Black Damnation VIII - S.H.I.T.
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Black and Tan Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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Een soort dipa met chocolade en butterscotch. Maar wel in de goede zin. Ik vind dit erg lekker namelijk
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
BBF 2011. Relatievely low on hops in the aroma but very intense in the flavor. Full bodied. Dark amber color. Earthy. mandarine curacao. Tobacco and roast. Long finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
One of the more limited first generation Black Damnations, a blend of Black Albert and Elliot Brew aged in bourbon barrels, with deliberately cheeky name; sample at Bumb3r, happy to be able to sample this years after it was released, I thought I would never catch up with this one. Pale greyish, moussy, ring-shaped but lacing open head on black beer with hazy burgundy edges. Aroma of lots of old dusty bitter black chocolate bars, butterscotch, whisky, earth, coffee grounds, dusty old wood, toasted walnuts, soggy brown bread, glue, tea. Dried fruit effects in the onset, dried blackberries and prunes, deep sourish undertone, softish carb, full and rounded, bit 'greasy' mouthfeel; deep nutty and bitter chocolatey maltiness with earthy-bready tail, wet chocolate bars, woody tannins and vanilla-ish oak, peppery-earthy bitter finish heated by whisky-like warming alcohol. Quite complex, interesting and beautifully aged, this is one of Struise's top beers from what is likely the most creative and glorious period in their existence so far. In all, clearly more Black Albert than Elliot Brew, though.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled from bottle at Kingsnight Avoidance Tasting. Black with cream head. Roasted sweet chocolate malts. Quite hoppy. Quite alcoholic. Dark fruit. Over medium sweet, medium bitter. Medium body, nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Kingsnight tasting. Black with small tan head. Coffee, lots of herbal hops, lime, dark chocolate, more herbs, toffee, light spices and alcohol. Medium sweet and quite bitter. Over medium bodied with slick feel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
75cl bottle shared at Kings Night Avoidance Tasting. Thin ring tan head. Clear black pour. Lots of bourbon
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. Oily and soft. 130416