7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 Oz bottle. Poured dark with little head and brown edge. Cocoa powder, booze, malts. A good ris.

8

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

Pours a deep dark brown with a frothy tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, dried fruit, cocoa. Flavour is medium dark sugar sweetness, burnt malts. Some hop bitterness in the finish. Excellent brew.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, chocolate, mediim bitter. Full body, malty roasty cocoa bitter finish. Good.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Tap at Brewpub de Molen: Opaque black coloured quite heavy Stout with an chocolate and caramel taste and fine warm feel in the mouth.

6

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

Monday 5th August 2024, the last Minutemat led Shrewsbury Beer Gathering, five guys, loads of beer and bollox. I brought this cork and caged 75cl bottle, it was the 2009 version, #400 of 429 at 7.2%. Good for 25 years the label claimed. Sadly it was not at it's best and lacked a bit of 'oomph and life', should have opened it five years ago!

Historic check-in

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

15:30
24/IX/22 - sample from 75cl bottle @ Borefts Day 2, BB: +25Y, brewed: 26/III/2008, bottled: 1/V/2008, bottle # 216/548 (2022-1317) Thanks to the person who shared this bottle!

Clear deep red to purple brown beer, practically no head. Aroma: malty, oxidized (obviously), a bit fruity, dried fruits, gentle roast, spicy notes, some chocolate. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: alcohol burn, good roast, alcohol, lots of it, dry, spicy, bitter, hoppy, more roast. Aftertaste: caramel, alcohol, spicy, oxidized, more roast, alcohol, chocolate, good one! This held up very well!

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Appearance: small but long head, black color. Aroma: caramel, chocolate, malt, a little roasted . Taste: low to medium bitterness, medium to high sweetness, well. balanced. Body: full body, a bit short finish.

7.8

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

Rasputin 2020. Svart med beige skum. Lukter kaffe, sjokolade, karamel. Fyldig. Smak av sjokolade, alkohol, røstet malt.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

How: Bottle, 2013 vintage.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Fruit, spices, malt, alcohol, chocolate.
Body: Thin body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, fruit, alcohol, chocolate, spices.