Merck Toch Hoe Sterck
Scheldebrouwerij in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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The beer is made from no less than four varieties of malt, amongst which amber and caramel malts and two varieties of hops, with a spicy touch of Koriander and rounded off by genuine dark sugar candy for refermentation. Dark ruby in color, it is a strong barley wine.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle at the Mug in Middelburg. A strong dark beer with a caramel and coriander aftertaste. a classic
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:51
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2020
at 23:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thick, long lasting frothy head. Cherry, raisinny aroma. Porto and licorice. Bit sour with cherry and orange. A bit too sweet, but a well-made beer. Re-rate 75 cl bottle. Gusher. Dark brown color, frothy head. Malt, raisin and cinnamon in the aroma. Sweet malty flavor with chocolate cake, raisin and brown sugar. Nice enough, a bit too sweet and onedimensional maybe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Typical ’massive ale’ already made by the Scheldebrouwerij when they were still in the Netherlands and referring to an old brewing tradition from Bergen-op-Zoom close to the Belgian border. Thick, yellowish white, firm head over a very dark burgundy, cloudy beer. Aroma rich maltiness, dates, orange, chocolate, port wine, caramel and liquorice but above all a lot of coriander. Full malty, sweet and chocolatey taste, candied fruits, apple, soft with tingling carbonation, orange touch, strong drying coriander, finish a bit sticky, florally hopped and warming but not astringent alcohol. Well-balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2014
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Copper/brown colored beer with a sweet body of malt and caramel. Has some spicey notes. Good one.
Tried
on 27 May 2014
at 03:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BB 06/09. Pours unclear brown with a small white head and lacings. Nose is vinous and slightly oxidized with notes of fruit and yeast. Medium bodied. Flavor is dust, yeast, caramel and dark fruit. A bit of cellar and some heavy yeast.
Tried
on 25 May 2010
at 11:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Best before June 2009. Cloudy brown with a small tan head. Vineous, oxidized fruity aroma with caramel. Sweet toffee flavour with fruits, especially raisin and plums. Aged gracefully
Tried
on 24 May 2010
at 12:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
1st October 2008. Cloudy dark brown beer. Chocolatey malt with a slightly sour undertone - almost like an aged scotch ale. There is a subtle creamy sweetness in the mid followed by a sharp effervescent sting in the finish. All hangs together well. Tasty and complex.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2010
at 07:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Muddy dark reddish brown colour, off white head. Strong aroma of sweet dark malts, dark fruits like prunes and raisins, yeast (St.Bernardus-like), some candy sugar. Flavour is very malty, dark bread, rather sweet, dark fruits like figs and raisins, light yeasty, malty sweet and light nutty bitter finish. A bit thin toward the end, overall medium bodied. Nice strong ale, but just a bit too sweet imo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2009
at 13:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep reddish brown colour with mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some slight alcohol, mild spices as well as some mild chocolaty notes. Flavour is being quite much the same, but the alcohol shows a bit better. Yet the alcohol fits in quite well
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2009
at 08:42