7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At LIBF. This must be my first ’literal’ RIS, as in: actually brewed in Russia, with label in Russian... Creamy, deep beige, stable head, jet black colour. Strong and pleasant aroma of coffee powder, lots of bitter chocolate, black pepper, nutmeg, leather, fig, raisin, shoe polish-like solvents, whisky. Low in sweetness, more of a soft, deep sourishness and meaty umami flavor, soft carbo fit for the style, thick nutty and bitter chocolatey malt body leading to roasted coffeeish bitterness, creamy and oily mouthfeel, rich malty roasted finish with warming alcohol, satisfying. Classic interpretation of one of my favorite styles.
Tried
on 18 May 2016
at 14:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ LIBF’16. Shared with the RB Belgian team. Dorée-orange, fin blanc. Arôme offre un bouquet fruité, léger tropical, fermenté, rétro malt pils. Palais est un peu bizarre avec une sorte de fruité rouge - prob de fermentation houblons? ou levure?, finement collant aux lèvres, rétro herbacé avec une pointe aigrelette. Sucre résiduel, amertume sur la fin avec un côté pêche, nectarine et pas mal de pelure de pamplemousse voire d’orange sanguine. Le mélange est à la fois accrocheur et semble aussi partir dans tous les sens, une fois vers IPA et une autre avec un profil presque acerbe des agrumes?
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 14:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ LIBF’16. Shared with the RB Belgian team. Laissons aux russes le plaisir de remettre au gout du jour l’ancien style de DBA, celui-ci plus atypique avec ces 11% et donc moins en vue que les versions plus légères. Couleur orange, col léger blanc voire blanc-cassé. Arôme ay nez assez plaisant, finement houblonné avec des traces anglaises versant vers le noble type EKG et Fuggles. Palais offer un profil consequent au niveau des malts avec une touche de toffee et presque de léger biscuité. Alcool est bien là avec une dose de douceur de sucre résiduel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 10:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ LIBF’16. Shared with the RB Belgian team. Léger orange, col fin blanc-cassé. Arôme au nez houblonné laissant des effluves d’agrumes et fermenté avec un bouquet digne des classqiues C-hops. Léger retro-nasal de pin voire résineux. Malt cara pâle. Palais est houblonné fruité, avec encore pas mal de houblons C, un peu herbacé avec une sorte de fini adouci levure voire dms des houblons surfermentés.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ LIBF’16. Shared with the RB Belgian team. Léger orange, col fin blanc. Arôme au nez fruité mettant très bien le bouquet cassis en avant, retro de brett, et une fine note de ce houblonnage à cru. Palais est léger avec une certaine dose d’acerbe voire aigrelet surtout venant du jus de cassis. Ce dernier est plaisant tout en restant un peu balance par le côté citronné-agrumes du dry-hopping qui confère aussi une pointe de fleuri.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 06:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: off-white, thin, not long lasting. C: amber to orange, very light hazy. A: malt, grapefruit, tangerine. T: malty, interesting candy/orange, tangerine, grapefruit, orange peels, very fresh fruity taste, medium body, average carbonation, sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival May 2016.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2016
at 02:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
F: white, not long lasting. C: deep golden, hazy. A: malt, blackcurrant, citrus, hint of orange, floral hops. T: malt, sour, blackcurrant juice, citrus, earthy, basement, medium body, good carbonation, sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival May 2016.
Tried
on 17 May 2016
at 13:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Victory Art Brew Ivan (by Victory Art Brew):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-563) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige to brown head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: smoky start, somewhat peated, charcoal, ashes. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very roasted, lots of coffee, bit sweet, caramel, alcohol, smoky, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: sweet, caramel, smoky, hoppy stuff, bitter hops.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - sample @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-563) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige to brown head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: smoky start, somewhat peated, charcoal, ashes. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very roasted, lots of coffee, bit sweet, caramel, alcohol, smoky, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: sweet, caramel, smoky, hoppy stuff, bitter hops.
Tried
on 16 May 2016
at 16:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Victory Art Brew Garden Sensation (by Victory Art Brew):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
16/V/16 - bottle @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-553) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear orange beer, creamy irregular off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of tropical fruits, sugary, bubble gum, passion fruit, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots of pineapple, citrus, bit sourish. Aftertaste: hoppy, grapefruit, bubble gum, bit sour, pineapple.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
16/V/16 - bottle @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-553) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear orange beer, creamy irregular off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of tropical fruits, sugary, bubble gum, passion fruit, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lots of pineapple, citrus, bit sourish. Aftertaste: hoppy, grapefruit, bubble gum, bit sour, pineapple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2016
at 15:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Victory Art Brew Queen Mary (by Victory Art Brew):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - bottle @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-546) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear amber beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, caramel, sugary, bit malty, grains, some alcohol, cookie dough. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very sweet start, caramel, bit floral, soapy, some almonds. Aftertaste: little bitter, fruity touch, lots of ripe banana, sugary, alcohol, bit malty.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
16/V/16 - bottle @ Leuven Innovation - BB: n/a (2016-546) Thanks to the Belgian RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear amber beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, caramel, sugary, bit malty, grains, some alcohol, cookie dough. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very sweet start, caramel, bit floral, soapy, some almonds. Aftertaste: little bitter, fruity touch, lots of ripe banana, sugary, alcohol, bit malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2016
at 15:16