6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep foxy-amber, huge nearly orange-yellow head, extremely stable. Very bitter nose, but head prevents the real smelling. Then it gets a sweet and syrupy aroma. Sweet, cloying taste, but at the same time fruity, chocolatey. Chocolates with fruits. Just - there’s no AHAH-Erlebnis . At 11% ABV, come on! Alcoholburn, warming, long lasting sweetness. D*mn it, this is a jolly good beer. But I just can’t get excited over it. It too heavy to be subtle, and too unidimensional to be grand.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2006
at 02:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, alc. 8.7% (BB 11/2005)
Deep hazy orange, not much head. Glue and grassy hops plus some alcohol in the nose. Woody, dry, hoppy flavor. Woody aftertaste too. Simple, woody and dry tripel.
Deep hazy orange, not much head. Glue and grassy hops plus some alcohol in the nose. Woody, dry, hoppy flavor. Woody aftertaste too. Simple, woody and dry tripel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2006
at 06:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rerate (points for the rerate)
Bottle at Dickies, Bruges, Belgium
Deep brown, muddy body. Aroma of liquor and malts. This is a flavour bomb, it attacks your taste buds enormously. Very spciy. Very complex and a perfect balance. Keep on the good work Alvinne boys!
Previous rating: 8/4/7/3/12 = 3.4 Bottle at Kerstbierfestival 2005, Essen, Belgium
Creamy, light brown head. Good lace. Murky brown body. Very intense aroma of coffee, liquorice, alcohol, cask wood. Very enjoyable aroma. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter finish. it’s not a bad beer. Certainly good craftmanship with nice innovation. But this is not my type of beer.
Bottle at Dickies, Bruges, Belgium
Deep brown, muddy body. Aroma of liquor and malts. This is a flavour bomb, it attacks your taste buds enormously. Very spciy. Very complex and a perfect balance. Keep on the good work Alvinne boys!
Previous rating: 8/4/7/3/12 = 3.4 Bottle at Kerstbierfestival 2005, Essen, Belgium
Creamy, light brown head. Good lace. Murky brown body. Very intense aroma of coffee, liquorice, alcohol, cask wood. Very enjoyable aroma. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter initial flavour. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter finish. it’s not a bad beer. Certainly good craftmanship with nice innovation. But this is not my type of beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2005
at 09:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
This beer was just a homebrew try, on a small-scale brewing installation, by homebrewer W. Roelens, "culminating" in only 30l of beer. But because of its success with most tasters on two public outings, the beer might be produced in future on the larger brewing installation. Fully hazy lemon-yellow, yeast all in suspension; little disappearing white head. Nose of paint, wheat and other grains (coriander,...) Cough syrup from the sixties, finish is spicey and again something like elderberry syrup, but diluted with very watered lemon squash. Light body, but all the same gist slickness. Very home-brewer like. Is only in very limited supply. Second batch, same recipe, but adjusted spicewise, commercial execution Again much coriander/spices/wheat & grains. At least that’s what I dig, because no coriander is used!. The taste is more straightforward; spicey, sweet-light sourish with green malt. Spiceyness is not coriander-ish here, but the juniper is unrecognisable. Much better balance, home-brew character all but gone. Would gain at least 0.2 points, giving it 3/5.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2005
at 00:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled (vintage 2003, 6.5%). Hazy orange brown colour, mediumsized beige head. Weak raisins, alcohol and ginseng in aroma along with some hints of oak. Oaky flavour with malty, licoracyish and alcoholic hints. Aftertaste is kind of bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 14:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, alc. 6.5% (vintage 2003)
Dark ruby brown/red, good creamy tanned head. Woody, licorice aroma with some spices, which I can only descrbe as "inner rubber of bycycle wheel". Soft palate, licorice flavours, oaky notes, long bitter aftertaste.
Dark ruby brown/red, good creamy tanned head. Woody, licorice aroma with some spices, which I can only descrbe as "inner rubber of bycycle wheel". Soft palate, licorice flavours, oaky notes, long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2005
at 07:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled at RBESG. Near black. Rose aroma. Sweet and roasty, salty and intense with notes of milk chocolate. Very soft mouthfeel. Like a flower garden a summer morning.... Complea and unusual, incredibly refined compared to most other Belgian stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2005
at 05:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A black beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also fruits and alcohol are present. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and fruit. The mouthfeel is quite carbonated. I better get back to this one, since my notes are very limited for such a complex beer.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2005
at 16:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark brown, but not completely opaque. Small, light brown head. Nose of roasted malts. Extremely full-bodied with notes of bitter, dark chocolate and roasted malt. Marked alcohol and sweetness. Light ashy notes and only a short, dry bitterness which never really balances the sweetness. But this doesn’t appear unbalanced, but very lovely. 120805
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2005
at 10:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Virtually no head, grey rim for a couple of seconds; very dark brown beer with orange edges. Liquorice, burnt oats or barley, point of lactic acid nose. Sweet, but not annoying, grains, roasted and burnt grains. Sudden and surprising perfume of rosewater, bit of medicinal taste as well. Less over-full bodied than I’m used to from R.I.S. Long, slick aftertaste. I’m surprised. I thought going to be bowled over. Instead, it is a very discreet beer, completely hiding its ABV. Americans would make this more bold blindly.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2005
at 14:12