Subsidiaries
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottled(750ml). -from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Vintage 2008, bottle No 238. Brewed March 27th 2008, bottled May 3rd 2008.
Dark brown (almost black) coloured, medium sized beige head, nutty dusty nose. Dark chocolate, roasted malt and fruits in the taste with notes of spices, vanilla and alcohol. Smooth and silky, very good RIS.
Dark brown (almost black) coloured, medium sized beige head, nutty dusty nose. Dark chocolate, roasted malt and fruits in the taste with notes of spices, vanilla and alcohol. Smooth and silky, very good RIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2008
at 03:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled(750ml). -from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam.
Dark brown coloured, medium sized pale brown head, light chocolate fruity nose. Lots of sediment floating in the bottle and glass. Moderat sweet and light roasted malt, bitter coffee and chocolate taste with notes of smoke yeast and alcohol. Simple and very nice brew.
Dark brown coloured, medium sized pale brown head, light chocolate fruity nose. Lots of sediment floating in the bottle and glass. Moderat sweet and light roasted malt, bitter coffee and chocolate taste with notes of smoke yeast and alcohol. Simple and very nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2008
at 03:35
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at ÅBF08. Sweet hop aroma. Good hop flavour, teaish and refreshing. Quite cloudy dark orange color. Very flavorful and good. 7 3 8 4 18
Bottle, 9.2%. Stored in my cellar for probably five years. Caramelly hop aroma, sweetish with a hint of urine. Citric aroma hop as well. Almost clear shiny copper colour. Small creamy white head. The flavour is creamy with a good citric aroma hop. Late cream flavour, nice vanilla finish. Good alcohol presence. 8 3 9 4 18
Bottle, 9.2%. Stored in my cellar for probably five years. Caramelly hop aroma, sweetish with a hint of urine. Citric aroma hop as well. Almost clear shiny copper colour. Small creamy white head. The flavour is creamy with a good citric aroma hop. Late cream flavour, nice vanilla finish. Good alcohol presence. 8 3 9 4 18
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2008
at 15:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown colour, tan head. Aroma has licorice, vanilla and roasted malts. Flavour has some chocolate bitterness, but sweet malts are more prominent, with some fruits. Ok beer.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2008
at 09:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 238/548 (2008 vintage) courtesy of and shared with ogivlado (thanks!) Well, rate no.700 turned out to be for a better beer than I expected. Poured a dark murky red-brown colour, almost black. Medium sized tan head that went away slowly. The nose was quite subtle at the beginning, with only some weak dustiness and roastiness showing themselves, but as the beer warmed, some nice malty and nutty notes showed up. Nougat too. The taste was great at the beginning. A superb dark fruit maltiness, silky as Ogi put it, with some alcohol and chewy hops. Some chocolate. A long roasty and hoppy (bitter) aftertaste. Some dull yeastiness showed up later and enveloped everything and the beer actually got a bit worse as I went through it. Still, it’s a very good, very drinkable imperial stout, no doubt about it. I just wish that the taste remained on the level of the first impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2008
at 18:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of and shared with ogivlado (thanks!) Poured a murky velvety dark dark brown colour with a light tan medium-big head that went away slow. THe nose is quite nice. Fruity (grape juice?), milk chocolate, caramel, some dusty smoke. The taste is dominated by a coffe like smokey bitterness mingling with... apples? and alcohol. Some very faint hopiness. Coffee in the aftertaste. Simple but very drinkable, it’s a quality stout but it’s far from brilliant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2008
at 18:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy amber to brown with a creamy and tan head. Light vegetable and malt aroma. Flavour is mild roasted malt with a light chocolate note. Light roasted flavour that goes into a light bitterness. Dry roasted finish. Mild yeasty too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2008
at 08:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Cloudy brown color, medium head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, hop, but also with some caramel and toffee. Taste of malt and caramel, slight bitter only. Decent stuff, but not exceptional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2008
at 03:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep brown into a Trappist glass. Off-white head quickly recedes to skim surface. Mild caramel aromas. Crisp metallic from front to back with a slight bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2008
at 19:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (from Ron’s stock in De Molen warehouse. Thanks Ron & Menno!). Black color with a medium beige-light brown head that diminishes slowly, bubble by bubble. Aroma has very nice roastiness with cocoa and coffee and alcohol (and maybe some fruits) hints. Sweet flavor with lovely malt roastiness, some coffee and alcohol notes. Finishes bitter with some hops and subdued citric (and maybe some eucalyptus as Joris mentiones) hints. Medium-bodied and not as thick as most big stouts. I really enjoy the roasted character on this one and like the Porter, this one is highly drinkable (maybe some of it thanks to its not-too-big body).
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2008
at 13:02