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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Rue du Cerf 191, Genval, 1332, Belgium
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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!

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5.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
11/IX/21 - 50cl can @ BBGG Summer Edition (Klaas & Liesbeth's place), BB: 14/IV/23, L11257 (2021-1017) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the can!

Clear reddish pale amber to almost pink red beer, small creamy irregular off-white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of apple juice, apple flavoured candy, rather artificial but also real apples at the same time, a bit chemical. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweets start, lots of apple juice, gentle bitterness, sugary, alcohol touch, yeasty. Aftertaste: sugary, alcohol, -dry, some apple skin, sweet, apple flavoured candy, meh. Not as bad as anticipated though… :p
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2021 at 14:45

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Carrefour' (Brugge), best before April 2023. Clear, ruby with a medium large, foamy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity, a little boozy aroma of caramel, raisins, prunes, leaves and light cough syrup. Quite sweet, malty, hardly bitter, gently fruity taste of caramel, molasses, raisins, prunes, burnt sugar, cough syrup and thyme, followed by a short, gently bitter, minimally boozy finish. Medium body, smooth and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Not a bad one, nicely balanced at least, still has that macro feel though.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2021 at 19:26

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, roasted malt, bread, alcohol, fruit, hops.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, caramel, fruit, hops, some alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2021 at 08:37

7/10
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2021 at 07:48

4.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 3 Texture 3 Overall 3.5
Small, lightly yellowish head over copperish golden beer. Peach syrup/jam, quite sharp and artificial. Sharp, metallic and sweet artificial peach ester (extract), with a lot of boozy alcohol, almost rendering it bitterish (metallic). Sharp, fiery MF, alcoholheat; not very carbonated, bit oily feel. Awful. Wonder who cares about such stuff.
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2021 at 14:53

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark blond colour with thin head. Aroma has a lot of clove. Flavour too. Some dusty yeast notes to boot. Too sweet. Coriander and clove dominate.
Tried on 25 Jun 2021 at 20:25

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Green bottle, 750 ml, brewed in 2013, best before 2057, purchased at the SAQ - Aylmer on October 7, 2020, savoured on June 17, 2021; eye: burnt orange, cloudy, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: acidity, fruitiness, green apple, wild yeasts, sweat, light musk; mouth: acidity, fruity, green apple, wild yeasts, sweat, light musk, residual sugar, finale in acidity with fruity presence, medium body, good carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; in summary: correct

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 750 ml, brassée en 2013, meilleure avant 2057, achetée à la SAQ - Aylmer le 7 octobre 2020, savourée le 17 juin 2021; œil : orange brûlé, voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, fruité, pomme verte, levures sauvages, sueur, léger musc; bouche : acidité, fruité, pomme verte, levures sauvages, sueur, léger musc, sucre résiduel, finale en acidité avec présence fruitée, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2021 at 21:28

4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2
Il y a les gros rouges qui tachent, et il y a les grosses bières qui tachent. Cette Gordon en fait partie. Mais je m'attendais à une bière encore plus imbuvable que cela. Cette bière ne vaut pas grand-chose tout de même. Le visuel est sur un blond limpide avec une fine couche de mousse blanche. Le nez est sur le vin blanc acide. Bon en bouche c'est un cocktail acidité, vin blanc, sucre plat et sans réel intérêt. Avec un alcool à 14 % qui ne se sent pas avec le sucre, lui-même attaqué par l'acidité. Passez votre chemin tout de même, cette bière n'a rien de Finest.
Tried on 14 Jun 2021 at 07:51

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
clear mahogany colour, one inch of creamy ecru head, which lasts for quite a few minutes; aroma of dried cherry, some prune, hints of dark chocolate and some rye bread(crust); taste of dried fruity (cherry and prune) (bitter)sweetness, toasted rye bread, syrupy notes and slight roasted nuts; if it is really a lager, it is quite good
Tried on 08 May 2021 at 17:25

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Matig zoet, yeasty, tonen van eik, licht vanille, licht banaan, bittertonen, licht kruidig, geel fruit. (24-4-2021).
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2021 at 18:06