Tap at BAF. Black with dark brown head. Lots of coffee, roasted malts, sweet kermis, dark chocolate and marzipan, bitter kermis. Some licorice too with sweet sugary notes. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Full bodied. Great!

It’s been several years since I was introduced to craft beer when I moved from the UK to The Netherlands. There was no Ratebeer for me at the time, just that initial period of discovery drinking Belgian beers and ordering something other than whatever lager was on tap. I remember in those early days going to beer cafe De Paas in The Hague and looking in awe at the 200 odd bottles lined up on the wall for sale and thinking “wouldn’t it be crazy to have tried them all!”. Of course I never imagined then that I would be typing this now for a beer review of my ten thousandth beer! (Incidentally I did tick all of those beers in De Paas) My Ratebeer experience over the years has been awesome, so much more than sitting in a bar being that weird guy hypnotising his beer, sniffing it and franticly taking notes. I feel thankful to be part of the wonderful community of people that call ratebeer their online beer home. So a big thank you to everyone that I have shared a beer with along the way, there’s been so many great times! And to those I have not yet met, I hope we do sometime in the next 10k! Also, a shout out to Deanso, not just for introducing me to this silly hobby, but also for teaching be to be able to really pick out the nuances of aroma and flavour in a beer. And of course, massive thanks to Kwartje - I’m honoured that you would make this beer for me! Look out for this brewery folks, great things are coming! Anyway, on with the review: Draft at Kaapse Borefts After Festival 2016. Black with a Thick beige head. Aroma showcases the coffee, huge roast, espresso, dark chocolate, light vanilla and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with a medium thick texture and soft carbonation.

Sampled from tap at Kaapse BAF 2016. Opaque near black brown with tan head. Sweet deep roasted choco malts and loads of vanilla, dry wood. Milk chocolate. Light sweet and overpowering cocoa and hop bitterness. Over medium body, creamy feel, soft carbonation. Bit woody cocoa bitter finish smoothened out by sweet vanilla.