7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Strong stout from Friesland infused with Beerenburg, a Jägermeister-like liqueur made by Boomsma in Friesland, Netherlands; thanks Craftmember for sharing. Mousy, pale yellowish beige, slowly opening, medium thick head over a very dark bronze beer, close to black but translucent under bright light. Aroma of fig compote, camphor, liquorish, walnut oil, stewed plum, caramel, hazelnut liqueur, freshly baked bread, cookies, cloves. Sweet onset with light sourish edge, candied cherry and dried plum, some fig, medium carbonation, slick oily body; hazelnutty, peanutty and caramelly maltiness with bitterish toasty edge enhanced by strong 'jenever'-like alcohol as well as ethereal, clove- and cinnamon-like spiciness, spice liqueur obvious enough yet not as wry and perfumey as I was fearing, with something camphor-like to it; warm, spicy and sweet finish. A bit too heavy on the Beerenburger for me, as I was expecting, but still maintaining high drinkability and clearly constructed on a very decent, technically well-made basis.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2019
at 01:10