7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear mahogany brown colour. Balanced very well. There’s a pleasant level of malts and sweetness. Also a moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2015
at 11:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Black with thick creamy head. Aroma has plenty of vanilla and bourbon. Smooth and oily.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2015
at 11:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black. Aroma is very smokey and peaty. Flavour is also rather smokey and a bit acrid. A bit of raw alcohol too.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2015
at 11:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with creamy head. Very smooth. Has a dark roasted malt bitterness and a fresh yeasty bite.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2015
at 11:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Cafe De Paas, Den Hague, 26/09/15. Lightly hazed golden amber with a big old light beige covering that retains well. Nose is light soap, yeast esters, straw, bitter orange, bready notes. Taste comprises straw, bitter orange, farmy vibes, yeast esters, lemon rind, candied fruit peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2015
at 09:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Bierkoning. Pours hazy light amber with a slight whitish head. Aroma of rye, fruit and oxidation. Med body. I think the rye is so strong, that besides spice it’s suggesting oxidation to my brain. This is very strongly flavored stuff. Gets earthy/spicy, and tho dry it keeps suggesting little bursts of sweetness. This is really rye forward!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2015
at 08:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at BBF 7, Bodegraven, 26/09/15. Black topped with a decent tan swirl. Nose is roast malt, light smoke, chocolate, toffee, fruit cake. Taste comprises rich malt, Chocolate, sweet and sour vibes, subtle peat. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, smooth feel, subtle boost at the curtain call. Decent peated affair, pretty subtle and we’ll rounded.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 03:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BBF 7, Bodegraven, 26/09/15. Chestnut brown with a decent beige swirl and edgeing. Nose is rich fruit rinds, sticky toffee pudding, toasted malt, caramelised brown sugar. Taste comprises sweet and sour vibes, dark fruits, dates, fruit loaf, caramel. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a decent boost. Solid enough barley wine ... doesn’t get to sweet or hot.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 03:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at BBF 7, Bodegraven, 26/09/15. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is earthy hop, straw, bitter orange, light bread dough. Taste comprises caramel malt, orange pith, melon, straw. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close. So so for style, over carbed and never getting out of first gear for me.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 03:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BBF 7, Bodegraven, 25/09/15. Black with a decent tan covering that retains well. Nose is liquorice, spice, earthy, farmyard, dark fruit rinds, funk. Taste comprises straw, red berry, earthy, light spice, farmyard. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light salty linger. Decent dark saison.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 01:41