some toffee tones. Flavour is ripe fruits, alcohol, some wood, mild toffee and some herbal tones. A bit cognac sweetness. Surprisingly easy going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2023
at 14:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Thanks to Thomas A for sharing Shared early 2019. Pours amber brown with a small white head. Wood. Dusty, caramel and esters. Warming alcohol. Did not quite make it..
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2020
at 09:44
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Vestergaard! Pours black with a medium brown head. Aromas of rice pudding, cinnamon, dark sugar, crocant, dark fruits, licorice, butter, "kokostoppe", spices, dark chocolate. Taste is roasty, lots of barrel, vanilla, licorice, cinnamon, dark fruits, spices. Damn this is nice and special!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8.5/10
Holds up magnificently. Thin layer of thick, creamy foam. Smell is sweet. Taste is sweet but more complex. Spices, cookies, lots of nutmeg.. Cinnamon, clove? Good dose of cognac too, complements nicely, not overpowering. Complex, strong, yet very gentle. After some warming a bunch of coconut appears!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
06.12.2018, 0,375l bottle shared with friends @ home:
Nice light brown slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, butterscotch, dark malts, dark sugar, caramel, vanilla, raisins, minerals, grass, "knekk", oak. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, fruit stones, hay, raisins, minerals, grass, oak, alcohol, caramel malts, bark, dark sugar, butterscotch, old rope, chocolate. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice light brown slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, butterscotch, dark malts, dark sugar, caramel, vanilla, raisins, minerals, grass, "knekk", oak. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, fruit stones, hay, raisins, minerals, grass, oak, alcohol, caramel malts, bark, dark sugar, butterscotch, old rope, chocolate. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2018
at 19:48
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 12 Sep 2018
at 09:20
8/10
Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Santa's Little Helper Cognac Belgian Strong on 05 Sep 2018 at 10:28 - Score: 8. Original review text: Backlog
Tried
on 05 Sep 2018
at 10:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark brown black-ish pour. Aroma of vanilla, red fruit, oak, figs, caramelised malt and chocolate. Taste has vanilla, red fruit, caramel cookie, cinnamon, candi sugar, creamy chocolate, sweet spices and a spicey sweet luscious finish. Truly delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 16:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Süßlicher, malzig gewürziger Antrunk. Noten von Anis und Kümmel, weich, für über 10% enttäuschend schwach. Leicht herb, vollmundig. Gut. 10/11/11/11/12/11
Tried
on 30 Sep 2016
at 13:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from 0.375 l bottle. Slightly hazy, dark brown to black with a light brown head. Sweetish-malty, quite spicy aroma of milk chocolate, lots of coconut, hazelnut and some nougat. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and quite spicy taste of milk chocolate, coconut, nougat, vanilla, cinnamon and hazelnut, followed by a long, slightly roasty-bitter, quite warming-alcoholic and a bit spicy finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Very good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2016
at 13:56