7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pas convaincu par ce Barley Wine qui n’en est pas un si on lit l’étiquette et qui est très doux, sur des arômes de miel très présents et un alcool, pourtant à 12 %, pas des plus performant. Le visuel n'est pas au top non plus avec un roux opaque surmonté d'une mousse blanche de 3 mm d'épaisseur. Le cocktail aromatique présent au nez est loin d'être transcendant sur le miel, le caramel, l'écorce d'orange et une pointe citronnée. Pointe citronnée qui fait du bien également à l'attaque, car provenant d'une légère acidité cassant quelque peu le sucre, mais de façon insuffisante d'autant plus que l'alcool n'arrive pas à dynamiser l'ensemble. L'amertume également, à 60 d'IBU ne permet pas d'équilibrer l'ensemble. Avec Brewers Gold et Strisselspalt les houblons confèrent des arômes d'épices et notamment de poivre et coriandre qui s'allient avec miel, écorce d'orange et pointe citronnée sur un ensemble, dense, relativement complexe mais pas équilibré. La deuxième bouche, sur une bonne corpulence est dans la continuité, là où l'arrière bouche est légèrement plus amère. Le final, sur la douceur n'est quant à lui pas assez enlevé. Ceci ne me fait pas rêver.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2020
at 16:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bière 33 cl. Robe ambrée trouble. Nez malté, fruité, notes de vin cuit. Bouche ronde, madérisee, sur le bois, le houblon, carbonatation douce. Plutôt sympa sans être dans le top du genre.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2020
at 15:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Fonefan US Tasting. Pours pitch black with a small creamy brown head. Aromas of heavy grappa, chocolate, dust, caramel, booze, tannins, roast. Taste is roasty, dusty, caramel, fudge, light grappa, chocolate, bittersweet roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Hoppy Loft. Light, bit hoppy, kiwi and lychee, yohhurt. Interesting. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Amber brown with huge beige thick and creamy head. Aroma very malty and quite savory too. Bit of bread and touch of caramel along with something strange, almost brown sauce like fruitiness. Taste is slightly sour, very malty, bit of stout taste and a taste that reminded me of Japanese food, which my girlfriend identified as seaweed. Very full on fruitiness, roasted malt and a tiny sour edge. Slightly floral too. Finish is slightly bitter. Very interesting and unusual beer. Rerate, 2017. Gingerbread, light spice, dark fruit, malty too. Very nice. Good stuff. Bit of caramel. Like it. Score up a couple of points.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Dark brown with small gold head. Aroma is roasty malt, dark chocolate, bit of smoke and spice, creamy vanilla, and coffee. Taste is creamy vanilla, bit of berries, plum, lots of malt. Bit of boozy liqueur taste too. Thick and creamy texture. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Moeder Lambic Fontainas. Called Citra Stout there. Dark red/brown coloured with a small beige head. Aroma is citrus hops, slightly herbal, bit of coffee, bitter chocolate. Taste is very malty, slightly spicy, gingerbread maybe. Nice bitter finish. Not what I would expect from a Belgian beer, but very nice.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Malty, peppery flavor. Caramelly. Upcoming sourness, this bottle was porbably slightly infected. The swing top bottle gushed heavily while opening, so I lost a third of its contents. Could be a nice beer, but disappoints for now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
The swing top bottle opens with a bang. Big firm head. Milk chocolate, cinnamon and a touch of vinegar in aroma and flavor. Licorice and grapes. Upcoming sourness. Probably infected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Mango and a touch of vinegar in the aroma. Hopbitter flavor with mango, lemon and a touch of vanilla. The first sings of sourness are showing. Hopbitter, a bit oily aftertaste, medium to full bodied. Not too bad, could be much better.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07