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Butcher's Tears in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Stout Regular|
Score
7.08
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8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle bought from the forin devil keg bar at GBBF 25. Black. Just Black. Not particularly glossy or inky or anything like that. Thick foamy beige head. Aroma has liqourice and tar (Finnish candy* stylee). Although the Cottage Pie induced smells I am omitting is not doing me any olfactory favours. Having fanned, I am also getting mocha, seasonal spice and berries. Flavourwise we again have tar infused liqourice with espresso and a berry streak. Although the edge is bitter more than sour. Underlying salted caramel and the berries also have a touch of sweetness. Medium-heavy bodied. Oily. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Punchy Stout, telling 0.5 points short of being an Impy. I like this brewery a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2025
at 23:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde. Hazy black, small, beige head. Aroma of chestnut, rye bread, mocha, milk chocolate, shoe polish, burnt caramel. Taste has sweetish apple & fig in a nutty, milk-chocolatey, brown-bready malt body with a bitter mocha note. Earthy hoppy finish offering bitter rye, nuts, wood, something medicinal. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Unusual Stout combined with Brown Ale characteristics, which works well.
Tried
on 05 May 2023
at 11:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at Kromme Haring, dark brown beer, small head. Aroma is roast, malt, coffee, caramel, taste is the same, bitter, caramel, sugar, nuts, cacao, praline, very nice
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2022
at 20:07
7/10
Roast, coffee, chocolate, dark, praline, dark roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 21:02
8/10
Röstine, linnaseline, šokolaad, kohv, nats suhkrut ka, kuiv. Väga hea. 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 21:02
6.8/10
A bit muddy. Not super clean. More of a double brown as stated, not a stout. Bittered american-wise. Butchers tears ams. Tried again and concure.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2021
at 14:12
7/10
LCI
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2021
at 14:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Almost black, thin beige head. Aroma: Mocha, coffee, fruity, roasted malt. Taste: Quite dense and smooth, bit creamy mouthfeel, roasted malt, coffee, some dark chocolate and fruity notes of dark fruit. Pretty fruity for a Stout. Nice medium bitterness, light to moderate sweet. Over medium body, just below average carbonation. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2020
at 20:26
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the brewery. Black with huge fluffy tan head. Deep roast, very earthy, dead leaves. Then some sweet chocolate, coffee, toffee, blackberries and blueberries. Over medium sweet and bitter. Full bodied. Quite nice, but it smells slightly like cow dung.
Tried
from Draft
at
Butcher's Tears
on 29 Feb 2020
at 22:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
From tap @Het Lagerhuys, Amsterdam, poured into a snifter. Pitch black, small frothy tan head, mostly diminishing, light lacing. Aroma roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, peat. Taste roasted malt, chocolate , some licorice, earthy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, lingering roasty sweetbitter aftertaste, coffee groundings, very earthy feel, to be honest too much.
Tried
from Draft
at
Het Lagerhuys
on 20 Feb 2020
at 11:59