CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Valeir Donker (Carlos) from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Hazy, dark amber golden with a tall, dense, off-white head. Lightly sweet aroma of roasted malt, fruit and yeast. Surprisingly light - almost watery - body. Flavours of roasted malt and a pleasant fruitiness with some bitterness in the finish. Interesting. 120207
fonefan (84534) reviewed Valeir Divers from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Dark golden color with a medium, lacy white head. Fruity aroma with yeast, malt and honey hints. Malty, fruity flavor with a spicy dry finish. Medium-bodied, good palate.
MiP (20366) reviewed Valeir Divers from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, 8.5%. Citric aroma with a hint of vomit. Cloudy yellow/orange colour. Nice semi-stable white head. The flavour is a bit sour, but not too bad. Has some fruitiness, like a soft, watery fruit. A bit sweet, but semi-balanced by the alcohol.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Valeir Blond from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
A hazy orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light wheat notes as well as light notes of spices. The flavor is sweet with strong fruity notes of oranges and apricot, as well as lighter notes of spices. A forgettable Belgian Ale.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Valeir Blond from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy fully golden with a white head leaving some laces. Aroma of yeast and malt. Medium-bodied, sweetish malty with some fruity accents and a whiff of yeast. Decent but unspectacular. 220706
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Especial Mars from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a cloudy, dark amber with a creamy, beige head. Somewhat impure malty nose. Surprisingly full and sweet body with notes of burned caramel. Lightly metallic edge. Considering the only 4.8% ABV this is quite rich and tasty. 060706
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Valeir Divers from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2008-05-27, draught at Ris Ras, Århus, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy blond color. The aroma has some fruity and vinegar in it. The body is smoothened by a light sweetness; a spicy touch is balanced by a light fruitness. Correct bitterness. Atypical, pleasant.
2006-09-23, bottle, 8.5% ABV, 6-3-7-3-13=32
Cloudy blond color. Mild aroma, a bit sour. Ordinary taste, some malt, quite strong spicy character. Dynamic flavor.
2006-04-17, bottle, 8% ABV, 4-3-5-2-10=24
Hazy light blond color. Poor aroma and forgettable taste, with some malt and coriander. Boring.
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Valeir Divers from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a slightly hazy pilsener golden with a creamy, white head. Full body, rather sweet with floral accents and a spicy edge. Ginger perhaps? Sweet finish. 170406
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Valeir Divers from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very huge, creamy, off-white head, leaving some lace; pale yellow-gold with a faint olive shine. Creamy nose, bit of vanilla, and obviously lots of white candi sugar; citrus aroma’s. Dry taste, some malts and flavours of citrus. Faint spicey, dried citrus zeste, horseradish or yellow mustard powder. Dried fruit, but not sugary. Bit burning MF, despite the pure pale malts. Quite dry, well attenuated. Loads of out-fermented white candi sugar: dry, citrussy beer; OK, mission accomplished. But where’s the individuality, the character?
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Valeir Donker (Carlos) from Contreras 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hazy mahogany beer; fast disappearing yellow-brown head. Very rich, malty, portwine aromas, but not oxydized, vinous, wood and some just-less-than-usually-strong brandy. Very dry, nearly wry, woody, dark malts taste - very surprising seen the nose! Restsugars all the same, bit caramelly. Rather well bodied, certain slickness. Dry-out effect. Surprising, but far from bad. I would have loved some tannine-like sourness, to make it more Flemish brown-like. But I think, with aging...Earlier Rating: 11/6/2005 Total Score: 3.3Very deep-dark brown beer; yellowish, very creamy head leaving rings of lace. Dark malts, dark green leaves, some dry dark chocolate, aromatic. Dry, grainy taste, dry hay flavour with dark malts, bit bready. Quite full bodied, very fiery throat feel, can’t be the alcohol though. There’s a new wind blowing through the old Contreras brewery. I’m not sure I’m a big fan of blowing away all the dust with the old settled recipes, however...