8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
For this second round, I found this beer subtle with nice aromas of porto barrel, cherry, vanilla, perfect sourness, yeasty, dry malt, 30.09.19 from le Belge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 21:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
In my point of view, it is a great beer, a Belgian ale that it is a dream for your tongue, powerful aromas, similar than the caracol nostrad, 21.03.18 at Prélaz.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 21:08
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Frothy lightbrown fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Brandy very present. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Barrel very present. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2026
at 17:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home re watching HotD before new season. Dark pour mostly black and no real head. Nose is soy sauce and dark fruits. Tatses of umami soy sauce, fig, molasses. Chocolate, cherry, red wine. Thick and boozy. Nice
Tried
on 25 May 2026
at 02:22
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
7.6/10
Intense peaty smokiness, some roastiness, hints of stingy wood, earthiness and licorice. A bit heavy
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2026
at 18:33
7.6/10
Smooth, slightly roasty and heavy with woody oakiness, whisky and faint oxidized bourbon notes, hints of syrup and earthiness. A bit unbalanced
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2026
at 18:21