8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bought with real anticipation; I like it when Struise get creative.
Nose: Powerful malt, resin, honey, nuts, resin, sugars, fruit cake. Taste is resin, leading to caramel, nuts, resin, fruit cake, absurdly heavy booze note, touch of mango, and grapefruit, faint hint of cherry and sweet notes with huge spice.
Exceptional hire wire act.
Nose: Powerful malt, resin, honey, nuts, resin, sugars, fruit cake. Taste is resin, leading to caramel, nuts, resin, fruit cake, absurdly heavy booze note, touch of mango, and grapefruit, faint hint of cherry and sweet notes with huge spice.
Exceptional hire wire act.
Tried
on 17 May 2026
at 18:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2026
at 17:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at Vastactiv tasting. Thx tiong!
The beer poured pitch black in color. Off white head.
Roasted ess, wood, oak and bourbon. Hint of licorice, sweetness and toffee notrs. Not the best balance, heavy on the wood.
The beer poured pitch black in color. Off white head.
Roasted ess, wood, oak and bourbon. Hint of licorice, sweetness and toffee notrs. Not the best balance, heavy on the wood.
Tried
on 17 May 2026
at 09:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottled at Vastactiv tasting May 2026.
The beer poured black in color.
Heavy on the smoke, peaty and woody with roasted malta and tobacco in the nose as well. Quite heavy overall.
The beer poured black in color.
Heavy on the smoke, peaty and woody with roasted malta and tobacco in the nose as well. Quite heavy overall.
Tried
on 17 May 2026
at 08:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Raynville Superstore. It pours opaque, her black with a sturdy tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, charred oak, mellow vanilla, maple glazed donut, bitter - sweet, toasted marshmallow, rocky road, dried fruits, fruit cake, tunnocks teacakes and jam wagon wheels. The taste is dry roast, bitter - sweet, charred, bourbon soaked oak, light tannin, jammy fruits, maple glazed donut, dark chocolate, muted coffee, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, rocky road and warming booze with a smooth, roasty finish. Fullsome body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Flavourful and moreish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Raynville Superstore
on 16 May 2026
at 15:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
33cl bottle. Thx Vastactiv.
Poured near black in color.
Malty, light toasty. Sweet, balanced, age shows but still drinkable. Balanced.
Poured near black in color.
Malty, light toasty. Sweet, balanced, age shows but still drinkable. Balanced.
Tried
on 16 May 2026
at 14:07
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle. Thx Vastactiv.
Poured deep brown in color.
Notes of raisin and malts. Feels light for the abv. Nice to try, but past its date.
Poured deep brown in color.
Notes of raisin and malts. Feels light for the abv. Nice to try, but past its date.
Tried
on 16 May 2026
at 14:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Backlog September 2012. Black body under a fine, big, stable brown head. Strong and nice aroma of dark malt, mocha, coffee, some dry fruit and warming alcohol. Taste is sweet malt, coffee, chocolate, dry fruit, nice bitterness and warming alcohol. Fine body with long lasting aftertaste. Really great stuff.
Tried
on 11 May 2026
at 17:31
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2026
at 18:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance- clear amber, ruby tinge, some foamy bubbles but not really any head. Aroma- berry fruit, cherry, vinous notes, raspberry, vinegary sour fruit, apple. Taste is apple, cherry, fruit crumble, tannins, tart fruit, red wine, berry, dank fruit skins, vinous, fruit acidity, tart dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2026
at 15:07