7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

473ml can. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small, frothy to creamy, hlaf-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. BA supported, sweet-ish, chocolately and slightly roasty, dark malty, slightly caramel malty and vinous fruity, minimally tannic, woody aroma, notes of dark chocolate, red wine, blue grapes, a touch of coffee, some oak, whiffs of marmite. Taste is slightly sweet, caramel malty, mildly bitter, roasty and slightly chocolately, dark malty, slightly woody and vinous fruity, notes of caramel, some coffee, some dark chocolate, hints of blue grapes, red wine, a tannic touch of oak.
Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy and cloying palate, medium to fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, maybe a tad too BA dominated - pretty good.

8.3

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

473ml can [Madurada en barricas de Bourbon]. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, average, very dense, creamy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, brown head. BA dominated, spicy, dark malty aroma, notes of wood, leather, peat, liquorice, salmiac. Taste is BA supported, bitter hoppy and bitter, roasty, dark malty, slightly caramel malty with some residual sweetness and minimally fruity, hints of leather, peat, wood, salmiac, liquorice, tar, dark caramel, a touch of treacle, plum butter, raisin, Bourbon, vanilla, oak.
Viscous texture, smooth, soft and greasy, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Rich, intense and complex, a bit demanding, fairly balanced on a very high level - maybe not really unique in the seemingly maxed out craft beer world, but definitely a terminal point in the BIPA's universe dilatation.

7.6

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

Sampled at Billies, day 2. Opaque black. Raisins, BW mixed with stout. Liquor. Whisky. Solid. Heavy but solid. 8-8-7-7-8

7.3

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

6.4

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

7.6

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Sampled at Billies day 1. Light pale golden color, no head. Aroma and flavor are balanced sour notes with hay and tart, fruitpeel tart, nicely yellow fruit with a peachy touch. I like this one! 5-7-8,5-9-8

5.3

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5

Sampled at Billies day 1. Autumnal red brown color, small white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, sourness, wood, cherry tart. Meh not my
thing. Flemish red brown. 9-4-4-7-5

7.6

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

7.6

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

7

Superficial sample from Billie’s craft beer fest 2025. Clear golden, small white head. Smooth, light funky, mild acidity, slightly perfumed.