From bottle at Remko's Bierproefavond. Didn't take notes, just enjoyed nice beers and good company. What I do remember: Caramel malt, some spicy hints.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at work. Jet black with a tan head. Nose and taste are dark chocolate, cacao powder, resinous and citric hops, light earth notes, well balanced sweetness and bitterness, with a nice respectable body and soft carbonation. This is a very decent black IPA, fresh, in style, round.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From tap at Noordelijk Kerst- en Winterbierenfestival 2016. Aroma is grassy hops, bit fruity, biscuity malt, caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium. Rather malty for an IPA, decent brew.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap at Noordelijk Kerst- en Winterbierenfestival 2016. Aroma is dark malt, strong aniseed, plenty of chocolate, winter spices, caramel. Flavour is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium. Nice winter spiced Porter, bit heavy on the aniseed though.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy amber colored brew with an dry but fresh bitter taste, with hints of oranges. But its an semi gusher, but an okay brew.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Fles 33cl thuis. 7,2%. IBU82. Hop (citra, cascade), fruitig, rood fruit, bitter, harsig, suikers. Barleywine invloeden. (4-6-2023).

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fles 33cl thuis. Zurig, hop (Elixir, Tettnanger, Herkules), redelijk romig, banaan, vrij zoet, redelijk koolzuur, klein bittertje, wat orange peel. (9-10-2022).

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Cloudy, amber colour with huge, thick, firm, frothy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, dirty white head. Sweet-ish, wheaty, grainy malty and yeasty fruity aroma, light muesli touch. Taste is sweet-ish, grainy, wheaty malty, yeasty fruity and yeasty spicy, slightly alcoholic, light muesli touch again, hints of dried yellow stone fruit; minimally warming, alcoholic finish. Minimally creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, soft carbonation. A bit monotonous, rather boozy - meh!

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Strong porter from a still young range of craft beers made in a brewpub in Apeldoorn, thanks to Craftmember for sharing the bottle. Thick and frothy, yellowish beige, small-bubbled, stable head on a very dark chocolate brown beer – in fact as good as black, but still leaving a translucent, misty mahogany colour around its edges. Aroma of dried prunes, coffee grounds, old raisins, brown bread, haemoglobin, walnut paste, caramel, cigar tobacco leaves, glazed pear, bee wax hint faraway in the background. Sweetish onset, raisins and prunes returning, softish carb, smooth and rounded body; caramelly, bit pecan-nutty, slightly chocolatey bittersweet maltiness remaining more sweet than bitter, even though a gentle coffeeish roastiness is noticeable in the tail, paired with a lingering sourish blackberry-like note, a very vague echo of liquorice and a soft dash of herbal hops. That ‘blood iron’-like feeling accompanies most of the flavour ‘parcours’ as well, but the alcohol, though considerable to say the least, remains almost perfectly hidden. Fruity, easygoing, supple, balanced and technically well-constructed porter, more akin to the old English brown porter style (albeit at high strength) than to the spicier American porter style – but still ‘dark’ enough to be quite stout-like as well (as is the case with so many other contemporary porters, of course). Enjoyed this one, made me curious to try their coffee stout as well, considering this one already has a certain coffee element to it…