Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ home shared with Marte. Slightly hazy golden color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, wheat, quite citrussy and nicely balanced. Actually, I quite like it so it might not be an official saison, but it’s very nice imo. Nice one!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 8

Keg at ushers... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Sweet toffee fruit.. Big woody banana... Soft banana fruit... Soft sweet toffee malts.. Too fizzy

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Brody’s. Murky brown with cream head. Sweet caramel malts, overripe banana and soapy coriander. Big sweet, moderate bitter. Medium body, soft carbonation, sandy texture. --- Beer merged from original tick of Arrogant Eagle / Arrogant Peter on 09 Jan 2018 at 12:52 - Score: 6

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

Tap at Brody’s. Murky brown with big creamy beige head. Lots of cloves, caramel, light bready, allspice, overripe banana, some cola and light grassy hops. Under medium sweet, some spicy bitterness and a tart touch. Just medium bodied.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Barrel aged version of Roos = Black, made for the 7.5 year anniversary party of the BeerTemple, but tasted weeks later at ’Cause Beer Loves Food, which is part of the same chain of craft beer venues in Amsterdam. Lightly lacing, creamy, pale yellowish beige, stable head over a very dark burgundy-tinged bronze beer, blackish but still largely translucent. Aroma of coconut, milk chocolate, vanilla, candied fig, bourbon, wet oak wood, black cherries, cinnamon, hazelnut paste, leather, butterscotch, brown rum. Clean fruity onset, candied banana, fig and raisin sweetness with a light umami touch, soft carbo, full, thick and oily mouthfeel. Very thick, toffeeish malt sweet core coating the mouth cavity, shifting to ever more dark colours of bitter chocolate and sugared coffee, leading up to a stunningly beautiful, long and complex finish involving a truckload of lingering malt bittersweetness with chocolatey character, decadent coconut flesh sweetness (though notably less expressively so than in the regular version), soft woody tannins, retronasal vanilla-ish oak, spicy hops and a long-stretched sweet booziness of bourbon. The regular Roos = Black is a thing of beauty, this one ups the ante and achieves nothing less than world class, holding its own against many of the great American BA stouts. Majestic.

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

Draft at Craft & Draft. Clear orange with an off white head. Aroma of orange peel, citrus, caramel malt, light fruits and yeast. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with a slightly metallic finish and soft carbonation.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Draught at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam, 25 Feb 2017) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, hoppy nose with citrus, orange peel and caramel. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, orange peel, apricots, candy sugar and a balanced citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Draught at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 24 Feb 2017) Hazy golden amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of citrus, orange peel and bready malt. Fruity, malty taste with citrus, orange, bread and a balanced citric bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Fresh and well balanced APA. Nice one.

Only 0,23 l plastic cups in Brielle today…

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

(Draught at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam, 23 Feb 2017) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, vanilla, roasted nuts and citrus peel. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, chocolate, vanilla, roasted nuts and a balanced citric/cacao bitterness. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well made imperial stout with an interesting touch of nuts and citrus. Very nice.