8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 10
Bottle at Kulminator 1983 Vintage bbf 1986... Solid black colour ... rich and complex treacle nose ... slightly medicinal ... smooth ... rich ... non bitter roast malt ... lots of chocolate ... little coffeee ... little smokey ... little treacle ... all round great beer. V small samples RBESG07 1975, and 1977. 75 held up well very nice, the 77 not so well but still drinkable.Bottle at fins ...1993 vintage ... deep red black ...very meaty ... tofeee treacle nose ...light medicinal sandlewood ...little meaty ...soft sourblackcurrant ...smells nice but not so great...3.2 1976...drunk 2015...dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft chocolate roast.. Light iodine roast malts nose... Dark roast.. Soft soya.. Smooth chocolate roast malts.... Dark malts.. Soft soya... Light umami 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2007
at 06:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Pitch black colour, big brown head. Aroma is chocolate, roast and a lot of vinegary hints. Flavour is coffee, roasted malts, alcohol and chocolate. Some vinegary hints also. Enormously well aged (early 80’s vintage).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2007
at 04:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 1983: Poured a dark thick black with a creamy brown head. The aroma was a sweet roasted malt and plum. The taste was very complex and delightful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 10:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
No head to speak of. Opaque black body. Deep plum, sherry, and wild berries aroma. Taste is very similar. Complex and hard to describe, but in excellent condition. Amazing that it’s held up so well for so many years. (0.33l bottle. 1983 vintage. Kulminator, Antwerp, of course.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2007
at 15:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Kulminator 1983 vintage thanks to maeib. Black, slightly musty but wonderful aroma. Lots of juicy tar. Really great dark fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2006
at 10:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1983 Vintage. Pours a black colour with a small tan head. Roasted malty aroma with some hints of chocolate and dark fruits. Sweet roasted malty flavor with hints of chocolate and dark fruits. Sweet warming finish with some bitterness.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2006
at 02:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1975 vintage. Another treat sent by Walt! Charcoal-brown body, thin-medium ochre head, nicely carbonated for a 31-year old beer. Chocolatey aroma with mocha, roasted malt, a hint of marshmallow, and alcohol. Soy flavors opened the palate, followed by brown sugar, toast, charred malts, and alcohol. Raisins are also present. Subsides to a long, bitter finish. This beer held up amazingly over all that time. A real treat.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2006
at 16:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle, vintage 1973 - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Very small sample of course, but I’ll try to make the best of it: Black hole colour. Chocolate, fruit and spice notes. Some layer of soy, and smoked bacon. A tad lemonpeel. Amazing.
Very small sample of course, but I’ll try to make the best of it: Black hole colour. Chocolate, fruit and spice notes. Some layer of soy, and smoked bacon. A tad lemonpeel. Amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2005
at 14:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Kulminator, bottle of 1983. Dark opaque color, hardly any head left. Aroma of rye, mocha, dark chocolate, fruity. Heavy taste of chocolate, bit salty. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2005
at 00:48
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottled 25cl 1983 vintage, alc. 9.5%
Real opaque black (black as the night), small expresso head. Dark chocolate, roasted nose. Full-bodied - thick as tar. Chocolate, tar, roasted malts in the flavor. Ageing has propably added some earthy elements. Long roasted, a bit sugary aftertaste with some licorice. Masterpiece.
Real opaque black (black as the night), small expresso head. Dark chocolate, roasted nose. Full-bodied - thick as tar. Chocolate, tar, roasted malts in the flavor. Ageing has propably added some earthy elements. Long roasted, a bit sugary aftertaste with some licorice. Masterpiece.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2005
at 12:03