7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle from Beer in a Box. Chocolate and roasted malt with soft infused Bourbon. Picking up notes of coffee, touch of ash, could have used a bit more bourbon. That being said overall nice by-the-books classic RIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2025
at 00:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Pours black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of sweet treacle, chocolate, liquorice, coffee, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, wood & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2025
at 12:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Roasted malt upfront with cinnamon, dark chocolate, spicy notes. Moderate sweet with a light to mild bitterness. Medium body. Roasty, spicy cinnamon, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drankenhandel Leiden
on 21 Dec 2025
at 01:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pfeffrig malziger Beginn, gut ausbalanciert mit minimaler Schärfe im Hintergrund. Cremig, weiterhin erkennbar pfeffrig, Schokolade, langer Nachhall. Gefällt. 10/11/11/11/8/11
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2025
at 13:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at De Paas, Den Haag. Poured almost black in colour with a big, lasting, frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, caramel, burnt treacle. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, roasty, creamy, liquorice, dark chocolate, light boozy alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
De Paas
on 16 Dec 2025
at 22:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 13/12/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a thin beige head that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, figs, herb, spice, vinous, oak, caramel.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, herb, booze tunes, spice, dark malts, figs, dates, toffee.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a thin beige head that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, figs, herb, spice, vinous, oak, caramel.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, herb, booze tunes, spice, dark malts, figs, dates, toffee.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2025
at 19:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. Man what a throwback, thick resinous Amarillo hop on steroids. Malty with caramel, sugary orange, sticky pine resin, some alcohol. Potent bittersweet flavour, strong and sticky. Reminds me of old skool US DIPA or hoppy Red Ale.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 13 Dec 2025
at 10:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared with Joen. Amber color, medium sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hmm odd, plant-like flavors, spruce, bitters. Meh. Not up to par with the usual Menno beers. Weird.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2025
at 17:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 06 Dec 2025
at 01:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Indewildeman, Amsterdam, 2nd December 2025. Pours a deep black and viscous ale. Aroma is chocolate and malts. Taste is sweet, rich chocolate, light spice, cocoa.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2025
at 09:53