Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Cloudy brown with an off white head. Aroma of light citrus, soluable tables, herbs, light spice and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Not a black IPA in any remote sense. [15/08/2016]

On tap at t Ankertje. Thin creamy off white head. Cloudy amber pour. Again drinkable but a boring style. Pity the ipa wasn’t on tap, only on bottle. Fortunately they do take home....

On tap at t Ankertje in a tasting glass Thin white head. Very hazy light amber pour. Again a boring beer style.

On tap at the ankertje in a sample glass. Thin white head. Cloudy blond pour. Refreshing but not my favourite beer style.

0.33 l bottle from ’Café ’t Ankertje’. Clear, golden yellow with a thin, fluffy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish-malty, very spicy and a little fruity aroma of coriander, licorice, cane sugar, some peach and clove. Sweetish-malty, yeasty-spicy and a little fruity taste of coriander, cane sugar, licorice, clove, a bit of honey and peach, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, yeasty-spicy and a little warming finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Drinkable, a bit too spicy, but not bad.

0.33 l bottle from ’Café ’t Ankertje’, shared at Marko’s place, best before November 2016. Hazy brown with a tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of chocolate, coffee, some caramel and hints of vegetables. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty taste of chocolate, coffee, caramel and hints of vegetables, followed by a short, slightly roasty-bitter finish. Thin to medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Not really a Black IPA, not really good as well.

On tap at ’Café ’t Ankertje’. Slightly hazy, golden amber with a creamy, slowly diminishing, tan head. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, nuts and honey. Sweetish-malty taste of caramel, bread, nuts and some honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter, yeasty-spicy finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation. Decent, at least nothing off.

On tap at ’Café ’t Ankertje’. Clear, golden yellow with a frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Faint, sweetish-malty aroma of peach, honey and some caramel. Sweetish-malty, slightly bitter taste of grains, bread, vegetables, a bit of caramel and some honey, followed by a short, slightly bitter finish. Medium body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. A bit off, not that good.

On tap at ’Café ’t Ankertje’. Slightly hazy, straw yellow with a frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, yeasty-spicy aroma of banana, citrus, cloves and vanilla. Sweetish, yeasty-spicy taste of banana, cloves, vanilla and citrus, followed by a short, slightly bitter, yeasty-spicy finish. Thin to medium body, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Easily drinkable and refreshing. Nice!