Twenty Two Anniversary Ale
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.66
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Belgian Royal Stout
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Toast, less roast and caramel, chocolate, brandy, prunes, salted caramel, well-fitting hop. Light sweet, medium bitter. Have not had any Struise for many years. Surprisingly satisfied.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2025
at 17:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk at home. Black beer. Thin tan head. Dark chocolate and dark fruits aroma. More of the same in the mouth. Velvety smooth in mouth. Some dark cherry flavour. Very pleasant imperial stout. Good flavours throughout. Hides abv well. Yes. Very good. Love the dark fruit finish. Like a dark chocolate fruit liquor. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2025
at 20:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Black with a coat of tan head. Fudgy aroma with deep roast, dried banana, Indian sweetshop spices, liquorice. Silky with chocolate, brioche, roast, liquorice then firm bitterness and a little burst of alcohol. Good but strong for what it offers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2024
at 14:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 330 ml shared with MiroB. Brown with medium beige head. Sweet chocolate at first, some cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, barrel, thin in finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2024
at 06:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle purchased at The Bottle Shop in Bruges, Belgium. The pour is an opaque black with a light khaki smaller head. The aroma is cane sugar, cocoa and roast malt. The taste is big cane sugar malt, soft iodine and finishes with a big roast char malt. The palate is heavy bodied with low carbonation and some wood and booze nicely integrated in the finish. Really nicely done. As it warms, the flavors really come together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2024
at 15:46
7.2/10
Not one of their best beers. More on the thin and slightly boring side, more sharp hot. Sterk ams
Tried
on 15 Aug 2024
at 17:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Nose opens with a strong boozy note, with soy licorice and dark fruit. As it breaths almost a sour note raisins and plums, roast, hint of chocolate. Taste is sweet and very rich. Dark fruit, caramel, candy sugar, pear drops, christmas cake, bread, brown sugar, hazelnut, hints of chocolate, balanced out by spice, soy and a peppery booze. Absolutely adored this beer, perhaps because I've not had a struise for some time, but it's a rich beer deserving of an anniversary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2024
at 18:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown with soapy head. Really strong with liquorice and dried fruit. Loads of raisin. Not particularly bitter. Certainly rich. Surprisingly not too alcoholic.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2024
at 19:48
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2024
at 22:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark beer with a thick, lively tan head. Smells of caramel, dried fruit and toasty malt. Flavour has dried fruit, caramel, sweet and toasty malt, a dash of chocolate, a little anise. Rich, with a sweet and boozy warmth. A big punchy impy that demands respect.
Tried
on 11 May 2024
at 21:23