BA Project (Dark Ale) : Armagnac
(has 1 batch)
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.82
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Limited production aged in Armagnac barrels.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
19 April 2025. GBV 2012 Vintage Proeverij Hof Ten Dormaal @ Dracuna. Cheers to the whole crew!
Cured ham, black olive, brambleberry, toast, vanilla, tobacco. Sweet brambleberry & prune; bit herbal, meaty, toasty. Woody, vanilla-like finish, dried dark fruits and brandy. Quite good.
Cured ham, black olive, brambleberry, toast, vanilla, tobacco. Sweet brambleberry & prune; bit herbal, meaty, toasty. Woody, vanilla-like finish, dried dark fruits and brandy. Quite good.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2025
at 15:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep rubyish brown colour with a creamy mediumsized white head. Aroma is cognac, some wood, vanilla and mild spiciness with some dried fruits and mild figs to it. Flavour is dried fruits, some cognac, wood, vanilla, mild spiciness and some slight alcohol tones with toasted caramel to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2023
at 11:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 75 cl bottle shared with Ryan. Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a thick, but quickly dissipating head, leaving no trace. Cognac nose. Flavors of berries, red wine, oak and plenty of alcohol. Effervescent mouthfeel. Short slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2013
at 17:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Torst. Pours reddish brown. Off white head. Nose and taste of dark fruit, grape, oak, brown sugar and dark berry. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2013
at 11:32
4/10
Tried
on 06 May 2013
at 12:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle sample @ 18de Kerstbierfestival, Essen 2012. brune/cuivrée claire, col fin beige. Arôme malté avec clairement des notes d’Armagnac, pointe de caramel, base type de la donker monté en %. Armagnac reste néanmoins assez modéré. Palais est malté-crystal-pâle malts, caramel léger, pointe de toffee avec une possible note de noisette et ce profil de fin de bouche d’une bière typique belge. Note boisée est faible avec un Armagnac restant bien en avant sans pour cela dominer laissant place à une pointe de chocolaté, fruité-prune.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 09:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at OBER Kerstbierfestival 2012. Dark red brown color, small beige head. Aroma is weak imo. A bit similar to a couple of others from this series. Taste malts, sweetness, light to moderately the armagnac barrel aging comes forward, a touch of fruit and lightly bitter in the finish. Medium body, medium carbonation.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2012
at 08:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
75 cl. bottle sampled @ 18th Christmasbeer festival in Essen. This is where the series restarts, if I am not mistaken, exactly the same barrels were refilled with the dark beer as had been used previously to barrel age the blond beer, upon emptying them. Lighter black, def. darker than 10, the head is only a thin beiger rim around the sides of the glass. Smell is light sweet chocolate, light booze, viscous, light wood. Taste is sweet vinous, chocolate, light wood, booze, spices, caramel malt, light syrup berries,… Less carb. / med. I do like this still less than the base beer – if the base beer be donker, it is probably similar but not exactly that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 08:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hof Ten Dormaal Barrel-aged Project (Dark Ale): No. 11 Armagnac (by Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
15/XII/12 - 75cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1366) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Clear red brown beer, no noticeable head. Aroma: dried fruits, lots of banana, caramel, yeasty, overripe fruits, bit cheesy. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: yeasty, caramel, sweet malts, sugary, dried fruits, alcohol. Aftertaste: dried fruits, banana, alcohol, little bitter, hoppy, red wine.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
15/XII/12 - 75cl bottle @ Kerstbierenfestival (Essen) - BB: n/a (2012-1366) Thanks to the Belgian/Dutch ratebeer crew for sharing our beers!
Clear red brown beer, no noticeable head. Aroma: dried fruits, lots of banana, caramel, yeasty, overripe fruits, bit cheesy. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: yeasty, caramel, sweet malts, sugary, dried fruits, alcohol. Aftertaste: dried fruits, banana, alcohol, little bitter, hoppy, red wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2012
at 10:11