8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A clear reddish copper coloured pour with a a fading halo. Aroma is big boozy fruit cake, nutty, raisin, boozy, bruised grape,. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky, boozy, fruit cake, spicy wooden barrel staves.. Smooth, spicy. Palate is thick chewy hot alcohol, lovely.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

20th August 2025
Team tasting at CBJ, thanks to me for the bottle. Clear amber beer, a few tan bubbles never come close to forming a head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Brandyish flavours and some obvious alcohol. A little heat and a little more spice. Ripe fruits, touch of coffee. Spicy semi dry finish. Amusing but, Struise have done much better and bigger.

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Amber and mostlyclwar with a ring of off-white head. Big malt aroma, Belgian yeast, candy sugar. A little candied orange peel. Sweet and strong taste with more orange peel flavours, strong boiled sweet, spicy yeast. Full body with carbonation on the heavy side.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Frothy good mostly lasting head. Dark brown colour. Heavy malty and modetrate hoppy aroma-. Heavy bitter flavor. Long great finish. Creamy palate.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Slijterij De Langstraat, Waalwijk.
Black with a small beige head. Chocolate and caramel aroma. Sweet taste with a sweet finish. Not enough roast to counteract the sweetness of the caramel malts in my opinion, leaving me with a cloying sweet caramel syup.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle thanks to MrsSHIG: Poured a viscous oil black with a light brown head. Aroma is smokey, boozy, roasty malts. Taste is boozy, bourbon, rich roasted malts, burns, chocolate, sticky finish.

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

2018 bottle shared by one of the boys in Chapel Hill.

Dark brown pour with a slight russet hue.
Savory, mellow malt with a slight berry nose.
Vinous, strong brown ale with some heartier soot in the middle, creamer, spot of steak sauce acid on the tail.

Lovely.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle: Poured a deep black with a tan head. Aroma is rich roasted malt, smoke, boozy, woodsy. Taste is super boozy, sherry, roasted malts, roasty, lingers around the mouth.

9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

2008 vintage shared by Turd, this has been one of my White Walz forever. Poured a darker brown almost black with reddish edges, the head is bubbles. Nose is complex, pungent, fruity, vinous, woodsy. Taste is tangy, vinous, vinegar, woodsy, malty, metallic.