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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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
2nd March 2023
Hazy deep reddish amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, slightly viscous, good fine carbonation. The malts are smooth if very slightly thin and provide good creamy caramel that blends wonderfully with ripe fruity Speyside. Some alcohol spice in the mid but no heat. The sherry really sweetens the back end up and takes over seamlessly from the Speyside. Smooth finish. Very nice indeed. God it's good to be enjoying Struise beers again. Too many years of overpriced 750s and disappointing offerings. No more! Marvellous!
Hazy deep reddish amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, slightly viscous, good fine carbonation. The malts are smooth if very slightly thin and provide good creamy caramel that blends wonderfully with ripe fruity Speyside. Some alcohol spice in the mid but no heat. The sherry really sweetens the back end up and takes over seamlessly from the Speyside. Smooth finish. Very nice indeed. God it's good to be enjoying Struise beers again. Too many years of overpriced 750s and disappointing offerings. No more! Marvellous!
Tried
on 03 Mar 2023
at 00:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L6 'zo fucken hote' tasing, thanks to Fergus, 13/07/22. Very lightly hazed amber with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is tarte fruit esters, vinous, oak, wood must, light funky edge, mellow barrel. Taste comprises sweaty fruits, sherry oak, mellow lick of booze, fruit cake, vinous, caramel. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spike of alcohol and noted sherry presence. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2023
at 09:30
Tried
on 11 Jan 2023
at 19:58
8/10
Väga vaadine, hapukas, veinine, linnaseline, alkone, tammene. Libiseb üllatavalt hästi. Viisakas.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2023
at 19:57
8/10
From Backlog. Taster at MBCC 22, Copenhagen. Brown with beige head. Malts, yeast, Caramel, fig, raisins, Fruity, oak, booze,
Tried
on 08 Jan 2023
at 15:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Super nice barley wine. Something like cognac, tangy whisky. Pours hazy reddish with good head and lacing. Caramel, some toffee, booze. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2022
at 16:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours a reddish brown with no head. Aromas of raisins, sherry, oak, and biscuity dry malts. Flavors of same with emphasis on sherry. Hot finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2022
at 23:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Snally: mahogany with small head. Aroma is oxidized maltiness, caramel, wood, barrels. Vanilla and butterscotch notes. Boozy with a veritable kick.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2022
at 19:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Snallygaster. Pours brown. Fruity, raisin, caramel, cherry. Full body. Pretty solid.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2022
at 14:22
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Snallygaster 2022. Poured a light ruby red color with a small off-white head. Aroma was huge caramel notes, toffee. Light nuttiness. Some woody vanilla in this one. Light sherry. Light tartness. Delicious barleywine.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2022
at 13:08