Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
15th June 2024
Can. Almost clear deepish gold beer, small head, a kinda musty pale peach. Light palate, semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. The Riesling BA comes through loud and clear and is the dominant character with rich and ripeish grape, slightly floral. Some vanilla oak underneath. Some traces of other fruits and very mild esters on the back end before a dry finish, the residual bits of the base Saison I guess but the barrell is the boss here. Nicely winey beer.
Beer5000 (11295) reviewed Flemish Black from Six Degrees North (Six°North) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Well stored bottle. Deep amber body under a small, lacing tan head. Aroma has lots of oak with dry fruit, malt, red vine and a bit funky. Taste has dry fruit, malt, red wine, red berries, vinegar and lots of oak. Balanced body with a tart aftertaste. Quite nice but a bit too much taste of wood.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours very darkest brown with a small fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, good depth of fruit, plum, fig, prune, splash of Dr Pepper, Dandelion & Burdock, slightly medicinal, plenty of umami, liquorice allsorts, fruity whisky, honeycomb, nd damp oak. The taste is slick, oily, sweet - sour, super fruity, tangy berry, bramble, plum, prune, cherry, fig, black grape jelly, jammy, whisky soaked oak, warming alcohol, toasty, umami, liquorice allsorts and a touch of charr. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Really lovely fruitiness. Tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Westhill Service Station. Was a bit underfilled to be honest. It pours slightly hazy orangey - amber with. A small, bubbly white head. The aroma is vinous, oily, damp oak, some funk, damp oak, zingy, sherbet, sour candy, peach, apricot, nectarine, plum and light vanilla. The taste is drying upfront, oily, dry oak, tannin, slightly nutty, slick, very fruity, peach, nectarine, apricot jam, persimmon, melon, orange wine, candied orange peel, gummy candy, grass and some alcohol bite in the backdrop. Finishes up with dry oak. Medium - fulsome body, lightly carbonated and slick/oily mouth feel. Perhaps a touch more carbonation, but I'm being picky. It has a lovely depth of flavour and drinks like orange wine. I love wine aged saisons.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, bright, zingy, sweet - sour, gooseberry, white grape, crunchy apple, hay and damp wood. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, zingy, puckering, juicy, crunchy, nip of acidity, white grape, gooseberry, tart apple, musty, damp oak, hay, dull funk, white wine and sour fizzy cola bottles with a drying, oaky finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Crisp, tart, quenching. Nice white wine vibes. Very quaffable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours amber with an orangey hue a small white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, juicy, tangy, orange marmalade, grapefruit, kumquat, sally, green, herbal and weedy. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, sappy, resinous, pine needles, pithy, zesty, tangy, waxy citrus peel, plenty of grapefruit, blood orange , kumquat, touch green, damp herbal vibes, tannin and nip of alcohol with a drying and bitter green finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Nice bitter snap to it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear golden - amber with a decent white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, ripe, mango, tinned fruit cocktail, peach, ripe honeydew melon and apricot yoghurt. The taste is drying, light bitter snap, soft, sweet, ripe honeydew melon, green banana, apricot, mango, tinned peach, wheat bread, nip of green pine and spice with a short, drying finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. Not much depth to it. Drinks fine, but not their best offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from a Sainsburys in Glasgow. Pale pink in colour, with next to no head. Some tart raspberries and grainy malts, with a hint of sourness in the finish. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can picked up in Stoney. It pours oily jet back with a dissipating tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, sticky, plenty of vanilla, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, prune, toasted fruit cake, warming spice, figgy pudding and hot chocolate. The taste is firmly dry, dark roasted malt, slick, oily, bitter - sweet, plenty of chocolate, gateaux, nutty, praline, vanilla cake frosting, dried fruits, prune, plum, fig roll, toasted nut, nougat, double decker and bourbon biscuits with a dry, boozey finish. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. Great depth of flavour. Tasty.