7.9

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

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg.
Black with a big beige head. Dark malt aroma with caramel and chocolate. Sweet taste with a long lasting sweet finish. Bit overcarbonated but still great.

7.6

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

Cremiger, etwas trockener Malzbeginn mit deutlich erkennbarem Hopfen im Hintergrund. Würzig, angenehme Herbe, sehr süffig. Hafer, röstig, der Hopfen lässt mit der leichten Süße die Trockenheit verschwinden. Cremig, langer Nachhall, lecker! 10/12/11/12/9/12

7

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

A black beer with a tan head. Aroma of mild roasted dark malt, chocolate, some mint. Taste of roasted dark malt, chocolate, coffee. Creamy mouthfeel.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Zwart bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is bitterzoet met iets van rozijnen, pruimen, chocolade en wat geroosterd brood. Nice!

8

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

Bottle at home shared with Laura. Opaque black color, medium sized light to medium brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, a bit ashy, dark malts lightly, moderately bitter, slightly dusty. Overall though, quite alright.

7

Magus, mõru, vesine, röstine, kohvine, karamelline, linnaseline, kerge suits. Ok

6.8

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

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is roasty with notes of coffee, chocolate, sugar, touch of liquorice. Flavour is medium sweet with a moderate bitterness. Medium body. Bittersweet, roasty, coffee.

7.4

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

33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop. Head is thin, dark brown, quick gone. Colour is black, opaque. Aroma is mellow dark fruits, cocoa, banana, nutty, raisins, blackberries. Taste is full malty base, dried plums, raisins, cocoa, coffee, blackberries, dark bread, oats, caramel, nice balanced harmonic bitterness, alcohol touch, soft carbonation, very good, enjoyed for sure.

7.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Appearance: Opaque deep brown with a tall beige head of good retention. Aroma and taste: Toasted, slightly roasted, lovely esters, spicy notes, some chocolate. Medium dry,. Light hop bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium body, average carbonation. Overall: Good.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Flemish oatmeal stout from this brewery in Tielt, with a name spelled 'stowt' instead of 'stout', probably to evoke the meowing of a cat in reference to the brewery's name and logo, or to evoke the Western Flemish pronunciation of the word 'stout'... Very thick and foamy, dense, creamy, membrane-lacing, yellowish brownish-beige, stable head, very dark chocolate brown robe, as good as black, with thin mahogany edge. Aroma of caramel candy, melting 'fondant' chocolate bars, cold cappuccino, brown bread crust, soggy toast, coffee grounds, dusty old jute bags, dried prunes, dry bayleaf, granola, raisins, baked banana slices, ground hazelnuts, dried blackberries, hint of cassis. Sweetish onset with slight sourish edge, dried fig and dried blackberries with a slice of red apple and a hint of banana, finely carbonated with smooth, oily mouthfeel - and of course that typical velvetiness oatmeal tends to bring. The oatmeal also adds a light granola-like sweetish edge to a caramelly, hazelnutty and brown-bread-crusty malt profile, harbouring a black-chocolatey backbone within, which becomes more prominent towards the end, when coffee-like roasty aspects also show up - albeit in a 'friendly', somewhat restrained way. Leafy hops add a bitter note to the tail, where the black chocolate, brown bread and caramel pleasantly linger on, warmed by a dash of alcohol - which even adds a brief 'heat' in the very end, more so than one would expect from a beer of this strength. Other than that, nothing wrong here, on the contrary: this is a very pleasant, accessible, clean and sleek, technically well-executed oatmeal stout, no frills or additives here but just the basic thing - and I love that, especially when it is well constructed as is the case here. Too bad for the badly hidden alcohol, this would have hit a higher score with me otherwise.