9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
2021 : Pours black, small tanned head. Scent is full, roasty, recognizable cedar. Taste is very full, intense roast, even a mild ashy part, which is quickly overthrown by the wood. Cedar is very recognizable, but it works, and it works so well. It seems to provide a sweetness, or otherwise the sweetness goes 100 % along with the cedar, in terms of the 'curve of intensity'. Perhaps it's just a mindtrick with the aroma that delivers a sweet-like idea. Full bodied, with a medium, but very fine bubble carbonation. I love everything about this beer and it's so unique on top of that. 8.3/10
Rerate anno 2022 ; not much is different on the notes of this beer. It's just time to up the score a bit, since I think 8.3 was a bit low, for how great this is. I don't think the quality increased compared to year 1, but I tend to enjoy it even more, the more I tried it. Perfect (and I do mean perfect) balance of all the components, easy drinkable yet very solid to sit down and pick apart... This beer has it all. Easely one of the best beers on the current craft segment in Belgium. Curious to see if I'll enjoy it yet even more the coming year!
Rerate anno 2022 ; not much is different on the notes of this beer. It's just time to up the score a bit, since I think 8.3 was a bit low, for how great this is. I don't think the quality increased compared to year 1, but I tend to enjoy it even more, the more I tried it. Perfect (and I do mean perfect) balance of all the components, easy drinkable yet very solid to sit down and pick apart... This beer has it all. Easely one of the best beers on the current craft segment in Belgium. Curious to see if I'll enjoy it yet even more the coming year!
Tried
on 24 Mar 2021
at 18:03
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2021
at 10:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
29/I/21 - 33cl bottle from Malcroys webshop, shared @ home, BB: 29/IX/21 (2021-97)
Clear red amber beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of gingerbread, spicy, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, lots of ginger, spicy, lots of cinnamon, slightly sourish, pumpkin flesh, some chocolate. Good stuff! Aftertaste: bit yeasty, dry touch, very spicy, lots of nutmeg, bit sourish, bitter touch, more pumpkin, good!
Clear red amber beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of gingerbread, spicy, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, lots of ginger, spicy, lots of cinnamon, slightly sourish, pumpkin flesh, some chocolate. Good stuff! Aftertaste: bit yeasty, dry touch, very spicy, lots of nutmeg, bit sourish, bitter touch, more pumpkin, good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2021
at 22:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
17/I/21 - 33cl bottle from Malcroys webshop, shared @ home, BB: 10/XII/21 (2021-44)
Clear dark brown to maroon beer, dense creamy beige to light brown head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: soft roast, some chocolate, malty, bit oxidized, hint of honey, wood notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast, bitter start, bit malty, hint of caramel, bit sourish, rather dry, grains. Aftertaste: some dark chocolate, bitter and hoppy, little floral, nice stuff, wood notes, bit nutty, hint of honey, earthy, some tobacco and leather.
Paired with a goat cheese, fig, red onion and honey pizza. Amazing food pairing!
Clear dark brown to maroon beer, dense creamy beige to light brown head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: soft roast, some chocolate, malty, bit oxidized, hint of honey, wood notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast, bitter start, bit malty, hint of caramel, bit sourish, rather dry, grains. Aftertaste: some dark chocolate, bitter and hoppy, little floral, nice stuff, wood notes, bit nutty, hint of honey, earthy, some tobacco and leather.
Paired with a goat cheese, fig, red onion and honey pizza. Amazing food pairing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2021
at 17:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
15/I/21 - 33cl bottle from Malcroy’s webshop, shared @ home, BB: 10/XII/21 (2021-39)
Clear dark brown to black beer, big creamy bit irregular beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely stuff, malty, good roast, charcoal, quite some chocolate, some liquorice. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good roast, very bitter, liquorice, hoppy, citrus touch. Aftertaste: some grapefruit, hoppy, bit resinous, hoppy, good roast, more liquorice, bit sweet.
Clear dark brown to black beer, big creamy bit irregular beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely stuff, malty, good roast, charcoal, quite some chocolate, some liquorice. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good roast, very bitter, liquorice, hoppy, citrus touch. Aftertaste: some grapefruit, hoppy, bit resinous, hoppy, good roast, more liquorice, bit sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2021
at 20:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thnx Kevin ! As all Malcroys beers, the production of this is extremely limited. Appart from his own shop / own consumption, only 24 bottles were sold trough another shop. Big was his surprise when turns out that one of the last bottles in existance, seemed to have picked up Brett. Being completely sold out himself, he only had a small personal stash, and had discovered that indeed, the beer picked up Brett.
He gave me a sample, which he told up front had Brett ( so was a gusher) but allowed me to rate it, since he thought it was still quite beautifull, just not OK to sell anymore, obviously.
The gusher poured unclear, cloudy orange. big white head. Scent is full, brett, fruity, hidden hints of wood. Taste is full, brett, bit bitter. Mild sweetness. Unique wood presence, medium body, higher carbo. very fruity brett that goes very well with the beer. Normally, I score less for infection / gusher, but since it was told up front by the brewer, that wouldn't be honest, so scoring the beer as if it weren't a gusher, and brett on purpose. If I do so, I must admit it was the favorite of the day for me.
He gave me a sample, which he told up front had Brett ( so was a gusher) but allowed me to rate it, since he thought it was still quite beautifull, just not OK to sell anymore, obviously.
The gusher poured unclear, cloudy orange. big white head. Scent is full, brett, fruity, hidden hints of wood. Taste is full, brett, bit bitter. Mild sweetness. Unique wood presence, medium body, higher carbo. very fruity brett that goes very well with the beer. Normally, I score less for infection / gusher, but since it was told up front by the brewer, that wouldn't be honest, so scoring the beer as if it weren't a gusher, and brett on purpose. If I do so, I must admit it was the favorite of the day for me.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2021
at 22:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thnx Kevin ! Pours black, no real head. Smell is full, roasty, sweet, chocolate. Taste is full, roasty, fairly thick. Mild bitterness. Medium umami, relatively fullbodied. Bit sweet, but very balanced. Come to think of it, there aren't much standard Imperial stouts (no adjunct, barrels,...) with good availability on the BE market. This could be ( if it were brewed in bigger volumes ) a nice example of an Imperial stout to re-drink on a regular ***base***
Tried
on 11 Jan 2021
at 22:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thnx to Kevin ! Pours black, small white head. Smell is fairly spirit forward, but not boozy. Rather Rum like, hiding the bourbon. Mild chocolate. Taste is full, bit bitter, noticable alcohol, but again, and I can't stress this enough, it's not boozy. Mostly (aged, brown) rum, way less bourbon. Fine carbonation. Medium fullbodied. Not bad. Chocolate (milkchocolate) finish. With a production price (!) of about 27 € a half liter bottle, this must be one of the most expensive beers ever made ! It might also be one of the most rare ones ( only for the investers, 1 x 15 liter barrel made ) So i feel extremely lucky to have been able to have tried this. Than again, I don't think it's worth the value it currently has. Production prices will drop as soon as it's proven that the BourbRum (and barrels) can be re-used. Kevin is also working strongly on his beers, I have no doubt shit will skyrock in the years to come. So yeah, its pretty honorable to have been able to taste the first step on his road.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2021
at 22:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Thnx Kevin ! Sampled with the brewer. Cool story on how this is a tribute to Inktvis by Kromme Haring. Extra credit and respect for them for allowing Kevin to use their name, and don't be a bitch about it like many other ( bigger ) breweries would be. Haven't had them side by side, but bought extra's to do so in the future.
This one, rated by itself, pours black. Small, tanned head. Smell is full, fairly 'green', herbal hops. Taste is fairly bitter, roasty, milder hoparoma. Chocolaty. Could be a bit more hoparomatic, to make it a top notch IPA. It's already really enjoyable, easely drinkable though. One of those beers you could have everyday, which is cool given it's *currently* rare style. Lovely to see how Malcroys doesn't just brew the same thing all the sheeple want, and all the others brew.
This one, rated by itself, pours black. Small, tanned head. Smell is full, fairly 'green', herbal hops. Taste is fairly bitter, roasty, milder hoparoma. Chocolaty. Could be a bit more hoparomatic, to make it a top notch IPA. It's already really enjoyable, easely drinkable though. One of those beers you could have everyday, which is cool given it's *currently* rare style. Lovely to see how Malcroys doesn't just brew the same thing all the sheeple want, and all the others brew.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2021
at 21:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small beige head, fast gone over veiled orangey-brown beer. Cinnamon jumping out of the glass. Speculoos/X-mas spices utterly dominant. Bitterish-sweetish with a burned finish. The speculoos spices are still there, if somewhat milder than in the nose. The spices contribute to the bittereness, extra preserved orange, almost liqueurish. Feels better carbonated than it looks. Long-lasting flavours, even when the spiciness keeps diminishing - which is not bad. Not very well-bodied. Spices are kept in check, bringing a good Holiday's beer, but it might benefit from a bit more body, as well as some more carbonation - I fear the barrel aging has been responsible for the lack in both.
Tried
from Bottle
from
The Beer Shop
on 16 Nov 2020
at 08:09