omhper (44752) reviewed Big Blackbier from Bier Factory 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, thanks Bov! Pitch black, brief head. Aroma of citrus and licorice. Quite dry with soft, lightly spritzy mouthfeel and full body. Licorice, molasses and citrus. White pepper and honey in a finish with low bitterness.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Big Blackbier from Bier Factory 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottled (thanks Bov!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, cough medicine, mild smoked notes, some burnt wet wood as well as some alcohol. Flavour is rather similar with some mild metallic notes. Also gives a huge alcoholic burn in the finish.
omhper (44752) reviewed Fresh Hop Harvest Ale from Bier Factory 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, thanks Bov! Cloudy golden, rich head fruity nose with hay and sugar. Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Some syrup, fair amounts of hay. Long bitter finish.
Koelschtrinker (42542) reviewed Linth Maisbier from Bier Factory 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hopfiger, schnell abflachender Antrunk. Der Mittelteil ist so etwas schwach, dann kommen aber geringe Fruchtnoten auf, die das Bier zwar nicht sonderlich intensiver, dafür aber deutlich interessanter machen. Ein leichter Resthopfen ist noch da, dazu eine süß-saure Mischung. Interessant! 8/9/9/8/7/9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Aromatisch hopfiger Antrunk, stark, süßlich, ziemlich blumig. Im Mittelteil wird der Hopfen noch intensiver, erstaunlich gering ist bisher die Bitterkeit. Dass diese aber nicht ausbleiben kann ist angesichts des Hopfens klar, so wird das Bier zum Abgang hin deutlich bitter, was der Hopfen aber gut kaschieren kann. Weiterhin intensiv, zwischenzeitlich deutlich nach Zitrusfrüchten. Hell holzig, wärmend, vollmundig. Der lange Nachgeschmack bietet neben dem intensiven aber weichen Hopfen noch eine intensive Bitterkeit. Rundum gelungenes IPA! 9/12/12/13/12/13
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Big Blackbier from Bier Factory 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Courtesy of Philippe (Bov); unfortunately, left in the cellar for 1 year
Black color; medium sized head, brownish. Strange aroma, strong soap for washing machines, then also some ammonia and roasted malts; later, the weirdness leaves, and there is a more comforting aroma of roasted malt. The mouthfeel is quite smooth; there is a very good flavor of roasted malt, some coffee, dark caramel, light liquorice, all very well blended together, and even an impression of vanilla and oak. Correct bitterness. Excellent.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed XXA Xtra Bitter Strong Ale from Bier Factory 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Courtesy of Philippe (Bov)
Best before 2010-07-02, tasted one week before the bbd
Cloudy dark amber color; generous head, compact. Very nice aroma, and very strong; hoppy, fruity, with light resins, cheese and yeast; there is a creamy impression, probably the bottle is not very fresh. Good body strength; strong caramel and malt flavor, sweet; strong bitterness, partially resiny and fruity, in the end also a bit dusty. The final is powerful, very long, and sweet too, with traces of yeast.
It makes me crave for a fresh bottle...
There are lots of similar examples in America, but in Switzerland this hop bomb (I’m not randomly choosing the words) is quite unique, still.
omhper (44752) reviewed XXA Xtra Bitter Strong Ale from Bier Factory 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled, thanks Bov! Cloudy amber, rich, firm, creamy head. Strong sweaty grapefruit aroma. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Lots of perfumy grapefruity hops lead to a long citric bitterness in a finish with some peppery alcohol. A well made, potent IPA.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Blackbier from Bier Factory 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Courtesy of Philippe (Bov)
Black color; huge bronish head. Nice aroma, mild coffee, roasted malt, caramel, cardboard. Medium bodied, the mouthfeel is quite smooth, with a mild (very appreciated) roasted malt flavor, some caramel, light liquorice, and a milky feeling too. Good Schwarz, well brewed.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Blackbier from Bier Factory 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Opaque, either black or extremely dark brown colour, huge brown head, which disappears quite fast though. Aroma is strong roasted coffee along with chocolate, licorace and burnt wood. Flavour is coffee, roasted malts some hops and some chocolate. Very pleasant stout.