7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Aroma is wood, whiskey, coffee, chocolate, strong liquorice, nuts, raisins, some tobacco. Flavour is medium sweet with a little bitterness in the finish. Body is above medium. A well-balanced Bruichladdich BA, flavours are quite harmonious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:41
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at home. Aroma is malt, bread, sweet ripe fruits, some caramel, sugary. Flavour is moderate to medium sugary sweetness. Body is medium. While others ratings mention a nasty gusher, my bottle was actually undercarbonated. Not good, dull sugary malty ripe fruity Maibock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Dégust, Hoogeveen. Aroma is smoked malt, rye malt, smoked ham. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Good potent Rauchbier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt, roast, fairly balanced peat, smoke, coal, whiskey, touch of wood and dark chocolate. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is medium to full, hardly any carbonation. Balance is the key word here... Nicely peated, and here’s room for other flavours, such as roasted malt, smoke, coal and choc. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt, whiskey, lots of oak, chocolate, liquorice, touch of coffee and a hint of vanilla. Quite heavy on the barrel notes. Flavour is sweet and above moderate bitter. Body is medium with very low carbonation -- I would have liked more carbo and body, it has a bit of an unsatisfactory finish after the very fine aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Biernavigatie. Aroma is roasted malt, pretty strong liquorice, smooth whiskey, salty liquorice and wood. Flavour is sweet and mild bitter. Body is medium to full with low carbonation. Well balanced barrel aging, bit heavy on the liquorice for my taste and could use a little more carbonation. Nice and smooth, to date the Bowmore remains my favourite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted dark malt, plenty of peat, strong whiskey, iodine, with some chocolate. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and moderate bitter. Body is above medium with very low carbonation. Quite peaty, pretty enjoyable, bit one-sided, not my favourite of this BA series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is dark malt, peat, oak, whisky, light roast, caramel, with ash and smoky notes. Flavour is medium sweet and light to moderate bitter. Body is medium. Has a tasty peaty barrel aroma, the beer seems a bit light to be carrying these flavours though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is smoked malt, grainy rye, smoked ham, caramel, with a touch of oak, fruit and lightly peat. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with a little bitterness in the finish. Body is medium. Beautifully balanced, the smoked rye is joined by subtle barrel notes adding more richness. Well done Berghoeve.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Stanislaus Brewskovitch, Zwolle. Aroma is herbal hops with leaves, dried flowers, yeast, grass, pale malt, peppery notes, touch of tea. Flavour is light sweet and medium bitter with a fairly dry finish. Body is medium. Very different and unexpected herbal grassy hop aroma, good flavour. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:32