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!
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 2
Draught: Poured golden color with huge thick head. The aroma was nonexistent. Metallic spice flavor. Not my type of beer!
Tried
on 04 Mar 2007
at 10:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
75 cL bottle. Pours pale yellow with huge creamy white head. Aroma is fruity, yeasty and coriander. Heavily carbonated. Taste is wheat, yeast and most of all coriander. Has a distinct citric note that gives the beer an overall freshness together with the coriander aroma and carbonation. Average to good, but not the best wit beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2007
at 12:51
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Color ranges from clear golden to orange depending on the background. Has a very small and disappointing white head that fades almost instantly. Aroma is malty with some fruitiness. Flavor is sweet and alcoholic and finishes with an almost burning alcoholic (and a bit metallic) sense. An ok medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2007
at 16:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Re-rate 7/12/12: Draught sample at Porter & Sons. Clear deep red-amber color with a beige head. Aroma of caramelly malt, some dark fruits notes, toasty and nutty hints and a bit of alcohol. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, some fruits, alcohol and honey notes. Finishes drier with some alcohol spiciness and light earthy hops notes. Medium to full-bodied. Too sweet and alcoholic for my liking, a bit hard to drink, but still not bad. 6/3/6/3/13=3
Bottle. Color is dark brown with a big long-lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt, some roastiness and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is very sweet malt, and has a long bitter, spicy and alcoholic finish. Full bodied with a great smooth mouthfeel. 7/4/8/5/16=4
Bottle. Color is dark brown with a big long-lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt, some roastiness and a bit of alcohol. Flavor is very sweet malt, and has a long bitter, spicy and alcoholic finish. Full bodied with a great smooth mouthfeel. 7/4/8/5/16=4
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2007
at 12:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium light beige head; dark brown body with carbonation. Sweet aroma of licorice and burnt malts with sugary notes. Very harmonic. Fruity. Deep sweet harmonic taste of burnt licorice and syrup with light grain and fruit notes and a touch of spice. Light a light, sweet spicy stout. Slightly oily mouthfeel. Bitter spicy wood aftertaste. Some alcohol heat. Very nice, if not typically Belgian; more like a Belgian/Scottish mix. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2007
at 16:23
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at the Pianeta Birra, Rimini, Italy.
Pale golden coloured, small white head, sweet alcoholic nose. There’s almost nothing in this beer except sweet malt and too pronounced alcohol taste.
Pale golden coloured, small white head, sweet alcoholic nose. There’s almost nothing in this beer except sweet malt and too pronounced alcohol taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2007
at 05:57
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled(330ml). -Nice reddish/amber coloured, huge white head, odd sweet nose. The aroma is too sweet malty and faint fruity with some odd oily and perfumy rose notes. Drinkable but a way too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2007
at 03:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
can, 8.4%. Clear chestnut colour, stable light brown head. The aromais perfumy and has estery yeast notes and pepper. Flavour is spicy, perfumy, sweet and peppery, strangely sugary. The mouthfeel is a bit thin for its ABV.
Earlier Rating: 11/4/2005 Total Score: 2.6
Bottle. Fresh, malty aroma. Like a breath of fresh air. Dark copper colour. No head. Slightly thin mouthfeel. OK maltiness. Tanninlike, roasted aftertaste.
Earlier Rating: 11/4/2005 Total Score: 2.6
Bottle. Fresh, malty aroma. Like a breath of fresh air. Dark copper colour. No head. Slightly thin mouthfeel. OK maltiness. Tanninlike, roasted aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2007
at 08:51
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Clear golden, small head. Fruity estery artificial raspberry aroma. Sweet and fruity, sweaty and unrefined. Finishes with some syrup and light grassy hops. Bold and clumsy. Not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2007
at 00:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 20/09/07, purchased on January 20 2007; eye: copper, good white head that falls rapidly but leaves a tiny cover of foam on the beer as well as a ring around the glass, lacing; nose: lightly caramelized malt, grapefruit, lime; mouth: in that order, fizzy, hops (grain), malt, a small presence of alcohol, a bit of pepper, all underlied by a tiny layer of caramel, finale in malt with a good presence of grapefruit (hops), lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, creamy and somewhat grainy texture, good carbonation, light astringence; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 20/09/07, acheté le 20 janvier 2007; oeil : cuivrée, bonne mousse blanche qui disparaît assez rapidement mais laisse une mince couverture sur la bière ainsi qu’un anneau autour du verre, dentelle; nez : malt légèrement caramélisé, pamplemousse, lime; bouche : pétillante, houblon (grain), malt, petite présence d’alcool, un peu de poivre, le tout soutenu par une petite couche de caramel, finale en malt avec une bonne présence de pamplemousse (houblon), légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, texture crémeuse et légèrement granuleuse, bonne carbonatation, légère astringence; en résumé : bonne
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2007
at 16:12