6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can. Cloudy, dark amber colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting and lacing, off-white head. Toasty and minimally nutty malty, minimally caramel malty and minimally fruity hoppy aroma, hints of hazelnut, nougat, a touch of red berries. Taste is slightly toasty, nutty, caramel malty with subtle residual sweetness, slightly fruity and minimally leafy hoppy, hints of hazelnut, toasted nut, a touch of nougat, red berries.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Relatively hoppy, good balance and drinkability - nice.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Relatively hoppy, good balance and drinkability - nice.
Tried
from Can
from Hetbiermoment.nl
on 28 Jan 2026
at 19:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap. Pours black with light head. Aromas of chocolate nougat, dry caramel, and toasted malts. Flavours of sweet boozy liquor, sweet caramel, raisins, and toasted malts. Quite sweet but overall quite could. Would like to see how this ages.
Tried
from Draft
at
Proeflokaal Arendsnest
on 22 Jan 2026
at 17:08
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
330 bottle. Pours black with short tan head. Aromas of chocolate nougat, graham cracker, sweet woody whiskey, black coffee, and roasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional dark fruit. Most excellent. Wow. The way barrel aged beers were delivered pre COVID and always should be.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 22 Jan 2026
at 14:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Bottle from Beerdome. Eh, too much star anise. Medicinal aroma with liquorice root, cough syrup, anise, menthol. Medium sweet, light alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beerdome
on 18 Jan 2026
at 01:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Hetbiermoment.nl', best before September 2030. Pitch black with a thin, frothy, almost stable, light brown head. Sweetish-malty, rather smoky-medicinal and a bit fruity aroma of peat, iodine, dark chocolate, licorice, hard roasted coffee and whisky. Quite sweet, malty, fairly roasty, rather smoky-medicinal and a bit fruity taste of dark chocolate, hard roasted coffee, licorice, peat, iodine, whisky and light dark fruits, followed by a long, quite roasty-bitter, rather smoky-medicinal and a little warming finish. Full body, smooth smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Lovely brew, very intense, great barrel-aging. Another gem from Menno.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hetbiermoment.nl
on 17 Jan 2026
at 20:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Rating #10,000: 0.33 l bottle from 'Hetbiermoment.nl', bottled in May 2025. Slightly hazy, very dark ruby with a thin, frothy, quickly diminishing, beige head. Intensely sweetish-malty, gently fruity aroma of molasses, caramel, chocolate, raisins, cherry, prunes, some vanilla and a touch of alcohol. Rather sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently fruity and a little vinous taste of molasses, caramel, chocolate, cherry, raisins, prunes and vanilla, followed by a long, moderately bitter, warming finish. Almost full-bodied, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, very soft carbonation. Delicious brew, quite complex, could be a little more viscous. Not the masterpiece I hoped for but still a solid sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hetbiermoment.nl
on 15 Jan 2026
at 18:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
0.44 l can from 'Hetbiermoment.nl', best before June 2026. Hazy, reddish amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity aroma of caramel, raisins, some strawberry and traces of wet leaves. Gently sweet, moderately bitter, slightly dry, moderately fruity taste of grains, straw, nuts, caramel, wet leaves and raisins, followed by a short, gently bitter, slightly dry finish. Almost medium-bodied, smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Pleasant Alt, very well-brewed.
Tried
from Can
from Hetbiermoment.nl
on 14 Jan 2026
at 17:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Malziger Beginn, hintergründig kräutrig, süßlich, Schokolade. Die Kräuternoten steigen an, minimal röstig, weich. Nett. 9/10/11/10//10
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2026
at 20:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Aus der Flasche im 2026-01 getrunken. Ein typisches Barley Wine mit leichter Getreide-Note, Karamell, etwas dunkle Beeren und eine feine Hopfennote. Die Ähnlichkeit mit dem DeMolen Klasiker Bommen & Granaten ist schon deutlich. Dieses hier ist aber noch jung und frisch. Denn zur Zeit ist es noch etwas hopfenbetont. Ich hoffe das eine leichte Süße sich später durch eine längere Lagerung wie beim Bommen & Granaten einstellt. Es bleibt aber das es jetzt schon ein tolles Bier ist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2026
at 18:25
8/10
A black beer with a tan head. Aroma of strong roasted dark malt, coffee and some fruits. Taste of mid sweet strong roasted dark malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, fruits, sticky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2026
at 10:51