Cassandra
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Oyster Regular|
Score
7.30
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Captured by a local fisherman, Cassandra the Mermaid cursed Damme. She was banished to a pond right beside the brewery where she died of despair. She lives on today as the city weather vane.
Cassandra's bitterness derives from both its coffee-like roasted grains as well as its earthy European hop bill and a subtle touch of minerality through the addition of oyster shells at the end of the boiling process brings out a perceived chocolatey-liquorice sweetness.
Water: damme Malts: pale ale, munich, special b, chocolate, roasted barley, oat flakes, barley flakes Hops: challenger, goldings Yeast: american ale Other: oyster shells EBC: 117.
Cassandra's bitterness derives from both its coffee-like roasted grains as well as its earthy European hop bill and a subtle touch of minerality through the addition of oyster shells at the end of the boiling process brings out a perceived chocolatey-liquorice sweetness.
Water: damme Malts: pale ale, munich, special b, chocolate, roasted barley, oat flakes, barley flakes Hops: challenger, goldings Yeast: american ale Other: oyster shells EBC: 117.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
First tasted at Brugs Bierfestival, 3 February 2018. 8/5/7/4/15=3.9. 18/1/2019. Rerate, bottle from Prik & Tik (Sijsele). Pours cloudy black with a lasting, small, frothy, unstable, beige head; lots of lacing. Strong aroma of fondant, coffee roast, salted caramel, (burnt) toast, cigar ash, blackcurrant, fig, salty licorice. Taste is light to medium malty sweet, very chocolatey, some peanut & salted caramel, umami note of black olive; medium roasted bitter middle brings pure fondant, a bit powdery, espresso & tobacco. Dry, malty finish, some peppery hops apparent too, lingering toast, 'noir de noir' chocolate, espresso, almost ashy, and subtle warming whisky alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. No genuine 'oyster saltiness' here, but balanced and very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2018
at 18:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a tasting, small bubbly creamy head, murky darkish brown color, aroma of vanila pod, milk chocolate and cake with a whiff of sea, dark bitter chocolate flavor with a charred hint, nit too heavy. Really nice and highly enjoyable.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2018
at 02:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thank zvsn & rayaron. Black, tan head. Great aroma of dark chocolate, roast. Sweetish flavor with roast, chocolate, some salty licorice, bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2017
at 15:37
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: huge, tanned, long lasting. C: dark, opaque. A: dark roasted malt, chocolate, bit coffee, liquorice, dried fruits, molasses. T: dark malt, chocolate, bit ash, coffee, light mineral tone, dark fruits, nutty, bit herbal, full body, medium carbonation, very nice, good balanced, enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Malt Attacks in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2017
at 14:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26th July 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Cloin. Hazy dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, dry and with some roasty bitterness. Light dry dark chocolate. Modest ripe citrus and dry pine in the finish. Light bitter finish.Tasty enough.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Cloin. Hazy dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, dry and with some roasty bitterness. Light dry dark chocolate. Modest ripe citrus and dry pine in the finish. Light bitter finish.Tasty enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 09:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at at Café Rose Red, Brugge, Belgium, Saturday 16th September 2017 with Lynn and Barry. Pours black with a large subtle beige head, foamy and clingy. Definitely has a salty touch but good roastiness also shows along with a little liquorice. Good for not being too sweet or creamy, it's as a stout should be robust, a little charcoal ashy edge, good, really good. A8 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Tried
on 16 Sep 2017
at 10:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from De Hopduvel, Ghent. Black with a lasting brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. Oily. 030917
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2017
at 13:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cork & Cask. Black body with a huge beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of soy sauce, filter coffee and earth. Flavour of sea salt, chocolate and a hint of copper pennies. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A tasty Stout with a savoury edge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2017
at 16:40