John Martin
Commissioner
in
Genval,
Walloon Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean / L'Orangerie du Prince
Established in 1909
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Description
One hundred years ago, settling in Belgium in 1909, the famous British master brewer John Martin said: ''only connoisseurs can appreciate beers like mine''.
For a century now, three generations of "The Finest Drinks Company” have offered a fabulous voyage into the world of truly amazing drinks. Today, every second, day and night, two of our finest beers are savoured by lovers of finest Ales somewhere in the world! Thanks to a unique blend of English tradition, Belgian savoir-faire and a hint of daring, our special beers are treasures that we just want you to discover!
For a century now, three generations of "The Finest Drinks Company” have offered a fabulous voyage into the world of truly amazing drinks. Today, every second, day and night, two of our finest beers are savoured by lovers of finest Ales somewhere in the world! Thanks to a unique blend of English tradition, Belgian savoir-faire and a hint of daring, our special beers are treasures that we just want you to discover!
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a deep copper color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of Belgian malt with dry English hops with some light fruity ester. Taste is also a well balance mix between some lightly sweet Belgian style malt with some notes of dry hops with some fruity ester. Medium body with some good carbonation. Definitely better then expected with a nice refreshing factor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2008
at 15:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper colour with medium head.Aroma of Appel and citrus feels smooth with a hoppy flavor and some note of corn.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2008
at 11:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Sweet plum, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel aroma - very nice. Dark reddish brown with small head. Sweet plum and spice flavor up front with a strong alcohol finish - finishes a bit rough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2008
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel notes. Sweet flavor with yeast and fruity notes.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2008
at 13:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Toffee malt and astringent alcohol aroma. Dark reddish brown with small head. Raisin and toffee malt flavor primarily with a mildly astringent alcohol burn to finish. NIcely drinkable - not too harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2008
at 12:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, thanks to BelJohansen. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing off-white head. Wineous and light caramel malt aroma. Flavour i caramel malty dense with lingering mellow yeast flavour. Nice and smooth finish with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2008
at 15:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 22.05.09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on Valentine’s day 2008; eye: ruby with a caramel hue, clear, creamy beige head, light effervescence, nice lacing; nose: malt, lightly hopped, a bit of spices, a bit of alcohol; mouth: malt, liqueur-like, lots of caramel, good presence of liquorice, alcohol is a bit aggressive, a bit of spices, finale in malt-caramel with a good presence of alcohol that becomes too aggressive the more I have of this, lightly bitter, mildly sweet, medium body, sticky texture, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 22.05.09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le St-Valentin 2008 ; œil : rubis avec une teinte caramel, claire, mousse beige crémeuse, effervescence légère, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, légèrement houblonnée, un peu d’épices, un peu d’alcool; bouche : malt, liquoreux, beaucoup de caramel, bonne présence de réglisse, alcool est un peu agressant, un peu d’épices, finale en malt-caramel avec une bonne pointe d’alcool et peut-être même un peu trop lors de certaines gorgées, légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée, corps moyen, texture collante, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2008
at 16:27
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle: Clear, golden, hige, slowly collapsing fluffy white head, alcoholic bisquity-fruity nose; solid sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; moderate to full sweet and slightly bitter finish with a tinge of alcohol in the aftertaste. Not so bad as expected, but still bland and boring...............
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2008
at 00:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 0,33l. Dark brown/mahogany colored. A huge creamy head. Lot of filigrees. Aroma of spice and fruit. Rounded impression but spicy all the way. Some sweetness. A good Christmas beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2008
at 16:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ruby red-brown colour, medium off-white head. Aroma and flavours have caramel. Better than expected after my other Gordon disasters.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2008
at 14:06