Black Damnation XIV - Talisman
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.72
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Talisker 10 years old whiskey cask barrel aged.
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9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Smell of spices, red wine. Very dark red-brown colour, no head. Aroma of port, oak, sherry, alcohol. Ashy finish of vanilla. Medium sweet. Mild carbon. Viscous.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2017
at 13:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Small tan rim, uniform black beer. Dry nose; tar, chocolate, black cardamom, peated malt. Sweet - Islay (like) malts, chocolate (black and other), praliné-like sweetness dominating the flavour, enhanced by the whisky. Full bodied, viscous to oily. Light astringency. Good balance, but not truly outstanding. Talisker should give more punch. 8/4/7/4/14
Tried
on 09 Jul 2017
at 02:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Sampled at vcbf 2017. Thnx for sharing, Tim and Eugene! Pours black, small grey head. Smell is not very intense. Dark, roasty malts. Taste is full, sharp, very roastym rather bitterm some alcohol warmth.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2017
at 11:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thank you kraddel & tderoeck! Sampled draft @ VCBF 2017. Black, dark mocha only small rim on the sides, looks like the others of the currently released series. Nose is sweet basic molasses Black Albert, some roasted oak, basic sweet srtong whisky, sugar, Black Albert is in its current basic sweet sugar form. Boozy falt sryup, Black Albert syrup, basic sweet, lacks complexity, differs little from others of this series which are non-peated, some soy sauce, flat pancake syrup Black Albert, syrup,... Basic whisky. Feels closer to modern Black Albert than the old series, I assume that age took away the complexities. Nice but not the heights of yore. Pleasant enough stuff even if in need of complexity.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2017
at 13:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Struise Black Damnation XIV - Talisman (by De Struise Brouwers):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
11/VI/17 - on tap @ Vleteren Craft Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2017-834) Thanks to 77ships and kraddel for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of alcohol, sweet impression, lots and lots of chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit sweet, fruity touch, alcohol, bit sourish, red berries. Aftertaste: bitter, alcohol burning, bit sourish, sweet malts, caramel, dried fruits.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
11/VI/17 - on tap @ Vleteren Craft Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2017-834) Thanks to 77ships and kraddel for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of alcohol, sweet impression, lots and lots of chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit sweet, fruity touch, alcohol, bit sourish, red berries. Aftertaste: bitter, alcohol burning, bit sourish, sweet malts, caramel, dried fruits.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2017
at 17:13