Retrorik Walnut - Vanilla Buffalo Trace BA
De Meester in Lendelede, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.52
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Retrorik 12 maanden gerijpt op Buffalo Trace bourbon vaten. Igrediënten: water, gerstemout, tarwevlokken, kandijsuiker, walnoten, vanille, hop en gist.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473 ml bottle. Pours a dark orangey brown with moderate head. Aromas of woody bourbon, dark fruit, candi sugar, and toasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional dry vanilla and Belgian yeast. Nice carbonation. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Struise Beershop
on 25 Dec 2025
at 00:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from Struise Beershop Woesten e-shop.
F: big, tanned, good retention.
C: dark, opaque.
A: dark malts, woody, whisky, bit caramel, dark fruits, toffee, vanilla.
T: full malty base, woody, pears, whisky, dark fruits, red apples, peppery, vanilla, roasted tones, dry on the palate, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, bit warming alcohol, very nice, fully enjoyed.
F: big, tanned, good retention.
C: dark, opaque.
A: dark malts, woody, whisky, bit caramel, dark fruits, toffee, vanilla.
T: full malty base, woody, pears, whisky, dark fruits, red apples, peppery, vanilla, roasted tones, dry on the palate, nice balanced bitterness, medium carbonation, bit warming alcohol, very nice, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Struise Bruges Beershop
on 06 Jan 2025
at 18:48
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2024
at 10:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Delhaize. Hazy brown, big, frothy, beige head. Aroma of raisin, candied plum, red apple, molasses, pear syrup, vanilla, bourbon, wet wood. Taste has very sweet plum, pear & red apple in a caramelly, brown-sugary, bit nutty malt body with herbal accents. Peppery hoppy finish offers dried fruit, woody walnut, touch of vanilla and warming bourbon alcohol. Medium body, syrupy texture, average carbonation. Very enjoyable sipper, typical De Meester, but if the original Retrorik was the base beer, then all 'traces' (pun intended) of its 'dark' character have been erased here.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2023
at 12:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
14/XII/22 - 33cl bottle from Geers, shared @ Zythos class (Gent), BB: 31/12/26, L2212P107 (2022-1745)
Clear dark brown beer, small aery irregular beige head, unstable, dissipates quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet impression, lots of caramel, dried fruits, bit malty, oxidized, more caramel. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, lots of caramel, a bit yeasty, banana, sugary, coconut, very alcoholic, strong, gentle roast. Aftertaste: very sugary, dried fruits, malty, banana, pretty bitter, a little nutty, alcohol, ok but a bit sharp. Needs some more time to mellow out a bit, I think.
Clear dark brown beer, small aery irregular beige head, unstable, dissipates quickly, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet impression, lots of caramel, dried fruits, bit malty, oxidized, more caramel. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet start, lots of caramel, a bit yeasty, banana, sugary, coconut, very alcoholic, strong, gentle roast. Aftertaste: very sugary, dried fruits, malty, banana, pretty bitter, a little nutty, alcohol, ok but a bit sharp. Needs some more time to mellow out a bit, I think.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 14 Dec 2022
at 19:00