Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Another Black label, kindly shared by the brewers ! Thnx guys ! Black label -beer of the Brochus Brewery in Antwerp, meaning the batch is Rediculously small ( max 25 bottles, yet fully oficial, never a ’homebrew’ but produced in a 25 liter tank ) . One should start with seeing the bigger picture here - being the packaging and idea. Black label beers are 75 cl beers, wrapped in black paper. They have a necklabel which contains information over the style, the specific beer, the Brewery, and even the used malts and hops ( in percentages ) . The necklabel is attached with home-made wax, completing the look of a very, very nice presentation beer, that is so far typically served in the better restaurants ( star-restaurants ). This must be partly due to the great packaging, complete and efficient, as well as elegant and clean. Very nice ! The pour of the beer looks very nice as well. Unclear darker amber, with a medium white head. Smell is rich, natural maltyness? Very full ! intense, exactly like the smell when you actually brew a beer ( so fresh, so crisp ! ) Taste is starting rather bitter ( still mild) untill the maltyness takes over. Towards the end, there’s only maltyness, but a damn good one. A perfect blend of natural tastes, re-ensuring us that Brochus is a Brewery to watch ! It’s not the perfect sample beer, by far, but it is a perfect drinkin’ beer ! As they beautifully explain themselves in the booklet ’’The perfect beer for bar-Philosophers who don’t want to fall off of their barstool ’’ Congratz, brochus. Thats a 3/3 !