Sleeping Dog
Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip in Oostende, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.15
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Genoemd naar onze vriend uit West Hollywood. Johnny Ritchie had als bijnaam Sleeping Dog.
Met Pilgrim- en Endeavourhop, kaneel, steranijs en paradijszaad.
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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 2 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Strong dark spiced ale by Koelschip, Ostend's self-proclaimed city brewery, now sold as a 'black stout' (a pleonasm if you ask me), but I am unsure how it was first marketed because I do not follow this particular brewery's output in the least. In fact, had I known that this one comes from Koelschip, I would not even have bought it, because I think they are technically among the very worst breweries in the country - and was proven right again when I tried to open the bottle: even when trying to remain as cautious and prudent as one can be, I could not avoid losing 1/4 of the content to the sink, because the stream of gushing beer that came out after removing the crown cap was simply unstoppable (and foam kept overflowing for minutes after that). Eventually medium sized, regular, uneven-bubbled but well-structured, stable, greyish pale beige head on a cloudy very dark chocolate brown beer - not literally black as most present-day strong stouts are, but very close; I should also mention this sediment of dark grit at the bottom of my glass, adding insult to injury after that extreme gushing. Aroma of wild blackberries, wet tree leaves, soaking wet old black chocolate bars, elderberries straight from the bush, damp forest floor, a solventy touch of varnish or fresh paint, balsamico, coffee grounds, cheap whisky, caramel, burnt tree branches, moss, cloves, anise and cinnamon present but 'distorted' by the infection effects. Estery, bit 'wild' onset, sweet and tart almost like an 'oud bruin', with blackberries, elderberries and wild plums prevailing - the tartness feeling all 'deep' and 'dirty', clearly hinting at an unwanted infection. This effect persists through a medium thick body of caramelly, brown-bready and toasty malts, bittersweet but more tart than either bitter or sweet. Roasty bitterness, as in chicory, does continue in the end, accentuated by leafy hops and warming, whisky-like alcohol, while varnish-like solvents and phenolic spiciness (thyme, clove) unfold, the latter overshadowed by actually added spices - but the cinnamon feels 'raw' and unaromatic, and the others are engulfed in this earthiness, dirty-leafiness and damp-forestiness the infection has brought forth. Quite a mess, like an amateur attempt at creating a strong version of 'oud bruin'; the spices have clearly infected this beer, which stylewise hovers somewhere between a Belgian style export stout (certainly not a true Anglo-Saxon stout, mind you) and a Belgian style Scotch. This brewery should be deeply ashamed of still throwing technically flawed beers onto market in spite of the fifteen (!) years of commercial experience they have - this kind of obstinate amateurism even makes me angry. That said, the flavours are still palatable here: I had much, much worse beers by this awful brewery. I remember what a mess the place itself was many years ago - their beer shop upstairs was more organised, but still - and I wonder if it still looks the same today... In any case, I will certainly avoid their products next time I go shopping at Drinks4U in Deinze.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Dark brown colour, beige foam. Rather weak and watery. Nose of roasted malts, some caramel. Very thin body, I can't believe this is 9%.
bier4der (3351) ticked Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 5 years ago
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Huge, pale cream to beige head over deep dark cola-coloured beer. Chocolate, roasted, sweet-roasted, slight oxydation, 'hot' fermentation. Sweet, roasted, melanoidin(over)laden. Milkchocolate or chocolate Ersatz (Cadbury's). Very slick to viscous, seems fuller bodied than it probably is. Over-classical dark Belgian. Who still wants this? Thanks to Stef!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
04/02/2018 - small glass shared by tderoeck, 77ships & rubin77 @BAB, Bruges. Brown colour, small head. Nose is dark malts, caramel, fruits. Taste is malts, caramel, fruits, hint of chocolate. Not bad as the others.
Rubin77 (10187) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
F: off-white, thin, quick gone. C: dark brown, opaque, hazy. A: malty, caramel, dark fruits, some chocolate. T: malty, mellow dark fruity, caramel, bit chocolate, bit cherries, bready, medium to full body, lower carbonation, not bad, enjoyed. Sample shared with tderoeck and Bierridder_S @ Bruges Beer Festival 2018.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
At Brugs Bierfestival, 3 February 2018. Cheers to Anke, Ian, Kevin & Jerre!
Hazy dark brown with a thin, off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts, tea leaves, spices, dough, red fruits, rain water (iron), hint of Cola even. Tastes medium malty sweet and light spicy bitter with a short, hoppy finish. Medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Hmm, moving on...
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Koelschip Sleeping Dog (by Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
4/II/18 - sample @ Brugs Bierfestival - BB: n/a (2018-122) Thanks to 77ships, Rubin77 and Bierridder_S for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark red brown beer, small creamy off-white head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweetish impression, caramel, soft roast, some dried fruits, yeast, ripe banana. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: too sweet, sugary, caramel, overripe banana, soft roast, more sugar. Aftertaste: yeast, overripe banana, malty, caramel, sugary sweet finish. Decent despite being too sweet...
Bibax (5406) ticked Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 8 years ago
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Sleeping Dog from Stadsbrouwerij 't Koelschip 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Pours clear, very dark redbrown. Smrll is hedge shavings, herbal and green ( acetaldehyde ???? Not very apple like though ) taste is sharp. Astrigent, tanines, very herbal with a sweet touch. Oxidized chocolate. Very sweet ending. Slick mf and low carbo. Like a stale coffee that turned cold, this is a shine to its possible potential.