Rhetoric #1
Hardknott in Millom, Cumbria, England 🏴
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330ml bottle. I'm going to rate this from from previous samplings circa 2014 / 2015 when it tasted devine (it's dropped off massively now). Pours opaque amber brown with a tan head. Aroma: barleywine-ish, caramel, candy sugar, star anise. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet, dark fruits, raisins, dates, brown sugar, liquorice. Medium body, fine carb with a sweet boozy finish. In it's heyday this was great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2019
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, many thanks chriso! Unclear amber color with soapy-ish beige head. Aroma is sticky syrupy raisins, Belgian candy yeasts. Taste is sticky Belgian candy, toffee, raisins, quite sweet. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2018
at 08:18
8/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2015
at 08:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Hazy, dark ruby red brown-ish colour with small to average, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, off-white to beige head. Sweet-ish malty aroma, notes of raisin, fig, dried fruit, cautious hints of oxidation, therefore malty hints of almond and cardboard, an interwoven touch of aniseed - malty Barley Wine-like flavours overall. Taste is sweet malty, toffee notes with caramel, chocolate and coffee touch, molasses, some dried fruit, raisin, red berries; cautious, interwoven hints of aniseed throughout, some warming alcohol in the finish. Full body, oily texture, slightly sticky palate. Not tangent to anything typically Belgian, though..
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2015
at 13:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours copper, nose is blackcurrant, star anise, fruity, taste is rich, juicy, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2015
at 06:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Bier Huis, Ossett. Hazy, reddy amber. Film, and a few bubbles of pale tan head. Sweet, All Bran like malts. Dried fruits. The Missus picked up anise straight away. I didnt. I did get vanilla. Toasted tea cake. Very fruity, boozy, and heady. Taste is boozy sweet. Fruity dry. Palate is smooth, rich, oily, and a little chewy. Finishes long, chewy sweet, and light bitter. Really good, big, tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2014
at 14:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle, edition 1. Nose is overpoweringly sweet, pronounced star anise, slight cloves some spice, simple. Taste is cloyingly sweet, alcohol, some dark fruits, stewed apple, the aniseed takes a lot of swilling in the mouth to detect, and is marginal to the point of irrelevance., mouthfeel is too thin. Underwhelming but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2014
at 12:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Rasmus. Pours amber with a small offwhite head, leaving some nice lacings. Aroma of malt, spice, anise, light oxidation. Flavor is malt, caramel, spice, anise, oxidation, boozy. Full body, soft carbonation, light alcoholic finish. Quite sticky. 240414
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle "Edition 1", 10.2%. Hazy amber with small dark amber/orange. Aroma is malt, spices, little oxydized, anise and caramel. Flavour is malt, caramel, anise, candy sugar, sweet, sticky, toasted, little oxydized with notes of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, star anise and a bit oxidized. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Oily and sticky. 240414
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:31