7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

30/XI/23 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ home, BB: 10/2023, lot 0321 (2023-1117)

Clear dark brown beer, creamy dense beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: soft roast, lots of dried fruits, some chocolate, soft roast, red fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: good roast, alcohol, spicy, a little bitter, lots of chocolate, pretty dry, caramel. Aftertaste: more roast, a bit malty, some coffee, a bit hoppy, nice stuff, dried fruits, caramel, a little oxidized, very nice!

7.5

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

15 December 2021. At Makadam, Mechelen. Cheers to the lovely Anke!

Hazy dark brown to black, small, frothy, tan head. Aroma of plum, raisin, fig, caramel, pear syrup, milk chocolate, peanut. Taste has sweet fig, plum & pear in a syrupy, slightly nutty, toffee-malty body surrounded by spicy & herbal notes. Earthy hoppy finish, more dried fruit, toffee & warming liqueur-like alcohol. Medium body, slick-syrupy texture, average carbonation. Satisfying but rather sweet, and could have had just a tad more depth.

7

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

33cl bottle from Rob the Gourmets’ Market in Brussels. F: big, tanned, good retention. C: black, opaque. A: malty, caramel, bready, chocolate, dried fruits, cocoa, nutmeg. T: full malty base, cocoa, dark bread, bit chocolate, dried fruits, bit herbal, nutty, medium carbonation, ok not bad but not for the style beside this enjoyed.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Quite a little unfair after a day at BXL fair..sweet, boozy, roasted, hoppy. Heavy. Not very well balanced.

6.5

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

Dark brown colour, beige foam. Nose of sweet malts, caramel, dried plums, roastiness. Taste is medium sweet, malty with lots of herbal bitterness, roasty and hoppy. Not very well balanced.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

750ml bottle split. Pours hazed chestnut brown with a beige head. Aroma: malt, caramel, red fruits, light sour. Taste light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter, bread, nuts, chocolate, dark fruits, earthy. Medium body, average carb, slightly sour on the finish. More like a sour stout than a bock to this unrefined palate

6

Lci

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

(Draught at Moeder Lambic Fontainas, 17 Oct 2019) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with dark bread, raisins and toast. Malty taste with notes of dark bread, dried fruit, prunes, raisins, toast and a balanced spicy bitterness. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced doppelbock. Quite nice.

7.2

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

Bottle split at L6, thanks to the man of the moment, 'Farewell New Ken' tasting 18/09/19. Dark mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is light smoke, fruit cake, dates, toffee, brown bread. Taste comprises ripe fruits, spice, fruit loaf, light peppery spice, prunes, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent Bock.