Black Damnation XVI - Ivan the Terrible
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.72
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A Belgian Royal Stout ale from Flanders matured on Speyside whisky barrels.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Opaque deep brown to black with a small beige head. Pretty roasted, chocolate & coffee, esters, prunes & dried dates, salted caramel, a fair amount of goog hops, warming. Medium dry. lingerin ending bitterness. High class.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 18:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is roasted malt with dark chocolate, charred notes, soft whiskey, touch of liquorice and tar. Flavour is fairly bitter with a moderate to medium sweetness and a little booze in the finish. Full velvety body. Very nice with a thoughtful barrel imprint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:16
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Zwart bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is krachtig warm bitterzoet met iets van koffie, wat rook, hout, bittere chocolde, room en whiskey. Heel goed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2024
at 15:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @Beershoppe (Rome). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma virtualmente assente. Al naso note di cioccolata, etiliche, leggera vaniglia, gianduia, liquore di caffè. In bocca è abboccata, con amaro finale leggero a bilanciare, cioccolato e una punta di caffè, liquore, alcool ben nascosto. Corpo pieno, carbonazione leggera. Notevole
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2024
at 15:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in Branston. Jet black with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste are malty rich sweet. Chocolate and slight whisky. Boozy body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2024
at 16:13
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2024
at 01:24
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
33 cl bottle, as Black Damnation 16, vintage 2020. A glossy jet black pour with a thick, tight, light brown head with good retention. Aroma is mainly dark dry fruits and berries: raisins, prunes, dates. There's also carob, cola jellies and molasses. Onset is sweetish, crisp and mellow. Full-bodied, powerful (even boozy), with a very bitter and very long finish. Aftertaste is espresso, smoke and cocoa shake. It will certainly age for decades (this bottle was 4 y.o. and yet clearly immature.) A fantastic winter warmer or after-dinner ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2024
at 15:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours black with short tannish head. Aromas of dark chocolate, soft whiskey barrel, and roasted malts. Flavors of licorice, roasted malts, dark caramel and subtle whiskey barrel. Lots of licorice…
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2024
at 01:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330mL bottle, pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma reveals plenty of roast, dark cocoa, and smoky whiskey barrels. Flavour is dominated by the Speyside barrels, with plenty of smoky whiskey barrels upfront, followed by moderate roast, some iodine, a touch of soy sauce, light dry cocoa, and gentle dark sugars. There's even a decent hoppy bitterness. This is carried nicely by those fine barrels. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2024
at 03:00
1/10
Tried
on 23 Jan 2024
at 20:11