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The sixteenth Black Damnation, one from the ‘second generation’ in this project, Black Albert aged on Glenlivet barrels. Bottle from Dranken De Moor. Creamy and initially dense, very regular, grey-beige head, dissipating in the middle and eventually – due to the lack of carbonation – disappearing altogether; jet black robe. Intense bouquet of melting bitter black chocolate, obvious and pronounced Glenlivet whisky, coffee liqueur, old wet wood, beef stock, fresh paint, dry peat, salmiak or even liquorish candy, tea bags, black pepper, espresso, cigar tobacco, vanilla-scented wet oak, burnt toast. Densely sweetish onset (candied prunes) with a dry beef stock- and dried porcini-like umami factor (quite pronounced) as well as a dimly sourish undercurrent, soft carb as is typical for this second series and explicitly announced on the front label, very oily, viscous, thick and syrupy body. Deep toasted nut- and black chocolate-like maltiness, becoming a bit powdery and even ashy towards the finish, with a strong roasted chicory-like bitterness, coffeeish and drying with the dryness further enhanced by woody tannins, a firm dosage of spicy hops, a powdery yet not overwhelming peat accent and, of course, a very single malt whisky-like flavour and heat in the tail, with a lingering smoky note (tobacco). A bit too much on the boozy side to be truly great, like most others in this series, but that is a minor criticism, of course: this is still Struise at the top end of their boldness and richness, and even if I found several other of these second wave BDs better, I enjoyed this to the last drop.

Bottle, 750 ml, courtesy of kajser27. Shared with him and others. Black, small beige head. Chocolate, roasted malts, cacao, wood, some fruity notes. Warming, moderate sweetness. Full bodied.

Pitch black colored, thick, medium tan creamy head. Aroma is of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, brown sugar, wood and whisky, bit alcohol, some dark fruit. Taste is medium to very sweet, roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate with brown sugar, bit dark fruits, light nuts, whisky barrel, some alcohol and warmth. Full bodied, soft carbonation, creamy and thick. (bottle from the brewery)