SinH4 (15499) reviewed Ypres Reserva (2011) from De Struise Brouwers 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Dark brown color with no head. Aroma is balsamico, chocolate, roasty, earthy. Taste is the same. Low carbonation. Still an excellent beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
9th December 2025
2020 bottle but I cannot see a reason to rate under the 2020 entry. Same abv, same barrelling. Clear deep amber brown beer, bubbly pale tan head. Light palate, especially for the abv. a little dry, decent fine carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts but rich with a good cakey chocolate. Some whiskey barrel like odds and end before a soft but juicy red berry streak that carries a port like intensity. A little blackberry on the back end. Light finish. The whole affair slips down ridiculously easily. I would have liked a bit more of a sumptuous palate but it's a minor not pick on a rather splendid offering.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Arie from De Struise Brouwers 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Pigs Ear 2025. Gold ale. Lasting cream head. Good Belgian blond. Hop aroma im there. Good hops. Good bitterness. Now that is a god peppery hoppy Belgian creamy blond. Excellent. Properly bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
11.2 oz bottle. 2022 bottle drank in late 2025..still holds up well. Cocoa chocolate, chocolate covered fruit cake, some oaky bourbon candy. Hops attempt to get through the sweet body, and do pretty well in giving it some balance, complementing the bold roast tones. Quite drinkable for the ABV.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Hop Burns and Black, enjoyed watching Munster v Stormers. Deep ruddy brown with a thin tan head that leaves an oily film. Nose of rum & raisin, prunes, molasses. Taste is big dried fruit sweetness, medium bitterness, brandy warmth. Full body, quite flat and creamy, lingering boozy fruit cake finish. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
29/11/2025. Bottle at the ITFC beer share. Courtesy of Jean-Baptiste, cheers! Aroma is drying, coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, treacle. Very nice dry bitter roasted coffee malt taste. Good body. Smooth. Average to soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home, 28th November 2025. Pours a very dark brown. Aroma is dark fruits, malts, peat, whiskey and wood. Taste is dark fruits, lots of peated whiskey, liquor, wood and malts, lovely
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
bottle at home ...deep red brown ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet berries juicy bready fruit nose ...soft sweet toffee fruit nose ...soft sweet juicy fruit ..long soft sweet caramel toffee fruit ...Light bready fruit