Dark Horse Reserva
(has 3 batches)
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.62
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Hybrid dark sour ale somewhere between a Dirty Horse and an Earthmonk. Spontaneously fermented and aged for 4 years on some of the finest red wine barrels from the Bordeaux area in France
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 75 cL green bottle poured into a tulip. Dark brown with beige head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is tart cola, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is tart cherry, plum, cola, and vinous. Better as it warms.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2020
at 23:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Systembolaget on multiple occasions. Dark red with a very brief beige head. Taste and aroma is balsamic, cherries, red berries, some funky barnyard. Very earthy and slightly puckering. Love/hate it both at the same time. Intense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2019
at 18:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flaska@SB. Rödbrun färg oklar med småpartiklar. Försvinnande låg arom av röda bär med en hint av hästfilt och vått läder. Kraftigt nedskruvad syra paras med en urvattnad sötma. Potential finns av munfyllnad. Allt som allt en besvikelse.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2019
at 16:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Belmont Station Bier Cafe, pours a deep dark mahogany with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out lots of wet wood, along with balsamic vinegar, tart dark fruits, dark rye bread, and more wet wood. Flavour is very woody, with lots of wet wood, balsamic vinegar, tart dark fruits, and Worcestershire sauce. Lots of wet wood, Worcestershire and balsamic on the finish. Very unusual Flanders red, dominated by that wet wood. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2019
at 19:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB, flaskad för drygt ett år sen. Mörkbrun, näst intill svart, med smutsbeige krona. Kartong, malt, rödvinsvinäger, körsbärskärnor, kolaremmar, rödvinsfat, oxidation. Lätt brettigt och kryddigt och mycket tanniner och kryddiga toner från faten.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2019
at 10:33