Black Damnation XXIV - Octopussy
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.61
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No.24 in the Black Damnation series is Octopussy! This variant sees the infamous Black Albert 13% Belgian Royal Stout, barrel-aged in Bruichladdich Octomore Scotch whisky barrels from Islay. Complex, chocolatey, smokey, peaty, and nutty.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
33cl bottle (vintage 19/05/2020, bottled: 07/07/2022) from Etre Gourmet web shop. F: medium, tanned, quick gone. C: black, opaque. A: dark dried fruits, chocolate, whisky, peat, woody, vanilla, dates. T: full malty base, chocolate, woody, whisky, plums, vanilla, dates, figs, nutty, bit umami, herbal spicy touch, soft carbonation, very good, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2023
at 19:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude, Veurne, Belgium. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a thinnish beige head on top. Rich, roasty, malty, chocolate, caramel, peat whisky taste/aroma. Quite heavy on the peat but still a nicely made imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2023
at 13:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black with thin lacy head and almost no carbonation. Aroma and flavour have lots of dark chocolate and a little peated whisky, leathery, peaty but also some softer dried fruits and loads of sweet malt.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2023
at 21:31
7/10
Struise vaadist! Tõsiselt viskine, röst, šokolaad, alks, kohv, kas ma juba viskit mainisin?! Aga hea kraam ikka, nimetaks pigem õllekokteiliks, aga muidu päris tore.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2023
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is oily, meaty roast. Taste has sweet liquorice to start with a meaty TCP finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2022
at 07:29
2/10
Tried
on 22 Dec 2022
at 19:48
7.2/10
Pretty solid big beer woth a great robustness….. Billies craft beer fest 2022
Tried
on 11 Nov 2022
at 16:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with short tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, oak, booze, and toasted malts. Flavors of oaky whisky, raisins, mineral water, subtle peat, and toasted malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2022
at 23:02
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2022
at 01:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
33 cl bottle @ olio. Batch #20220028: bottled 8.7.2022, BBE 8.7.2027 Aroma has licorice, chocolate, tobacco and alcohol. Flavour has salty licorice, some ash, tobacco. Also odd chlorine vibes. Unusual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2022
at 17:57