Odd Grain Series - Buckwheat Malt
Moersleutel Craft Brewery in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Speciality Grain - Buckwheat Series Out of Production|
Score
7.44
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This series made us revisit our roots. Stouts as it came to world, naked of adjuncts. But that doesn't mean we don't put up to a challenge. As engineers, problems are our breakfast and just presents yet another opportunity to grow.
A challenge was then extended to Gyrup, to malt Buckwheat, a pseudo-cereal they'd never malted before. This is the result, an Imperial Buckwheat Stout with over 25% buckwheat malt to showcase earthy and red fruit notes. To enhance the Buckwheat malt profile, we used some French hops. Healthy doses of Aramis and Barbe Rouge late in the boil for a unique berry-like experience. Learn more on moersleutel.com/odd-grains.
Best stored cold and served fresh at a temperature of 12°C.
A challenge was then extended to Gyrup, to malt Buckwheat, a pseudo-cereal they'd never malted before. This is the result, an Imperial Buckwheat Stout with over 25% buckwheat malt to showcase earthy and red fruit notes. To enhance the Buckwheat malt profile, we used some French hops. Healthy doses of Aramis and Barbe Rouge late in the boil for a unique berry-like experience. Learn more on moersleutel.com/odd-grains.
Best stored cold and served fresh at a temperature of 12°C.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home, 24th September 23. Pours black. Aroma is mocha and sweet. Taste is coffee, dark chocolate, light roasted malts, quite sweet. No where near as good as the Emmer, but ok
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2023
at 08:24
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
(Draught at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 19 Feb 2023) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with coffee, dark chocolate and black bread. Malty, roasted taste with notes of sweet espresso, dark chocolate, liquorice, bread and a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Full body, quite sweet. Hard to tell what the buckwheat actually adds. Rich, tasty and well made imperial stout. Very nice.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2023
at 18:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a pitch black body and a frothy, sticky light brown head that leaves good lacing. Aroma's: big roast, hard roasted malts, some red fruit, coffee grind, chocolate. Retronasal there's some fruity sourness, chocolatey sweetness and roast. Flavour is quite sweet, chocolate, with some fruity sourness. Full bodied. Smooth mouthfeel. Long finish with soft roast and chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2023
at 20:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black, tan foam. Roast, liqueur, some chocolate, fruity note, alcohol, sweet, boozy, strong bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2023
at 13:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
#buckwheat
Tried
from Can
from
Little Beershop
on 11 May 2023
at 19:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A small taste on tap @ TCBW 2023. Pours very dark brown with a low head. Aroma is roasted malts with some fruity notes. Flavor is sweet roasted malts, fruity notes, hops. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2023
at 11:57
6/10
Sweet, dry, alcohol, sugary, boozy
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2023
at 19:12
7/10
Kuiv šokolaad röst linnased. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2023
at 19:11
8/10
Tried
on 12 Apr 2023
at 18:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 440ml. -from Ambasada Zagreb. Pitch black coloured, medium sized brown head, roast and chocolate in the nose. Light roasted malt, chocolate, some caramel and buckwheat with noticable alcohol in the finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2023
at 23:50