Twenty Two Anniversary Ale
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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Belgian Royal Stout
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8/10
A bit sweet, boozy, roasty. Chocolate, some honey, coffee, bitter. Quite oldschool ris but as such very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2023
at 00:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Bitter, roasted malts, dried fruits, pruim, rozijn, melasse, redelijk boozy, chocoladetonen, wat hout, vanilletonen. (29-10-2023).
Tried
on 28 Oct 2023
at 22:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
33cl bottle (vintage 2022, bottled: 26/04/23) from Etre Gourmet web shop. F: thin, tanned, quick gone. C: dark, opaque. A: dark malts, dried fruits, caramel, coffee, chocolate, liquorice. T: full malty base, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, bit woody, dried fruits, caramel, cherries, bit herbal, nice balanced harmonic bitterness, soft carbonation, light oily mouthfeel, bit boozy yet very nice, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2023
at 18:08
8/10
Sweet, malty, sugary, roast, dark chocolate, hops, thick, full body. This is nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2023
at 20:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Darker yellow-cream head over pitch-black beer. Liquorice, speculaas, very dark sweetened coffee, coffee-flavoured toffees. Sweet, speculaas, sweet spices, and again liquorice. Very full bodied, thick MF, good carbonation... but lacking cruelly refinement. Something like Dark Horse Reserva revisited would have been a lot more festive for the 22nd anniversary, if I may say so. Txs to Stef!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2023
at 09:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', 2022 vintage, bottled in April 2023. Black with a thin, frothy, almost stable, light brown head. Sweetish-malty, gently roasty and a little fruity aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted hazelnut, some dark fruits and light vanilla. Fairly sweet, malty, gently roasty, a little fruity taste of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted hazelnut, some vanilla, a touch of dark fruits and traces of honey, followed by a medium long, quite roasty-bitter finish. Full body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Tasty Imperial Stout, although I would have expected something crazier from Struise for an anniversary ale. It's supposed to be barrel-aged, apparently in whisky barrels, but I hardly get any whisky flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2023
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml (DBH)
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Aroma has alcohol, coffee, soya sauce, port wine. Full-bodied. Coffee, honey, port wine, alcohol in the flavour. Intensive and boozy.
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Aroma has alcohol, coffee, soya sauce, port wine. Full-bodied. Coffee, honey, port wine, alcohol in the flavour. Intensive and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2023
at 16:59
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Deep brown/black colour, brown foam. Nicely balanced between roastiness, sweet dried fruit, syrupy, notes of port, a bit vinous. Good.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2023
at 20:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Black, thin brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee, Port and Whiskey(?) notes. Taste: Roasted malt, coffee, Port / red wine notes and Whiskey notes, boozy, sweetish, some oak wood. Light going to moderate bitterness. Over moderate sweet. Some dark dried fruit notes and dark chocolate. Full body, below average carbonation. Warming mouthfeel. Dry-ish bittery finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2023
at 19:46
8/10
Bottle at home... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft woody red wine sweet rich malts... Dark fruits... Soft tart berries.. Juicy fruits.. Light red wine
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2023
at 18:03