9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 November 2025. GBV Tasting: Struise en kaas feat. Tim DR (Jan Yoens). Cheers to the whole crew!
Hazy dark brown-black, stable, thin, tan head. Expressive aroma of malt vinegar, fermenting cherries, brambleberry, nectarine, leather, pralines, fruit liqueur, almond, tobacco (indeed, Tim!), vague diacetyl, port wine. Taste has sweetish ripe brambleberry & cherry going over funky & sourish notes of yoghurt, malt vinegar and leather, kept together by a milk-chocolatey, almondy malt body. Tart finish of dried dark fruits, woody tannins and warming port-like alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Has definitely 'mellowed' over the years but not lost any complexity. This is excellent!
Hazy dark brown-black, stable, thin, tan head. Expressive aroma of malt vinegar, fermenting cherries, brambleberry, nectarine, leather, pralines, fruit liqueur, almond, tobacco (indeed, Tim!), vague diacetyl, port wine. Taste has sweetish ripe brambleberry & cherry going over funky & sourish notes of yoghurt, malt vinegar and leather, kept together by a milk-chocolatey, almondy malt body. Tart finish of dried dark fruits, woody tannins and warming port-like alcohol. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Has definitely 'mellowed' over the years but not lost any complexity. This is excellent!
Tried
on 22 Nov 2025
at 09:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 November 2025. GBV Tasting: Struise en kaas feat. Tim DR (Jan Yoens). Cheers to the whole crew!
Lateste version in a 33cl bottle. Pralines, chocolate sauce, espresso, teriyaki, bourbon, black olive, beef jerky, cigar tobacco. Taste has sweet prune & brambleberry, fondant maltiness, bitter espresso, umami teriyaki. Earthy hops, a bit solventy buit countered again by the roasted maltiness. Quite boozy whisky-like alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Slightly subtler than the Double Black, but let's see what some ageing can do with this.
Lateste version in a 33cl bottle. Pralines, chocolate sauce, espresso, teriyaki, bourbon, black olive, beef jerky, cigar tobacco. Taste has sweet prune & brambleberry, fondant maltiness, bitter espresso, umami teriyaki. Earthy hops, a bit solventy buit countered again by the roasted maltiness. Quite boozy whisky-like alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Slightly subtler than the Double Black, but let's see what some ageing can do with this.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2025
at 08:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
bottiglia 33 cl, vintage 2022, schiuma beige grana grossa evanescente, color marrone intenso mogano, al naso vino Porto zucchero di canna caramello uvetta sotto spirito vaniglia frutta rossa leggero banana, in bocca caramello frutta matura prugna vaniglia uvetta sotto spirito nocciola leggero caffè e liquirizia, carbonazione piatta, oily, corpo strutturato, alcool perfettamente bilanciato, lieve astringente e acidula, bella secca ben attenuata, amaro moderato. Complessa ma armonica di buona beva. Un’ottima birra di qualità. c. Birraland.it 21.11.25
Tried
on 21 Nov 2025
at 19:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle at home ...dark brown ..thin white lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet juicy sweet caramel bourbon
Tried
on 21 Nov 2025
at 13:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Bow Street Beverage, Portland, ME, drunk 11/16/25. As pictured.
Strong Scotch nose but not domineering. Spice, pepper, caramel and chocolate with light vanilla and oak. Nice balance. Easygoing at this point with no alcohol or any sharpness anywhere.
I think, had I not just had Froggie a few days ago, this would have nearly blown me away, but it pales in comparison to Froggie from the same vintage. Yet still lovely, with no aggressive anything and a good integration of peat and Scotch and oak. Tending dry at this point, but far from thin, with a slightly chewy at points body. No oxidation, no alcohol. Its past its peak but it's not very tired yet.
Strong Scotch nose but not domineering. Spice, pepper, caramel and chocolate with light vanilla and oak. Nice balance. Easygoing at this point with no alcohol or any sharpness anywhere.
I think, had I not just had Froggie a few days ago, this would have nearly blown me away, but it pales in comparison to Froggie from the same vintage. Yet still lovely, with no aggressive anything and a good integration of peat and Scotch and oak. Tending dry at this point, but far from thin, with a slightly chewy at points body. No oxidation, no alcohol. Its past its peak but it's not very tired yet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2025
at 00:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
3 year old 11.2oz bottle. A pinch oxidized. Sweet, heavy, rich...of course. Thick chocolate fudge, the Belgian yeast gives it fruity depth, almost a port like undertone. Even with that, a little bit one note, too big for its own good. Still enjoyable.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2025
at 07:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared thanls to sjogrolab. Black with tan head. Sweet malts, blackberries, strong whisky, vanilla, alcohol, herbs, toffee, alcohol, plums. Solid sweet, medium bitter and light sour. Full bodied with very boozy feel. Tasty stuff but quite boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2025
at 23:40
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bourbon barrel aged. Really great beer. Carbonation has mellowed out some, but not flat by any means. A lot of depth and interplay between the malts, yeast, barrel. Delightful stuff.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2025
at 06:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
11.2oz bottle. Big, thick Stout. 3 years old, still holds up well. Rich chocolate, honey touched. Really well balanced for a 14% beer. Belgian yeast is restrained. Awesome malt tone. Great beer. The lack of barrel aging in a beer like this is refreshing.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2025
at 03:16
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
330mL bottled May 19, 2020, from Bow Street Beverage shelf, drunk 11/13/25. As pictured.
Well that's kind of insane. No oxidation, not too sweet, not too tannic. Just fruity, heavy mineral and peppery wine with light richness from the port and soft, aged fruitiness from the Margaux. No alcohol, no sugar.
Wow, that is something. Dry, malty, rich and full of well-aged, mildly spicy, big mineral wine with light juiciness and easygoing black pepper. Vanilla, light wood...no alcohol, no sugar...everything here is subtle and understated, yet the malt is rich and flavorful. No crude phenols, esters, sharp alcohol. I don't know, this is mind blowing stuff at this point, and sat on the shelf warm in a tiny bottle. Really can't say enough about what Urbain and Carlo did for the Belgian strong ale style.
Well that's kind of insane. No oxidation, not too sweet, not too tannic. Just fruity, heavy mineral and peppery wine with light richness from the port and soft, aged fruitiness from the Margaux. No alcohol, no sugar.
Wow, that is something. Dry, malty, rich and full of well-aged, mildly spicy, big mineral wine with light juiciness and easygoing black pepper. Vanilla, light wood...no alcohol, no sugar...everything here is subtle and understated, yet the malt is rich and flavorful. No crude phenols, esters, sharp alcohol. I don't know, this is mind blowing stuff at this point, and sat on the shelf warm in a tiny bottle. Really can't say enough about what Urbain and Carlo did for the Belgian strong ale style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2025
at 00:26