Sample (thanks fonefan!). Black colour, small white head. Aroma is liquorice, nutty, some alcohol, chocolate and nutmeg. Flavour is alcohol, some chocolate, nutty, liquorice, some almonds and mild syrup tones. Very boozy aftertaste.

Very dark brown with thin head and low carbonation. Aroma of stainless steel, dark malt, brown sugar and booze soaked raisins. Flavour has quite a lot of liquorice, dark malt, some bitter coffee in the aftertaste.

Pastry stout – or, as the creators put it: a triple chocolate ice cream stout – brewed by De Man with the assistance of Galea from Antwerp; apparently a 2021 version with different ingredients has already preceded this one, so this 2022 edition is definitely a different beer. Can shared with my girlfriend. Creamy and dense, medium thick, mocha-beige, membrane-lacing, slowly opening head on a pitch black beer. Aroma weirdly less chocolate-forward than many other pastry stouts, with molasses and ‘Koetjesreep’ dominating, next to toffee, marmite, Ersatz chocolate milk, venison pâté, hazelnut, whisky, Brazil cigars, candied cherries, ‘Haagse hopjes’, blue cheese (!), fig jam, walnut butter, wet clay, black cherries, coffee powder. Sweet onset, candied fig and dried prune, soft beef stock-like umami accent, soft carb very full, creamy and smooth body – like completely molten ice cream, I guess… Molasses, ‘Koetjesreep’, treacle and sirop de Liège dominate the middle, with caramelly and walnutty edges; some spicy clove-, bayleaf- and coffee-like elements at the back as well as warming, whisky-like alcohol and a peppery hop bitter touch, but everything remains embedded in this very thick, caramelly and Ersatz-chocolatey core; oddly and unexpectedly, a hint of homemade chocolate milk or even Cécémel appears very late in the finish. A bit odd, less black chocolate- and coffee-like than usual for a big (pastry or other) stout, but interesting and tasty regardless. One to seek out for its distinct character if you are into this style.

Pours black, medium siozed, slightly tanned head. Scent is intense, coffee forward, umami, milder chocolate undertone (very pure choc) . Taste is full, bitter, roasty, coffee is very clear. Without a doubt the best NA stout I've had so far (the only one I would concider to drink again) , though it's very coffee forward, lacking a bit of the stout itself. Impressive stuff, lets hope this evolves into something even better !

Blik gekregen van Roelzie, geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een pikzwart bier met een volle bruinige schuimkraag. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande mout en koffie. De smaak is koffie achtig, zacht zoet en ebt snel weg.

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Black, small beige head. Aroma of cinnamon and coffee. Mid sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Licorice, coffee and cinnamom on a base of caramel and toast. Warming finish.