Clash Of The Titans Special Reserva
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
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Score
7.58
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Clash of the titans Special Reserva has matured for 36 months at Struise brewery in GG Speyside whisky barrels from Rothes Scotland, Px Sherry barrels from Jerez Spain, and was blended with the Swiss Grand Cru version that matured at 2364 meters of altitude.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Surprisingly thinnish bod, dryish feeling. Low carbo. Pretty intense mix of barrels, with med whisky and sherry, med wood by itself. Med-light dried fruits, light caramelly, hint of red fruits. Overall mostly a barrel showcase, but a good one. Med warmth.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerGeek Bar
on 30 Mar 2026
at 11:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
A red copper barley wine with no head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with vinous notes, alcohol warmth, treacle, light butterscotch, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light woody notes, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice and smooth. On tap at l'autre oeil. Not sure which version this is... Pedro Ximenez and Glen Grant barrel aged. 12.6.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bistro L'Autre Oeil - Maison de Fûts
on 04 Nov 2025
at 23:54
7.5/10
Lots of Scotch barrel. Has that typical slight sourness of many BA Struise beers, more than just the standard oak effect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2025
at 11:35
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle (07/012/2021) pour from The Beer Store, Salem. Lightly hazy amber-rose with nice sparkle, no head and no lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, whisky, dark fruit, honey, grape/red wine, hint of chocolate. Taste follows aroma with late oak. Smooth, thick texture, medium body, soft carbonation and sweet finish as taste. Good strength and complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2024
at 03:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330mL bottle, pours a deep dark amber / mahogany with a small, quickly-dissipating beige head. Aroma is elegant and complex, with a wonderful blend of sherry barrels and whiskey barrels, followed by dark dried fruits and some vinous notes. Flavour is tart, with lots of tart red fruits, sherry, light tannins, and a touch of vinegar. No notice of the whiskey. This definitely smells more invigorating on the taste. One reason is the flat carbonation, which doesn't seem optimal, as the flavour profile just seems to fall flat on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2024
at 04:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a flat looking hazy brown from a bottle. Lots of caramel, some vanilla/oak in the nose. In the mouth I'm getting faint chocolate as well. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2024
at 03:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle at home, 13th January 24. Pours a chestnut brown, slightly murky and no head. Aroma is caramel, barrel, wood and Sherry. Taste is smooth, barrel, wood, vinous, caramel, dark fruits, prunes. Very nice and complex barrel aging and blending
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2024
at 20:50
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught @ Beergeek Bar. Pours clear dark golden no head. Aroma of malt, caramel, dried fruit, Port / Sherry, light wood. Flavor is quite sweet, malty, caramel, bread, dried fruit, sweet wine, port, oak, light vanilla, light bourbon. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 181023
Tried
on 18 Oct 2023
at 15:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Brown with off white head - Malt aroma with wood - Malt body with some dark fruity tones with some wood as well - The malt with dark fruity flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 30 Jun 2023
at 15:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Vintage 02/10/2018. Lot. 20220010. Bottle date 07/12/2021. A dark brown beer, a head is small and beige. Aroma has lots of dried fruitness, raisin, prune, apricot, some whiskey, wood and barrel. Taste has also dried fruitness of raisin, richness of maltyness, light nad dry wood, warming in the throat. Full bodied. Very intensive, but quite straightforward.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2023
at 11:22