BA Project (Blonde Ale) : Madeira
(has 1 batch)
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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These blond beer ripe during several months in original used Madeira barrels. We try to make sure the barrels we buy are in the most fresh condition as possible. We guaranty all the flavours in the beers only come from the barrels.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Kulminator Thin white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Some madeira. Quite smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2014
at 13:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Marcus. Pours orange amber with floaties and a transient off-white head. Gushed a bit. Aroma is a suggestion of orange/apple. Then grape and oak. Med body. Flavor is somewhat oxidized and woody, but then it’s sort of heading towards aged sherry. Some light stone fruit, malt and heat come out. It’s all working well together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2013
at 13:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Craft Clerko, thanks to Kenny for another notch in the bedpost of this series, 08/07/13. Murky orange amber with a decent sized light beige bubbly head. Nose is caramel, woody notes, spice, prunes, dates, booze drenched fruits. Taste comprises sugars, dark fruits, candied sugars, caramel, marzipan, woody notes, alcohol evident. Full bodied, light spritz in the carbonation which keeps up the drinkability for this 12% monster, crisp finsih. Surprisingly drinkable for 12%, the alchohol is well integrated in this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2013
at 13:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8th July 2013
Craft Clerkenwell tasting. Hazy amber beer, little pale tan bubbly head. Light palate, airy and a little dry. Light spice. Little paint thinner alcohol or something. Nice light touch of Madeira. Lightly creamy and smooth malt. Smooth finish. Actually this isn’t bad at all. Not that hot for it’s abv.
9th August 2025
12 years on, still pours with a good head and had a good carbonation level. Certainly some oxidisation induced ripe caramel. The Madeira barrel comes forward, richer riper sherryish fruits. Fruit cake vibe. Tasty and still holding up.
Craft Clerkenwell tasting. Hazy amber beer, little pale tan bubbly head. Light palate, airy and a little dry. Light spice. Little paint thinner alcohol or something. Nice light touch of Madeira. Lightly creamy and smooth malt. Smooth finish. Actually this isn’t bad at all. Not that hot for it’s abv.
9th August 2025
12 years on, still pours with a good head and had a good carbonation level. Certainly some oxidisation induced ripe caramel. The Madeira barrel comes forward, richer riper sherryish fruits. Fruit cake vibe. Tasty and still holding up.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2013
at 09:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell - London. Big thanks to Kenny for continuing to carry us along with him on his Hof Ten Dormaal Barrel-Aged Project Odyssey. Pours lightly hazy gold with a creamy, off-white head. Light tangy fruits on the nose, semi-dry berries. Big sweet flavor with sugary bread, apples, a bit of toffee. Full bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Warm finish with more sugary bread, ripe fruits, toffee and some tangerine. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2013
at 04:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a hazed golden hue with a white head. Aromas are very grapey, stewed prunes, concord grapes, boozy, medium to low malt, light spice. Flavors are grapenuts, fruity, vinous, brandy, apple, bartlett pear. Medium to fuller body, with medium carbonation. Warming.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2012
at 18:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Corked bottle, courtesy of Jesper
Hazy light amber color; frothy and short lived head. Light aroma of caramel and some vegetables. Highly carbonated, with some vegetables flavor, no notable malt, alcoholic, and drier than its sisters. No trace of Madeira.
Not pleasant.
Hazy light amber color; frothy and short lived head. Light aroma of caramel and some vegetables. Highly carbonated, with some vegetables flavor, no notable malt, alcoholic, and drier than its sisters. No trace of Madeira.
Not pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2012
at 15:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample @ local tasting @ brouwerij Oirschots bier. Clear golden orange colour with a small white head. Smells alcohol, sweet, orange, fruity, fresh. Tastes sweet, fruity, soft, fresh, orange. Nice fruityness and not as heavy as the other ones in this series. Medium to full body, nice carbo.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2012
at 13:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Paradiso Dupont. Pours a light amber with some creamy, white head. Nose is well balanced, sugary, booze, ripe fruit, dried fruit, some port, some red grape, light cherry candy. Flavor was the same, sweet, malty, sugary, raisin, apricot, red grapes, port, some unripened cherry, dried orange, some definite wood. All of the flavors were in balance and nicely proportioned. Full, lightly sticky finish. The most balanced of the bunch.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2012
at 09:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked.Unclear medium to dark orange colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy yeasty, riped fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, yeasty, madeira, orange - mandarin, prune. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120914]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2012
at 23:23