Zwarte Piet (-2011)
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
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Score
7.73
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Strange ’versnijbier’ of stout and geuze, with thin, yellowish white head and very dark ruby colour, almost black. Aroma reveals both the esteriness of the geuze and the coffee-, cocoa-, candi- and date-like flavours of the stout; sweet, candied fruits, candi- and honeyish touches, caramelly malts, sourish accent, sweetish and lightly roasted bitter finish. Actually quite well-balanced, despite being a combination of two beer styles which at first sight seem incompatible.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Nov 2014
at 11:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cork and cap bottle from Moeder Lambic St. Gilles (in 2009), 3+ years old
Love the bottle with the name handwritten with white marker; it pours a black color with medium sized creamy and persistent head.
The aroma is penetrating, there is some Lambic, moldy cellars, cream, chocolate, a touch of coffee, hint of Alpine cheese, wood, sourness; captivating.
Smooth mouthfeel, well carbonated; the mild roastiness well blends with the acidity, the sourness is not unknown with roasted malts; it loses some of the Lambic nuances, but it still has a nice funky character, a light lemony touch, a final with some dry dark chocolate, and mild astringency.
Very interesting.
Love the bottle with the name handwritten with white marker; it pours a black color with medium sized creamy and persistent head.
The aroma is penetrating, there is some Lambic, moldy cellars, cream, chocolate, a touch of coffee, hint of Alpine cheese, wood, sourness; captivating.
Smooth mouthfeel, well carbonated; the mild roastiness well blends with the acidity, the sourness is not unknown with roasted malts; it loses some of the Lambic nuances, but it still has a nice funky character, a light lemony touch, a final with some dry dark chocolate, and mild astringency.
Very interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2013
at 06:24
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
75 cl. unlabled bottle @ Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas with Zwarte Piet written on it with a marker, split 3 way /// man, I love the De La Senne lambic basket /// pours black with a tanned head, smells is creamy, touch bitter coffee, cocoa, mocha, chocolate (stouterik but a notch up from the one I had before on tap) with a slight barnyard, touch lemony flourishes in the back ground, taste is a nice black of both beers, firm stouterik with the geuze giving a nice finish & touch in the back, the aging appears to have done it wonders as well, bitter coffee, chocolate, mocha, creamy malts, plenty of cocao, touch sour edge becoming apparent in the finish, round, touch mellow lemon zest/acidity, barnyard, lacto, hint dusty, funky, full-bodied, subtle but incredible blend/combo, guessing earliest 2009 vintage, 300 or so bottles
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2012
at 00:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle unlabelled, just green marker on bottle and cap @ Moeder Lambic (17/02/2012), shared with ajax25g for my pre-bday beer celebration. Brune foncée allant, col est fin mais retient une certaine consistance crémeuse qui oscille entre beige et acajou. Arôme donne une présence lactic-funk qui garde ce profile de stouterik mais avec ce bouquet sec de gueuze qui s’entremêle avec des notes de malt grillé, voire de baies noires. Le tout change au fil de la dégustation. En bouche, un style que je décrits comme une gueuze-noire. Note de houblon type Saaz agrémenté de léger levure. Le tout est suivi de malt grillé, baies noires qui au fur et à mesure donne place à un malt grillé/torréfié et chocolaté sec. Ci et là des saveurs de houblons se manifestent, donnant un aspect fruité et fleuri mais qui restent sec. Très agréable et le lambic se marie à merveille avec ce stout sans que aucuns ne prennent vraiment le dessus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2012
at 13:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black body. Off-white - lightly brown head. Aroma of grapes and malty chocolates. Lightly sour, moderately bitter flavour. Quite nice and combines the malts and lambic very well.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2011
at 11:04
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 9
750 ml bottle with name written on it with magic marker. Pours dark and murky maroon, tan head with good retention. Aroma of burnt chocolate, dust and funk. Taste is a silky chocolate stout at the start that tramsitions gradually to soft sourness. A unique combination that really works. Subtle and understated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2011
at 01:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Moeder Lambic Fontaines, Brussels. Pours black with a creamy beige head and lacings. Nose is roasted bitter coffee with the cantillon tartness beneath. Dry and tart flavor with lots of coffee bitterness and brett. Super dry and very tasty. Harmonic and billiant!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2010
at 01:41
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 75cl. @ LCRBM09 - Low Countries RateBeer Meeting V, Kulminator, Antwerpen, Belgium.Clear dark brown amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, barnyard, gueuze, lemon acidic, exactly what I would expect from a stout with some gueuze. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy acidic with a average to long duration, lemon acidic. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Lovely uhm ;O) [20090905]
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2010
at 01:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at LCRBM 5 at Kulminator, Antwerp 2009. I know lots of people liked this, but I wasn?t so enamoured with it. Very dark brown. Stout Erik and Cantillon. Don?t think it works. 2.6/5 Bottle at Nuetnigenough Brussels. Dark brown beer lasting beige head. Typical Belgian dubbel malty aroma. Good chocolate. Huge drinkability. Malty. Likeable. Wow. I have had some good beers here today. Some hop on finish which tightens the whole thing up. I would like to meet the person who brewed this they are clearly a person of distinction.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2009
at 15:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle:Almost black coloured, stable tan head; huge cellary nose (brett, dried fruits, citric or lactic acid) solid sourish-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied; endless sourish-fruity (green apples) finish with very delicate traces of roasted malt. Great.............
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2009
at 08:57