I've Got Friends in the Music Business - B.A. Blend I
Brouwerij Frontaal in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Collab with: The BrueryStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
7.92
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Barrel aged on Early Times Bourbon, Calvados, American Apple Brandy and Bruichladdich barrels.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Bourbon-soaked roasted malt aroma with apple brandy, molasses, chocolate, whisky, calvados, syrup. Flavour is pretty sweet with a light bitterness. Full body, bit boozy and sticky. Rich and full with a lot going on barrel-wise.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
A complete black mess in the glass Solid aroma Not to sweet for a beer with 14 horsepower Black malt, dark malt, heavy malt, solid state malt, oak, molasses, fruity and brandy in the flavor Solid rock [Can from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2023
at 18:50
8/10
0,33 litre Can, from a trade, at home. Black with little brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, calvados, bourbon, brandy, oak, Chocolate, Fruity, Smooth.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2022
at 19:33
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Can at home, from Amsterdam I think, 3rd June 22. Pours a thick black stout. Aroma is roasted malts, barrel, liquor, wood. Taste is liquorice, roasted malts and chocolate, loads of barrel and complex liquor and ageing, wet wood, light apple, brandy. Stunning beer
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2022
at 19:44
9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Pours pitch black and a big brown head with good retention. Aroma's of roasted malts, umami, molasses, booze, fruit, rey bread. Retronasal it's sweet, brown sugar, booze, fruit, light wood. Flavour is heavy sweet, fruity, boozy. Full bodied, smooth mouthfeel. Alcohol is warming but not too sharp. Long finish, boozy, roasty, light bitter. Fantastic!
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2021
at 19:44
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2021
at 20:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black. Roast, chocolate, some vanilla, bourbon, wood, cookies, a bit of spiciness, sweet, a bit umami, a bit of bitterness in the finish, full-bodied. Really good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2021
at 16:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl can at tasting. Poured dark brown/black in color. Chocolate, roastedness, apple notes and brandy. Smoother than blend 2 for sure. Hint of bourbon. Thick, full bodied. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2021
at 08:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Ardes residence, Helsinki. Color is very dark brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Bourbon, chocolate... nice!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2021
at 16:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml can. Sweetish, heavy and slightly spicy with hints of chocolate, woody with some fruits, oak, toffee, syrup, brandy, bourbon and cocoa. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2021
at 16:26