Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Roast and some barrel. Pours black with a little head. A hint of perfume. Light bitter end. Definitely smooth for alcohol level. Bottle.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle is an oily black, no head. Nose has tootsie Roll, malt, cocoa, booze, marzipan. Booze, licorice and black pepper in the mouth. Full, oily, long finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Raynville Superstore. It pours deep/dark brown with a small, bubbly khaki head. The aroma is rich and robust, oily, earthy, medicinal, spicy, peat reek is definitely there, Islay whisky, umami, salty liquorice, dried and dark fruits, fig, raisin, sultana, date, cacao nibs, jammy, fruit cake, Dundee cake and slightly charred. The taste is firm, dry, chewy, toothy, toasty malts, charred oak, umami, liquorice allsorts, juicy plum dark and dried fruits, raisin, sultana, date, prune, fig, black grape, some oak tannin, medical, smoky, Islay whisky and some warming alcohol with a dry, fruity finale. Medium+ body, light carbonation and oily mouth feel. Could be done with a bit more carbonation to lift it. Nice depth to it. Enjoyable I'd a touch heavy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home, 3rd January 2026. Pours chestnut brown and clearish. Aroma is dark fruits, liquor, barrel, rum. Taste is fruity, caramel and liquor, rum, nice and warming
ianwelby (4686) ticked Amaris Grand Cru from De Struise Brouwers 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home, 31st December 2025. Pours black and quite thin for the ABV, aroma is roasted malts, some barrel, taste is roasted malts, chocolate, some barrel, and not enough Islay
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home, 30th December 2025. Pours a chestnut brown. Aroma is dark fruits, caramel. Taste is smooth, dark fruits - not as good as the Islay version
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brown with a small tan head. Dark dried fruits, dark but not roasted malts, plum, fig, light spice notes. Medium, slick body. Finish has fruitcake flashbacks. The aroma led me to believe this was going to be rather oxidized but the flavor didn’t follow through, thankfully. Still, I believe this is a bit past its prime though still nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
29th December 2025
A mild haze on this amber brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, slightly soft, fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a soft caramel and cream, not that sweet. Plenty of esters in the mid, fruity esters. High ester rum and a little fruity rum. Soft smooth finish. Fully flavoured and purdy drinkable, just too estery to be top banana in my book .
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
11.2oz bottle. Big peat smoke, unmistakable peated whiskey aroma and flavor. Quite clean and drinkable for the style. Really well executed, great beer.