Ice Breaker
Stadshaven Brouwerij in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.88
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Een ambachtelijke, kruidige Dark Winter Ale van 8,5% met tonen van gebrande mout en steengoed. Koud van buiten, maar warm van binnen.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle picked up from Mr Hop, webshop Venray, Netherlands and consumed Saturday 15th November 2025 the first anniversary of Bob's passing. We had a Greek feast tonight, Souvlaki, Greek Salad, Deep Fried Mussels with Skordalia and Lemony Potatoes, then a long video call with Scott and Mandy. Pours a brownish colour, there's a slight haze, light beige head. Spicy nose with a little maltiness, some caramel both on the nose and in the mouth, also a little heavy on liquorice and some cinnamon which has a slight numbing effect. It's quite good but not really doing it for me.
Tried
from Bottle
from Mr. Hop (webshop)
on 15 Nov 2025
at 19:00
7/10
Tried
on 01 Mar 2025
at 12:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is spicy with brown malt, caramel, cinnamon, some ginger, liquorice, cough syrup. Rather sweet with a bit of a sticky syrupy feel. Above medium body. Very spicy but alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2025
at 13:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Candis notes. Oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2024
at 10:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Donkerbruin bier met schuim wat niet lang blijft staan. Smaak is vrij zoet en kruidig met duidelijk iets van anijs en wat karamel, kaneel en sinaasappel. Van de koriander en gember heb ik echter weinig bespeurt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2024
at 14:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear, orangey brown with a small and lacing, beige head. Spicey, licoricey nose. Rich, sweet body, molasses, dark dried fruit and a hint of cinnamon. Friendly phenols. Warming finish. Nice one. 200624
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2024
at 13:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Dried fruit, rozijn, cinnamon, wat gember, rood fruit, malttonen, zoeten, liquorice, licht syrupy. (26-5-2024).
Tried
on 26 May 2024
at 20:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, dark reddish brown beer, small head. Aroma is sweet, fruit, raisins, citrus, orange. Taste is the same, sweet, malt, fruit, citrus, orange. Bitter orange aftertaste. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2024
at 20:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy coffee brown with airy light tan head. Clear aroma of malt and caramel, with touches of yeast and herbal hints. Bitter, roasty and hoppy flavour with notes of barrel and malt, and touches of cloves and yeast. Bitter and spicy aftertaste, with touches of malt and yeast. Reasonable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2024
at 18:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 8.5%. Good malty aroma with dried ginger and cinnamon notes. Clear dark brown colour. Unstable head. The flavour is sweetish malty with cinnamon and dark caramel notes. Good warming alcohol finish. Nice winter beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2024
at 18:44