8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Flesje van winterproeverij van Vandeoirsprong. Zwart bier met mooie bruine schuimkraag. Aroma van whisky, hout en salmiak. Smaak is complex en zacht vol van drop, koffie, whisky, hout maar plakkerig in de mond. Nasmaak van koffie en salmiak.

8.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

15 July 2020. At Dok Brewing Company. Cheers to Anke & colleagues! Cloudy black, stable, thick, foamy, dark beige head. Aroma of bourbon, prune, green & red apple, vanilla, chocolate praliné, wet wood, cashew. Taste has sweet prune, milk chocolate & cream, touch of vanilla, bitter mocha with a nutty edge; malty finish with dried fruit, herbal hops, creamy vanilla & boozy bourbon alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Just the right amount of bourbon treatment here, great.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours a black colour and a brown head that doesn't last long. Aroma's of roasted malts, umami (from the glass), sweet, fudge, chocolate, a bit boozy and fruity (retronasal). Flavour is quite sweet, roasted, light alcohol. Alcohol feel is not too strong for its 13%. Medium bodied. Roast, sweetness and light bitterness in the finish. Nice, but I hardly get any bourbon/barrel, which costs points.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Black. Vanille, soft roast in the aroma. Malty sweet, slightly alcoholic flavor with roast, vanilla, hints of bourbon. Oak. Medium bodied.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can shared from Sliterij Vonk, Zaandam. Black with a small beige head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, vanilla, chocolate and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Bliksem GROM BBA (by Brouwerij Bliksem):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

6/VII/19 - on tap @ DOK Beer Festival (Gent), BB: n/a - (2019-1000) Thanks to all my beer friends for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small aery irregular light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: smoky, lots of maple syrup, pretty spicy. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sugary start, lots of maple syrup, roasted, alcohol, pretty heavy, lots of alcohol. Aftertaste: more roast, quite some chocolate, more maple syrup, nice one!

8

--- Beer merged from original tick of GROM 2018 BBA on 03 Feb 2020 at 05:33

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Geprobeerd met Inoven, Roelzie1986 en Benzai op het Brabants Bierfestival te Oirschot. Het is een donkerbruin tot zwart bier met een crème schuim. Het heeft een gebrande moutige geur. De smaak is gebrand, koffie en houtig. Erg goed!

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl Bottle from Vonk. Black colour, beige-brown head. Aroma of soy, molasses, liquorice, roast, some chocolate, hint of oak. Flavour is sweet, malty, soy sauce, molasses, some roast, bittersweet finish. Medium to full bodied. Don't get any real barrel ageing, which is a shame really. Could have lifted the beer. A bit simple now.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Color: Black, light brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, subtle Bourbon. Taste: Roasted malt, coffee, mocha, very subtle Bourbon, vanilla. Liquorice hints. Smooth mouthfeel. Over medium body, soft cabonation. Medium to over medium sweet, light to moderate bitter. Long lasting sweetish finish. Compared to the non BBA 2018 version it seems like the subtle Bourbon replaces some of the roasted malt and coffee flavours, although they're pretty close to each other. Very nice.