7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at chrisO.. Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Soft dry chocolate.. Light chilli.. Soft smoke nose.. Light fizzy fir me.. Dark roast.. Soft malts.. Big chocolate roast
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 06:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Pozarevac tasting without Matt (Matt, come back!). Pours black color with brown head. Nose is coffee, cappuccino. Mouth: the mocha notes are surrounded by the bitter and grassy hops. Great. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2014
at 17:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Specialty stout with a brown beige, creamy head with limited retention, colour black with ruby hue. Attractive aroma of coffee, bitter chocolate, raisins, meat broth, whisky, gingerbread, vanilla, red wine, liquorice, cinnamon and something undisturbingly sweaty. Dense sweetish onset, very chocolatey, candied fruit, orange peel touch, thick oily and somewhat powdery mouthfeel, tannins, long roasted bitter finish with indeed a hint of sharp chilli peppers as well as elegantly warming, bourbon-like alcohol and peppery hops. Very interesting, I’m a sucker for big stouts and this is a great addition to the Belgian beer landscape. Cheers Klaas!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2014
at 08:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Many thanks to ElManana for this bottle. Deep black beer with nice brown head. Smells of chocolat, vanilla beans and coffee. Taste of burned malt, coffee, chocolat, a bit of vanilla, a bit many carbonation, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 13:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Tderoeck. Thank you very much! Beautiful dark brown/black colour. Nice brown foam. Medium carbonation. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, light smoke, vanilla, vinous notes and light chili in the back ground. Very well balanced. Not thick or boozy but very complex and quite easy drinkable. Bitter with sweet hints. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2014
at 01:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
THANKS tderoeck! 330 ml. bottle @ home. Awesome text on label. Bottled on – nice – 25/09/2014. Dark blackish brown, sinking creamy mocha head. Nice mellow smoke in the nose with roasted coffee beans in the back, coffee with cream, cacao powder. Lightly sourish / tad vinous coffee taste, roasted coffee grounds, creamy coffee with cream, milk chocolate, cacao powder, milk chocolate, chilli is very light in the back, good chilli, vanilla, faint roast. Medium coffee with cream body. Smoke is light in the back. Liked it more than the non-commercial version I tried. Touch grainy coffee. Drinks very well, good stuff Klaas, it is very nice to see a beer like this on the Belgium market. Looking forward to future Totem beers. Lovely work. Went well with dinner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 10:24
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Totem Zipacna (by Totem):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
18/X/14 - 33cl bottle @ home - bottled: 25/IX/14 (2014-1096) Thanks to Bene and Klaas for the bottle!
Cloudy pitch black beer, creamy huge beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: roasted, coffee, sweet malts, caramel, some milk chocolate. MF: soft carbon, full body, smooth texture. Taste: roasted, cocoa powder, caramel, soft chili touch, sweet malts, cocoa powder, sour note. Aftertaste: dark chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder, some hop bitterness, gentle chili burn, lots of chocolate, bit of vanilla.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
18/X/14 - 33cl bottle @ home - bottled: 25/IX/14 (2014-1096) Thanks to Bene and Klaas for the bottle!
Cloudy pitch black beer, creamy huge beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: roasted, coffee, sweet malts, caramel, some milk chocolate. MF: soft carbon, full body, smooth texture. Taste: roasted, cocoa powder, caramel, soft chili touch, sweet malts, cocoa powder, sour note. Aftertaste: dark chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder, some hop bitterness, gentle chili burn, lots of chocolate, bit of vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 13:01