Flink geroosterd, bak bitter, moutig, zoet, moah..

330ml bottle. Cloudy, dark brown colour with ruby shimmer and average, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty and resinous, piney, minimally floral, hoppy aroma, hints of salt and sweat. Taste is mildly bitter, resinous and minimally floral hoppy, roasty, dark malty background, notes of resin, sweat, salt. Oily-watery texture, dry palate, a minimally greasy, oily film moistens the lips, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Intense, focussed - very good.

Tripel spiced with cardamom, from a young (2018) microbrewery situated at the IJsselmeer; thanks Craftmember for sharing. Egg-white, thinnish and opening head on a hazy ochre-tinged peach blonde beer. Aroma of black cardamom indeed (a bit overpowering as it tends to do in beer), caraway seed even, white pepper, banana, leftover dough, thyme, old lemon zest, oxidized apple peel, hints of clove, white candi sugar and orange. Fruity onset, peach and some banana, sweetish with medium carbonation, slick mouthfeel; white-bready and lightly caramelly malt sweetishness ensues, with a layer of honeyish residual sugars on top but avoiding stickiness; the cardamom sets in early and strongly, but somehow remains less all-consuming than expected based on orthonasal aroma. Floral hops add soft bitterness and a calvados-like alcohol glow rounds things off, with both the cardamom and the fruity esters lingering about. Sweet Belgian style tripel indeed, but the cardamom, rarely used in beer, provides a welcome distraction from the eternal coriander seed more typically used in this kind of beers; lacks some structure and depth even for a tripel, though.

Van fles bij NHBF'21. Zwart, beige kraag. Gebrande mout, cacao, vrij droog, drop, licht fruitig, bittere finish. Redelijk klassieke en degelijke RIS.

Uit fles bij NHBF'21. Diepgouden kleur, geen (?) kraag. Kruidig, korianderzaad, appels, moutig, typische tripel, licht bloemig, wat citroenrasp, bittere finish. Medium body. Degelijk.

33cl fles van Bierwinkel Alkmaar. Donkerbruin tot zwarte kleur, dunne beige kraag. Aroma van geroosterde mout, licht bloemig en wat groen, smaak volgt en is aangenaam, wat koffie en tabak. Vrijwel geen koolzuur, medium body.

0.33 l bottle from 'Bierloods22', best before January 2021. Slightly hazy, deep amber with a thin, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly spicy and a bit fruity-floral aroma of caramel, vanilla and coriander with a touch of apricot. Gently sweet, malty, slightly bitter, quite spicy, moderately yeasty and a little fruity-floral taste of vanilla, honey, coriander, some clove and a touch of apricot, followed by a short, gently bitter, quite spicy and a bit yeasty finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Okay.

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Bierwinkel Alkmaar. Black with a tan head. Sweet hoppy aroma with a hint of roasted malts and sweet coffee. Bitter taste with a bitter coffee finish. Well executed black IPA. Nice one.